Board game stores, game cafés, and game bars across the US. See what each one sells, whether they serve food, and when they run game nights, trivia, and other events. Every store links to its own site, and we re-check each one about every two weeks.
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A Park Street game shop focused on roleplaying games, card games, and board games picked by the staff. The current space is its largest yet, with side rooms for D&D and other tabletop RPGs and room for bigger Magic events.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A family-run game and book shop in downtown Arcata with board games, RPGs, Warhammer, paints, and science fiction and fantasy books. Tables are open for a small day fee, and players can pull from the store's game library or bring their own. Weekly card game nights run on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A friendly neighborhood game shop in Atascadero that opened in 2021. Newcomers are welcome to try demo games in the store, and the staff runs a beginner session every week for people learning to play.
Last checked 2026-11-11
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A big, long-running downtown store with one of the widest game selections around, from board and party games to wargames, puzzles, and toys. It has 4 gaming rooms for Magic, Pokémon, Warhammer, and roleplaying campaigns, plus a library for drop-in play.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
A North Berkeley board game café with a large play library, pizza and sandwiches, and rotating local beer on tap. It runs something nearly every night, from Monday open game nights and designer playtests to card game tournaments and indie RPG one-shots.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A Brea card and game shop that leads with Magic, Pokémon, and One Piece but also stocks about 200 board games, sorted by mechanic and player count. It runs Magic prereleases and store championships, plus release events for Flesh and Blood, Gundam, and other card games.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game café · Snacks and drinks
A tea shop in Burbank with a library of more than 400 board games to play. It also hosts game nights, live model drawing nights, craft fairs, and writers workshops.
Last checked 2026-10-29
Board game bar · Full menu · Beer and wine
A Burbank nerd bar with a shelf of more than 200 board games that are free to play. The kitchen turns out smash burgers and sandwiches, and the bar pours craft beer and cocktails.
Last checked 2026-10-29
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
A bright café on Broadway with a library of about 550 games, from quick card games to long strategy titles. The kitchen cooks breakfast and lunch all day, and a small bar pours local beer, wine, and soju cocktails. Hosted teach-and-play sessions run several times a week.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game café · Snacks and drinks
A roomy game house with a library of over 1,000 board games to play at the table or rent for a few nights. There's a medieval war room for small groups, a snack bar, and a busy week of card game, D&D, and miniatures meetups.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu
A Chatsworth café with a big board game library you can play for a small day fee. The kitchen serves breakfast, paninis, and salads with coffee and shakes, and the week is full of D&D one-shots, Commander nights, and casual board game meetups.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game café · Snacks and drinks
A large game café with a library of more than 1,000 board and card games, booths and tables for over 100 people, and a separate family play area. A small retail corner sells board games and D&D gear, and the week includes a Friday social game night, drop-in tabletop RPGs on Tuesdays, and Sunday D&D workshops.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A long-running Concord game shop that stocks board games, puzzles, card games, miniatures, paints, and roleplaying books. Its player groups cover board games, Magic, Pokemon, Warhammer, and roleplaying, and it keeps a clearance shelf that turns over often.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A Corona game store with a deep trading card selection, Warhammer and other miniatures games, RPG books, and a big board game section sorted into co-op, party, strategy, and kids' games. There's room to play, and the store runs demos, workshops, and tournaments.
Last checked 2026-10-28
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A Crescent City game shop built around D&D and other RPGs, Magic, and Warhammer, with board games, dice, and minis on the shelves. Wednesday nights pair a beginner-friendly 5e table with wargaming, and Magic players fill the store on Fridays and Saturdays.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A retail shop and play lounge built around a board game library of more than 1,500 titles. Most games on the shelves can be tried at the tables first, and a paint station and RPG supplies round out the stock. Events run nearly every day, from open board gaming to D&D.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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An Escondido card and board game shop that stocks a wide range of board games next to trading cards, miniatures, and hobby paint. Card game tournaments run almost every night, Thursday nights belong to Warhammer and other miniatures games, and tables can be booked for open play.
Last checked 2026-11-12 · events calendar
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The Fremont branch of a regional game store chain, with a board game shop, a deep stock of RPGs, and miniatures and card games. There's a game room with a library of free games to try, and drop-in players can usually find an open table.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A long-running Fresno game store near 1st and Nees that stocks board games, Magic cards, D&D books, dice, and miniatures paint. It runs drop-in D&D tables several nights a week and a Saturday D&D game for kids, plus Magic prereleases, Star Wars Unlimited leagues, and a Warhammer 40K escalation league.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A downtown shop on Mill Street in an old brick storefront with wood floors. It carries comics, board games, RPGs, card games, and miniatures, and runs something most nights, from Wednesday board games to Saturday wargaming. It also buys used comics, cards, and games.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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The Huntington Beach store of a local card and game chain, open every day and known for nightly Commander. Its board game shelf runs to big titles like Slay the Spire, Cloudspire, and Zombicide, alongside card singles and sealed product.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A Jurupa Valley game store that's been open since 2001, with trading cards up front plus Warhammer, D&D books, and a shelf of family and strategy board games. There are tables for card games, minis, and board game nights, and leagues run every week.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A long-running Lake Forest comic shop that also stocks about 1,700 board games, a deep miniatures range, and a big paint wall. Card game nights run most weeknights, D&D is on Wednesdays, and a free board game demo happens every Saturday.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
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The West LA branch of a small Southern California card and game chain. Magic, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh run the show, with Commander on the tables every night, and there's a solid board game section with big strategy titles plus dice, sleeves, and paints.
Last checked 2026-10-29
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A fantasy-themed game store in downtown Martinez with forest-style playrooms and tavern-style D&D rooms. A day pass opens up a growing board game library with heavy hitters like Gloomhaven, and the shop also carries games, toys, books, and curios.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A Menifee game store with 2 big open play areas, a lounge set up for Warhammer and other large tabletop games, private rooms for D&D groups, and a paint bar. You can borrow from the game library, a board game group meets on Thursdays, and card game tournaments run most nights.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A Murrieta card shop for Magic, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana, and other card games, with a board game section of a few hundred titles and Warhammer and Gunpla kits too. It runs events for many card games and buys cards from players.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
Game store · Full menu
A Murrieta game store with a full café, so you can order pizza, sandwiches, fries, and specialty coffee while you play. The shelves hold a few hundred board games alongside card games and miniatures, and the tables stay busy with Pokémon, Lorcana, Flesh and Blood, and booked D&D sessions.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A North Hollywood shop that grew out of a traveling LARP vendor tent, so you'll find foam weapons, armor, and costumes next to tabletop RPGs, board games, and card games. A small day pass gets you a seat at the tables and access to the play library.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A long-running Temescal game shop that doubles as a community space, with a big game library members can borrow and tables for open play. Thursday board game nights and Monday RPG nights are regulars, along with Magic, youth D&D groups, chess, and Scrabble.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
The Oakland branch of a San Francisco board game café, with hundreds of games to play, a waffle-focused menu that's gluten free, and beer and wine. Games are also for sale to take home.
Last checked 2026-11-04
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A tabletop game lounge in Palm Desert built around long roleplaying sessions at big custom tables. Games can be bought or rented, there's a stock of paints and hobby tools for miniature painters, and members get unlimited play and table reservations.
Last checked 2026-11-02
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A board game shop just south of downtown Palm Springs that also carries puzzles, graphic novels, RPG books, and collectible cards. Its gaming room has tables and a shelf of games to play, and the adult game nights are friendly to newcomers.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A California Avenue game shop with a library of more than 600 games to play at reserved tables, plus 3 themed rooms for parties. It runs learn-to-play sessions, playtesting, and kids' camps, and Casual Commander fills Saturday nights.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A 9,000-square-foot game store on East Colorado Boulevard with board games, miniatures, and trading cards. Magic runs most days of the week, and the Warhammer 40k crowd has a store league and a monthly tournament.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A downtown Petaluma game shop with board games from classics to new releases, plus cards, RPGs, minis, and dice. There's a snack counter, a used game corner in the back, and a patio where a local board game group meets on Sundays.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A downtown Redlands shop that started as a weekly board game night before it opened its doors in 2020. Shelves run from family and party games to heavy strategy, alongside cards, puzzles, dice, and RPG books. The calendar fills most nights with board game meetups, card game leagues, and D&D tables.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
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The Redwood City branch of a Bay Area game store chain, with one side for shopping and the other for play. It stocks board games, RPGs, card games, and Warhammer, and keeps a shelf of free games to try at the tables. Tournaments, demos, and drafts run regularly.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game café · Snacks and drinks
A board game café a block from UC Riverside with a library of hundreds of games, an open play area, and 4 themed private rooms, including a dungeon and a secret tavern. Snacks and drinks are on hand, the shop sells new and used games, and there's drop-in D&D on Mondays and a card game night on Wednesdays.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A roomy chain game shop on Garfield Avenue with a wide board game selection, a deep RPG section, and plenty of miniatures and paints. There's lots of open table space for drop-in play, and Sundays are open play for Age of Sigmar.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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An independent game store that moved to a larger Miramar Road space in late 2024. Board games share the floor with Warhammer, Magic, and RPG books, and a big open gaming area holds tournaments. Private rooms can be booked for RPG groups.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
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A downtown shop a short walk from the Gaslamp restaurants, with a big board game wall and demo copies staff will set up at a table. It also stocks card games, miniatures, paints, and a deep RPG shelf. Casual game nights are open to anyone.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
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A Kearny Mesa card shop with a busy calendar of Commander, drafts, and other card game nights. Beyond the Magic singles there's a board game section with family and strategy titles, plus Warhammer, RPG books, and dice.
Last checked 2026-10-28 · events calendar
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A long-running Clairemont game store that has been around since the 1990s. It carries European board games, chess, puzzles, and a big wargaming and miniatures selection. An attached game room hosts leagues, tournaments, and teaching sessions.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A big community game store in Dogpatch with a play library of more than 1,400 titles and free table play every day. The calendar is packed, from a Wednesday board game league and weekly learn-to-play nights to card game leagues, D&D one-shots, a ladies' game night, and kids' camps.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A Lower Haight game shop that has been around since 1985, with shelves covering board games, card games, miniatures, roleplaying games, and jigsaw puzzles. A library of more than 200 games lets people try a title at the in-store tables before buying it.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
An Inner Sunset board game café with hundreds of games to play for as long as you like. The kitchen turns out gluten-free savory waffle sandwiches and mochi waffles, the bar pours coffee, beer, and wine, and there's a retail shelf of board and card games to take home.
Last checked 2026-11-02
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A downtown San Rafael game shop that's been around since 1994, with most of its shelves given to classic and modern board games alongside RPGs, card games, and puzzles. Miniatures players get free Warhammer 40K open play with house terrain, and Thursday board game nights pull from the store's demo library.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A family-run Santa Barbara shop that has been selling board games since 2005, with shelves sorted by style, from party and word games to strategy and co-ops. Thursday evenings are open play, and on Fridays the staff teach new games.
Last checked 2026-11-03
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A long-running downtown comics shop that also carries a large board game selection alongside Magic, Pokémon, Warhammer, and D&D. The week is built around card game nights, with Commander on Mondays and Fridays and a Saturday D&D night.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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The Santa Clara branch of a Bay Area game chain, in a big space off Coleman Avenue with plenty of tables for drop-in play. It stocks board games, miniatures, RPGs, and card games, and keeps a set of free games to try.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A downtown Santa Cruz shop that's been selling games and comics since 1997. The game shelves cover party, cooperative, 2-player, and classic games plus RPGs and puzzles, and there's a deep run of graphic novels, including plenty for young readers.
Last checked 2026-11-02
Board game café
Santa Cruz's first board game café, in a downtown space on Cedar Street. The owners curate every game they stock and help people find a new favorite. The calendar includes beginner D&D sessions and a monthly Blood on the Clocktower night.
Last checked 2026-11-11 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
The Railroad Square branch of a Sonoma County game shop, done up in a steampunk style. It carries board games, cards, RPGs, and minis, with a mezzanine play space, more tables than the Petaluma store, and a snack counter.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A Valley outpost of a local card and game chain, known for nightly Commander and Friday Night Magic. Alongside the card singles and sealed product there's a board game section covering strategy, family, and party titles, and the store also stocks minis and paints.
Last checked 2026-10-29
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An Upland shop with a big Warhammer and Black Library section next to a solid shelf of board games, from Catan and Ticket to Ride to Arkham Horror. Open gaming and tournaments run every day.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
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A Vacaville game shop with a big board game catalog of hundreds of titles, from family staples to heavier strategy games. It also sells Magic and One Piece singles, buys cards, and runs a calendar of in-store events.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A long-running North County shop with shelves of classic and modern board games, puzzles, and imports. The calendar mixes open board game play with Magic nights, Heroclix, Pathfinder, and D&D.
Last checked 2026-10-29 · events calendar
Board game bar · Full menu · Beer and wine
A gaming bar in Uptown Whittier with esports on the screens and shelves of 200-plus board games that are free to play. The kitchen turns out burgers, sandwiches, and shareable plates, and the bar pours craft beer and themed cocktails.
Last checked 2026-10-29
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