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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The Algonquin shop of a small suburban chain built around miniatures wargaming, with Warhammer, Star Wars Legion, Battletech, and a wide paint and hobby wall. It also stocks card games, RPG books, dice, and board games. Gaming tables can be booked for afternoon or evening sessions.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A big hobby store for wargamers and card players, with miniatures, Magic, board games, and roleplaying games under one roof. There are plenty of gaming tables, and the shop hosts larger Magic tournaments.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A big downtown Bloomington shop with thousands of board games on the shelves and seating for about 90 players. Open gaming comes with free use of the rental library, and the calendar runs dozens of events a month, from Pokémon Mondays and Blood Bowl leagues to a monthly local designer playtest night.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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The Champaign location of a small central Illinois game chain, with board games, Magic and Pokémon cards, Dungeons and Dragons books, miniatures, paints, and puzzles. It has space to play in the store.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
A Lakeview game café on Clark Street, a short walk from the Belmont Red Line, with a library of more than 500 board games and staff who teach them. The menu runs from shareable snacks and sandwiches to espresso, beer, wine, and cocktails, and there's space for big groups.
Last checked 2026-11-02
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An Edgewater game shop on Broadway with dozens of big tables and a huge demo library you can play for free. It's a longtime home for Magic in the city, and the free Wednesday board game night draws a crowd.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A Lakeview shop on Lincoln Avenue built around manga, indie comics, and graphic novels, with a big games section of board games, puzzles, and tabletop RPGs. It leans toward horror, fantasy, queer, and local work, and its community space hosts book clubs, meetups, and LARP nights.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
A big board game café where Bucktown meets Logan Square, with a library of more than 800 games, a full kitchen, and a full bar. Thursday social game nights, weekly Jeopardy league nights, and a monthly designer night keep the calendar busy, and there are themed private rooms for groups.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A Noble Square game shop on Milwaukee Avenue that's big on Magic, Lorcana, Flesh and Blood, and other card games, with singles and trade-ins. It also stocks several pages of board games, from Azul and Ark Nova to Blood on the Clocktower, plus D&D books, dice, and paint supplies.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
Board game café · Full menu · Beer and wine
An Irving Park game café with a library of more than 700 board games behind a small play pass. The kitchen cooks Puerto Rican food like jibaritos, and the bar leans on rum cocktails and local craft beer.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A downtown Dixon shop that mixes comic books with board games and other tabletop games. It also carries Magic and Pokémon cards, RPG books, dice, miniatures, and collectibles, and it runs tournaments and leagues in the store.
Last checked 2026-11-04
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A downtown Edwardsville shop that's been around since 2016, with a back room full of terrain for miniatures battles and free tables for anyone who wants to play. Warhammer 40k tournaments run often, and the shelves also hold board games, RPGs, Magic, Pokemon, and comics.
Last checked 2026-11-12 · events calendar
Game store · Snacks and drinks
A tabletop game store near downtown Evanston with a board game shelf that runs from family classics to heavy modern titles. It also carries puzzles, RPG books, and card games, and the counter makes its own sandwiches and drinks. Card game tournaments and a Friday night D&D campaign keep the tables busy.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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A small shop on Havana's historic downtown main street with board games, card games, miniatures, paints, roleplaying games, and puzzles. It's a handy stop for players in the river towns between Peoria and Springfield.
Last checked 2026-11-04
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A long-running hobby game store in downtown Mount Prospect with role-playing games, miniatures, and board games of every style. The big game room has about a dozen tables, and regular groups fill it most nights with old-school dungeon RPGs, Warhammer, historical minis, and a Thursday board game crowd. The store also runs a seasonal game auction.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A downtown game and toy shop where board and card games fill most of the shelves, alongside puzzles, toys, and craft kits. Thursday open game nights are free and all ages, and there's a family game night every other Wednesday and a weekly Blood on the Clocktower group on Sundays.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A neighborhood game shop with board games up front, plus roleplaying books, miniatures, and card games. There's something on the table almost every night, from Magic and Star Wars Unlimited to adult RPG night and an all-ages D&D night, and Sunday afternoons are set aside for trying new board games.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A long-standing hobby game store in Peoria with board, card, and miniature games across every genre, plus roleplaying books and paints. Extra space in the back hosts play groups and meetings, and most of those groups are free to join.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A family-friendly shop in Peoria Heights that splits its shelves between board games and collectible card games, with help on hand for picking a game for a family, classroom, or club. Tuesday evenings are open board game nights, and Magic, Lorcana, and Star Wars Unlimited players fill the rest of the week.
Last checked 2026-11-02
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A Plainfield game shop open since 2012 with a deep wall of board games and puzzles, plus a tournament room and 8 private game rooms you can book. Friday Magic nights and weekly D&D one-shots and campaigns keep the tables busy, and the shop also buys and sells used games.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A hobby store built around miniatures and wargaming, with Magic, board games, and roleplaying games on the shelves too. It has lots of gaming tables, and players can book table time.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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A locally owned shop in the County Market plaza that aims to keep the most popular hobby games in stock and marks each box with its community rating. It also sells consigned used games, and the tables host open board game days, family game nights, Commander, paint nights, and roleplaying campaigns.
Last checked 2026-11-02 · events calendar
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The Springfield home of a small central Illinois game chain that carries board games, Magic and Pokémon cards, Dungeons and Dragons books, miniatures, paints, and puzzles. There's room to play in the store, and Magic prereleases and tournaments run through the year.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A comics and tabletop shop in Washington that's been around since 2015, with new comics alongside about 50 board games, miniatures, roleplaying games, and card games. Thursday hobby nights open the tables to painters, board gamers, and card players, and card game leagues and tournaments run Wednesday through Saturday.
Last checked 2026-11-04 · events calendar
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A family-friendly game store on the Woodstock Square that carries board, role-playing, card, and skirmish games, plus a pre-owned games section. Customers can try titles from a large in-store library before buying, and tables can be reserved. Card game leagues run most nights, and a board game night meets once a month.
Last checked 2026-11-03 · events calendar
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