I stopped in on a whim hoping to find a game I can play with my best friend. He has a disability that affects his hand function, so it's a little tricky finding things that work for both of us fairly. Two of the guys at this shop were happy to brainstorm with me, and helped me find something fun and affordable to try out at home. We tried it out last night and the game was a hit! Really appreciate the help and will be back again. read more

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I usually come here for discounted Warhammer 40k minis (they've got a pretty robust selection), but on this particular visit, I was looking for Pokemon cards for my partner's Toxel & Toxtricity binder. The fellow at the counter was SO PATIENT as I asked him to dig through all their bulk. I came with an ordered list to make his search as easy as possible, but the cards are spread out across 10 different expansions, so he did have to do quite a bit of digging. At no point did he seem frustrated, even though there were other customers waiting to be helped. We ended up striking 8 cards off our list, which was more than I expected! I was so surprised when it was only $9 for the lot - we would've had to pay about three times as much if we'd purchased them through ebay. read more

One the largest board games and TCG shops I've been too. Super cool spot to just hang out and relax, while also enjoying some games. The staff, you can tell, are very knowledgable and are focused on providing answers based on what you ask. The spot is really Warhammer focused - but also has a lot of TCG and even hosts TCG days. Pricing wise for TCG are market value. Board game wise tends to be MSRP or cheaper. Totally great value. read more

Very cool gaming store with role playing, card, board and miniature strategic games. This place really nerded me out and the staff was super friendly. A one stop for all your war, strategic or role playing game needs. Even a large gaming area with tables adjacent to store to meet other gamers. read more

Shuffle and Cut Games - Hobby Shops Near Me - Brea, California

Love this place! Finally visited to look at games for my kids. Staff was super helpful and we found several games to play! Bought three and will come back for more again. Great little hidden gem. And they also have several large game areas to play with others or large format games. Great place!!! Great prices!! read more

Great selection of singles and god staff is very helpful. Had some good trades that I'm happy with.

Some of the employees are hit or miss, some are extremely kind and some seem impatient. They have a large variety of sealed/packs to buy but their singles selection is lacking. Value wise, theres not much haggling to do here and they're pretty much firm on market. If you're okay with that, this place is for you. If you like haggling - this place may not be for you. read more

Great shop for finding board games, card games, or miniature game. They have a huge playing space and run events. Now that they're settled into their new space, the crowds on weekends are very manageable. They have two bathrooms, like a dozen game tables, and a huge stock of games. There are several staff around so you rarely have to wait to check out, and they sometimes walk around offering support as you browse the store. They also have a solid supply of paints for reasonable prices. They also have discounts on a lot of their products. But really, they have one of the biggest board game collections around! read more

Helpful and have a huge selection of cards and games. You can email them a list of cards you want and they will say what they have in stock

So came to check out the new Shuffle&Cut location in Brea. Parking was pretty easy to find right in front and David & Adrian helped me out. The new location looks clean and bigger than the old location for sure. Overall, always a good experience and they have a good selection of singles. Highly recommend! read more

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great game shop located in an excellent location. always feel like there are new board games in stock to check out, plus their tcg accessories and stock of sealed cards and singles make this place my go-to lgs. plus their events are super well organized and run really smoothly. read more

Got great service here! Felt welcomed. Huge selection and great value. Adrian really helped me out and with his luck, I pulled a serialized Dr. Who First Doctor! What a great get and value! Thanks Adrian! read more

Shuffle and Cut Games - Hobby Shops Near Me - Brea, California

Great selection of board games and TCG items. I came here to build my first ever Commander deck and Trevor was very patient and knowledgeable when he explained the format and its quirks to me. I like it when more experienced hobbyists are able to explain their hobby to a newcomer without it being overwhelming. After I gave Trevor a deck list and he pulled all of the cards that he had in stock, Adrian helped me choose card sleeves and a deck box very enthusiastically. Thanks to Shuffle and Cut for helping a first timer explore a potential new hobby! read more

How is it there server is down everytime I go! I go in and can't buy anything. What a waste of time and I even gave them another chance.

Amazing game shop with a fantastic selection and an even better vibe. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about games. Huge shout-out to Adrian, who was especially awesome! read more

Came in with friends today and it was so nice! Employees are super helpful - Adam was great! Would definitely recommend stopping by if you love games! Only thing, might be more of a personal preference, it was SO quiet in there lol. Also eerie! Maybe a speaker was just out today! read more

Very unfortunate because I never even write reviews but the customer service today was trash. I am trying to get a bunch of cards of one specific Pokemon. The first time I went there it was no problem the guy showed me every card of that Pokemon he had. Today when I returned it was a different group of dudes and they were very unhelpful. They told me that they wouldn't show me the cards unless I specifically told them which set. After explaining that I legit just wanted to see what cards they had they refused and were very off putting. I am not a big Pokemon guy so I don't know all the set names I just wanted to see their selection. Go to Hobby Legends in Brea instead read more

Was buying pokemon cards for a Christmas gift to couple kids and they were super helpful in educating us on which one would be best for them! Lots of board games too~ read more

10/10 would definitely be coming back. They have a huge selection of products and different TCGs, card boxes, Singles ETC. i picked a sought after Tag team for myself and they had it and i had to have it! Thanks to Michael for helping me out! And to top it off its priced below market! So super stoked to add to my collection! read more

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I've been a long time customer of Shuffle and Cut and it's great to finally see it's outgrown its charmingly small shop in the industrial area. The new location is right next to Brea Mall but doesn't have the same kind of busy traffic, which is a plus. There's also a great coffee shop in the same plaza called Communitea Coffee that's perfect for a sweet treat before or after visiting. Though other reviews say that the employees are unenthusiastic and unhelpful, my experiences across several years have always been positive. The service is great. Though the guys aren't beaming and chipper all the time, as an introvert with social anxiety I appreciate their more laidback and casual customer service. They don't rush or bother you, and they've gone above and beyond for me on multiple occasions searching for an elusive card in their bulk even if they could have just told me they didn't have it. With some other shops doing some shady business practices (weighing cards, scanning for holos), it's become a bit difficult to find an honorable business. But for Pokémon at least, I've had some of my best hits from the loose booster packs and ETBs here! It's really great to have a nice local hobby shop like Shuffle and Cut! read more

Today was my first day at the store and I was thoroughly impressed. The store has a huge selection of table top games, and also has a lot of products for dungeons and dragons as well as warhammer. I was really impressive with all of their products for trading card games as well. Huge selection of sleeves, deck boxes, sealed and singles. The thing that stood out the most was how clean and high quality the play spaces were. Ample quality tables with room for cards as well as rpgs. Spend time and money here! read more

Everyone here is super friendly! Employees are helpful, always kind, and engaging! The manager (i think) is a really chill person, he's always conversed with me even if i'm not buying anything. They consistently always have a couple of every pack, which is great. I collect pokemon cards and play magic here, their binders and deck boxes are great! DO NOT LISTEN TO SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE! Guaranteed they do not reseal their stuff read more

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Located in the heart of Brea, we love visiting this location to stock up on games and cards! Always something new to peak my interest and met with friendly advice. Whether you're looking for a place to play or just a new game to explore this is your spot. read more

Use to love coming to this place but today is the last day I will be doing any shopping there. Received a quote on 11/12/2025 for a very expensive card they are going to purchase from me. Two employees verified that they would give me a certain dollar amount. My wife brought the card to them today and was low balled for $100 dollars less than what was originally offered. She was told both employees gave us the wrong number. It's risky to take any card like that from one location to another. Why are we having employees provide pricing on cards if it's not even accurate? I completely understand if there was a defect in the card after inspection but that was not the case here. This new price was given AFTER they had already put their hands on my card, which adds risk of devaluing the card, and then proceeded to tell her she was given the wrong price. You should not allow your employees to directly lie to a customer's face and then try to say the market has changed when it has not. Edit: Despite the inaccurate response on events from the owner, I am revising my review to three stars based on my experience with the employees there. Despite management willing to throw away a good customer, I want to put emphasis that several of the employees are always super helpful and cool. Short hair guy with glasses that loves Final Fantasy has always been polite and awesome anytime I have seen them at the store. I don't want this review to be a negative on the actual store employees because they are definitely not at fault. read more

What makes this place special compared to other locations is that the staff is friendly and welcoming. Even when they are busy they go out of the way to help everyone and answer the phone. Special shout out to Dillon for being awesome! Pricing is fair and never feels like I am getting cheated. Also love their playing room to open packs or play Yugioh. read more

Shuffle and Cut Games - Hobby Shops Near Me - Brea, California

Great store with very accommodating service. Lots of very friendly gamers in the gaming rooms too.

Honestly, this is the worst shop in the area. Not sure if they are cold to everyone or just the game I play, yugioh. Every time I come here, they take wayyyyy too long to assist customers, typically put their individual work before customers, and if they are running a tournament, they won't even help customers coming in to buy product. And it's true, they always act like the customer is annoying them. Several times I have called to ask about a specific card only to wait forever, and rarely will they have the card. And if there is a tournament going on, they will literally say they can't look up anything during the tournament because they are busy. Also, at least for yugioh, their tournaments suck. I was told the day and time of the event. The day of, I was running a few minutes behind. I called to let them know I would be about 10 minutes late, and to see if that was ok. They said and I quote, "nobody is here to play but you can come down just in case." Keep in mind, it's like a thirty minute drive to come for a just in case type of tournament. I just hung up and went home. read more

Just left extremely disappointed. Came in with 2 other friends to purchase some Magic cards and stood at the front counter for 20-30min and got completely ignored, no a single "just a moment" or "be right with you" ZERO ACKNOWLEDGMENT. so we just walked out. read more

This place rules. Very helpful staff who actually care about their customers. Found a lot of stuff I would not have elsewhere and I wish for all Local Game Stores to stay open because tabletop games deserve to be a hobby we can all partake in read more

What can I say about this place other than a must stop and check it out when you are in the area. Just love the new and improved location. Conveniently located and large play rooms. Perfect for prerelease events. Ease of access and plenty of parking. read more

It was chill, I said I didn't want to be bothered and they left me alone. I bought a bunch of DND stuff and the dude working the counter did some standard customer service stuff of trying to upsell the 2024 version but you know I'm not touching that with a seven foot pole. read more

The employees here are so helpful, especially Adrian who picked a Final Fantasy bundle for me and I ended up pulling a Vivi. The play area is also super well maintained so my play group ends up here fairly often. read more

Adrian and Austin were super cool and helpful. Definitely recommend this place to anybody!

Love the shop so much the most helpful crew there is!! Shout out Austin and Adrian!!!

My husband and I have come to this shop plenty of times since they have expanded. The shop is large, clean, and very well organized. They have sooo many single cards and packs to shop from which is a huge plus and the prices are decent. We are also ALWAYS greeted when we walk into the store- not every card store does this so it's appreciated! Unfortunately, the customer service in other aspects has gone down. My husband and I are completely understanding that the store can get busy and overwhelming (we both work in retail) so we try and be as patient as possible but I've literally had employees tell us they are too busy to grab our singles and they need to help other people first. Again, I totally get it but it's all about the tone of your voice in getting the message across. There was one day I came in with my husband and his friends. An employee in a dodger shirt (I think his name is Paul) was already looking into singles for one of our friends so I also waited in the same line hoping to do the same. I told the employee that I'm ok with waiting if he wanted to grab the singles first since I wanted some as well to which he responded with something along the lines of "sorry, I'm only supposed to ring up people and I can't pull singles" as he was literally about to pull singles!!! Like HUH?! So I went to the other cashiers to wait even longer because they were already busy with other customers. And then even though he claimed he was a cashier, he still walked around the counter pulling singles for other people so how come he couldn't help me?? Honestly, it made me really upset and because of his actions, I find it hard to want to come back to Shuffle and Cut when I know there's other card shops out there with elevated customer service. read more

I have been coming here for a few years now. Before they were great: great customer service, chill guys working there, and a great selection of products. Lately, however, they haven't been so great. I have recently retired from TCGs and was looking to sell my cards. I went there a few months ago to sell my bulk collection, and a tall guy with the baratone voice made me feel a little unwelcomed, but he processed my cards anyway. At the time I decided to keep my two Commander decks so me and my fiancé could play together, but recent financial struggles have convinced us both to sell all my cards and so we went back. This most recent visit was the final straw. I walk in and there is quite a lot of customers there. One young worker in a baseball cap and jacket was at one of the registers selling a set of dice to one customer who cut in line ahead of me. After the sale, I walk up and the worker said he already clocked out. I asked him who else I can talk to to sell my two decks, and he said "we don't buy cards at the last half hour." I checked my phone and it was 9:32 pm (they close at 10 pm), so I joked and said "welp. Two minutes too late." With a straight face, he says "Half hour too late. We don't buy cards in the last half hour, unless it's ten cards or less." I can feel my fiancé getting a little upset at how rude he was, so I thanked him and walked away to explored the store. I remembered then that I had a few valuable mythics, including a Great Henge, among the collection, and remembered when he said "...unless it's 10 cards or less." I then began to pull out all the mythics in two decks (about 7 mythics), so I could sell them and take my fiancé out for a nice late-night date, and that same worker came to me and reminded me that they don't buy in the last half hour. I reminded him "you said unless it's 10 cards or less," but he then rambled on about the same rule. He suggested I come on Monday between 12 or 1 pm. The problem is I work now and I want to settle down and start a family with my fiancé, so that's a time I can't make on any day. I walked out of the store with my cards, and will probably never return. I wish these guys luck, but I really miss the friendly and chill guys who worked there years ago. These recent guys are so rude and make the experience too uncomfortable to shop in. read more

worse spot to come to in Oc the worker Dylan is very rude trying to explain and when you tell him how to handle your cards just in case you don't wanna do a deal he handles them with no respect bending snd he offering crack head prices never again BEWARE OF LOCATION DONT SALE read more

Nice place, friendly staff. Great selection of D&D materials and a diverse selection of board games.

I often come in to trade my old cards in for cash as I am trying to downsize my collection. The guys working the counter are always chill and relaxed, and are honest in their buyout prices in my opinion. The store is almost constantly busy, and it's not uncommon they serve customers on a first come first serve basis, so if some dude is buying all 100 singles for his commander deck, you'll need patience. They always acknowledge you though so it's not like they ignore you. I've seen accusations on pack re-sealing, but it seems like BS. I've bought several packs of Pokemon from them and gotten both the Paldea Fates Charizard and the Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard from 151. My pulls are pretty decent here. I think people forget MtG and Pokémon are a gamble. read more

Be careful when spending your hard earned time and money here. Cards are over priced. Tonight I stopped by and saw a $24 card priced at $32 plus tax. When I asked the owner if he could price check it on TCG, another employee interrupted and said that they are not allowed to cross check prices with TCG. That was one of many that was over priced. Also, be careful with the "near mint" cards as they do not take centering into consideration. Check for bent cards too as the employee that showed me a card completely bent a "near mint" card when taking it out of the top loader. They offered the guy next to me 70% payout and 80% credit but offered me only 9% credit for my mint cards with near mint centering. Because of the attitude shown tonight, I will not be supporting this business any longer. My advice is to stick to shows where you can buy cards from vendors. They won't try and up-charge you to pay their storefront rent and you won't need to deal with angry cashiers who knew nothing about Pokemon. Not even their names. The owner can be a nice guy. What a shame. read more