This Post was updated in October 2022 to reflect changes in the links!
Gamer’s Gambit stores in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey are now history, but this fan will always love games. This post is a referral to all sorts of game and comic fun. The following links go to game and comic manufacturer pages that will let you put in your zip code to find a local game store carrying the types of games or comics you’re looking for or to websites of interest to gamers (links will open a new tab).
Until I move the files, you can view the archive of more than 200 events, news, and reviews of games enjoyed over the seven years during the stores’ heyday at the original Blogger site here.
Comics
Tabletop Games
Origins Game Fair is an annual tabletop games convention organized by GAMA and held in Columbus, OH.
AdeptiCon is the wargaming event for Warhammer 40K, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars: Armada, Star Wars: Legion, A Song of Ice and Fire, Bolt Action, and other tabletop games.
Fantasy Flight Games Organized Play for competitive games KeyForge, Star Wars X-Wing, Star Wars Destiny, Legend of the Five Rings, Star Wars Legion, Star Wars Armada, Star Wars Imperial Assault, and A Game of Thrones: The Card Game; and cooperative games Arkham Horror: The Card Game, and The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.
Board Game Geek is a tabletop games rating site.
Geek & Sundry is now with Nerdist and purports to bring you the best of indie geek culture with video uploads from the Internet’s foremost geek voices and content creators on YouTube.
Collectible Card Games
Your kid wants to play Pokémon? The Pokémon Trading Card Game is a 2-player game in which players use 60-card decks to battle. In the Pokémon TCG, players build decks around cards that feature Pokémon characters and then take turns using attacks to try to defeat their opponent. The game requires some strategy and planning to win.
Use the Pokémon TCG Store Locator for event stores near you.
Stores hosting Wizards of the Coast games, including Magic The Gathering or Dungeons & Dragons.
Yu-Gi-Oh! events and latest news can be had at their Organized Play page.
Card games by Bushiroad include Cardfight!! Vanguard and Weiss Schwarz among others. They have an Organized Play Program and official YouTube channels for their plays. Access the links from Bushiroad’s Main Events page.
Miniatures
Privateer Press store locator for miniatures games
WizKids store locator for HeroClix miniatures and board games
Store locator for most of the games produced by Games Workshop
Roleplaying
Free RPG Day participating stores
Dungeons & Dragons official website
Paizo Organized Play for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, Adventure Card Game, and Starfinder science-fantasy roleplaying.
Other Game Store Listings
Game Stores List via Crystal Commerce
Shop Drew’s Comic Attic on eBay!
This site is not associated with any of the above link destinations (well, maybe the last one) and receives no compensation for these referrals. Hope you find your store and, for the love of gaming, play on…
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