Easily my favorite locals I've ever been to. Haven't played YGO since 2014 and coming back into the…read moregame. David goes above and beyond for his customers and gives care into them and his cards instead of just being another run-of-the-mill vendor. Very welcoming whether a new or returning customer with always a cold soda or water for us at no charge! Has almost everything you need to play YGO and if you don't, he can get them for you too in a timely manner. On top of covering everything you may need, it's a family run business and teaches his own kids about how valuable even minute things like cards may seem but are an investment in the long run. David is a wonderful vendor but more importantly, a great person. Hope to see this business continue to run as well as he does for the years to come! P.s. ignore that comment about this place being closed (This comment being made on July 2025) Its open at 12pm everyday on the second floor of these business complexes and only about a ten minute walk from the train station.

This place has a great selection of Yugioh cards and prices are super fair. David is a kind owner…read moreand always offers soft drinks to guests to his shop. Just be sure to leave a yugioh card on your dash if you stay later or for a tournament. Idk why the other guy says it is closed. It's on the 2nd floor of the border business plaza, right in above the mail shop.

I bought 2 gundam decks and noticed after buying, that one of the boxes was damaged. I opened the…read moredamaged box and the promo foil has a noticeable bend. I tell the store assistant and he basically says, " damn thats crazy. " Turns out all their starter decks are damaged. The deck itself is intact, but this interaction was so bad. No care for community. I bought another ST deck to complete my playset and there was no discount. $17 each, said 2 for $30 but if i wanted a brick i would have asked local players.

Been here a few times and the employees and Manny have always been helpful. Recently we got into…read morespecifically baby shinys and what do you know. They had a baby shiny binder for us, which was a great find.

This is the best game store ever. Seriously. The staff are friendly and helpful, the selection is…read moreexcellent, the prices are great and it has an extremely welcoming and comfortable atmosphere. I can't say enough good things about Off the Shelf and highly suggest you check it out, you'll be glad you did!

Visited twice in two days on our couples get-a-way. We first came to look at their selection of…read moregames, but really noticed their library selection! We returned the next day and played 4 (shorts) games. Great library of old and new games. Great selection of deep complex strategy, medium, and light games, including some great rare fans out of print. $8 all day is a better price than the $10 I am used to playing in Sacramento (a game shop running a similar concept).

I really like this place. A nice bunch of people work here. The sealed cards are always priced…read morefairly. There is a lot of area to play games and the normal tables are all covered with large playmats. Pokemon: Monday night pokemon is very relaxed and there are a fair number of kids for my kid to battle and trade with. The games I've played have been fun. The people have been friendly and helpful. Currently every Monday except the last monday of the month is free. You can get up to 2 prize packs per month; 1 per 4 games played. The last monday is $5; you get 1 prize pack and if you place well you get more packs.

Mad props for not scalping customers on pokemon tcg. Shoutout to Austin for 5/5 stars customer…read moreservice. I was greeted warmly and was helped with friendly service.

I could spend days in this place. Easily the best card shop I've ever been to. They've got an…read moreenormous selection and variety of every sport, tcg, Disney, etc. They have low end, mid range, top tier, everything. The guys there are super cool to work with and will make quite honestly amazing deals for you. Recommend one hundred percent!

I came back for a second visit and had the same great experience as the first. The vendors are…read morealways well-mannered, patient, and genuinely eager to help, which makes a big difference when you're still growing your collection. They create an environment where I actually feel comfortable and safe enjoying my hobby, instead of feeling rushed or judged while browsing. I also wanted to share a page from my binder so far--really happy with how it's coming along thanks to places like this that make collecting enjoyable ^^

Thank you to Corey for the suggestions, we are so excited to start our new games!…read more We came in here looking for good two player games and solo rpg games. The selection is decent, though a little limited. They seemed to be out of some things but that's okay. We started browsing looking at simple games. Corey asked if he could help and we told him what we were looking for. He said the one we were holding, Rebel Princess, was really fun and he had played it himself. we decided to snag that. He then recommended us Forest Shuffle as a fun game for us too, little does he know that animals like bugs and birds are my entire personality. Such a good read on his part. We loved the game he pitched and took that as well. He showed us around the shop and where to find some amazing used and vintage books (very cool little selection) and where everything else is located. He also suggested me a solo rpg which I will be coming to get! Super thankful for the nice staff and amazing store!

This is one of the few shops in my area who don't seem to appreciate customers that come in and you…read morecan tell by the way they talk to you. I recently went in and for things like Pokemon they're selling Prismatic SPCs for over $400 and packs of Perfect Order and Chaos Rising for $12. Scalper charge less. Overpriced.

The entire environment is nice and as well as the staff working there even checking up on me later…read moreafter something happend

Amazing place to shop for toys and comics and magic cards, staff is super awesome especially Jayden…read morealways ready to answer questions and always ready to help you find whatever you're looking for

Stumbled across Bards & Cards as my partner they don't and I had an hour to kill before our dinner…read morereservation. I have been to Gaslamp many times before but never noticed this location. The shop had a wide selection of board games at the front, some books along the shelves, crafting supplies for painting, figurines, and a tabletop play area in the back. There was a tabletop tournament for Magic the Gathering the day I went. The tables were all full and everyone was having a great time. My partner I had recently picked up Wingspan and have been enjoying it a lot so I wanted to pick up another board game for duos. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful here - they answered all the questions I had on board games I was looking for as well as gave me their own personal recommendations. We quickly picked up the 7 Wonders Duel board game and are very excited to test it out. Price is slightly higher than Amazon but worth it to support this business. Highly recommend Bards & Cards and will definitely be coming back.

Walked around town and spotted this cool place. Went inside to check out their games…read more Got very cool selection of games and such. Large spacious shop fill with so much stuff. In the back has some tables where people were playing games. Unexpectedly has some cool anime games and merch. Nice!