Boston Game Stores?

Scribble · May 2, 2009

So I'm going to be in "Bahstin" soon visiting my wife's homelands- and I'll have a day free while she gets all mushy over her best friend's new child to be...

So I want to find a game store worth checkin out/ wasting some time in.

Any suggestions?

Piratecat · May 2, 2009

Hell yeah. Let us know when - it'd be fun to hang out.

Boston (Cambridge, actually) include Pandemonium (my favorite) and Your Move Games.

allenw · May 2, 2009

Pandemonium Books & Games
Technically Cambridge, but easily reachable on Boston subways. A local center of geek culture; now in Central Square, used to be in Harvard Square. Science Fiction and Fantasy books on the ground floor; games in the basement. Good selection of both.

Asmor · May 2, 2009

Pandemonium's the biggest one with respect to roleplaying... Your Move Games caters more towards CCGs, minis games, and things of that nature. Surprised no one's mentioned The Games People Play. Just down the street a bit from Pandemonium, they've got a great stock of boardgames but little else.

Piratecat · May 2, 2009

Asmor said:
Surprised no one's mentioned The Games People Play. Just down the street a bit from Pandemonium, they've got a great stock of boardgames but little else.

They do have a great stock -- but I've found the owners to be exceptionally unfriendly, and I find them overpriced. I don't recommend them as a result.

roguerouge · May 2, 2009

All of these are easily accessible by T in the Boston area.

The Compleat Strategist: http://www.thecompleatstrategist.com/
The Compleat Strategist, Boston Mass
957 COMMONWEALTH AVE
BOSTON, MA 02215
617-254-1166
Hours: Monday-Friday - 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday - 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday - 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday - 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Your Move Games: aboutus
Located at 389 Highland Avenue in Somerville's Davis Square, next to the RITE-AID Pharmacy. Store Hours: 12:00 noon to 12:00 midnight, Monday through Sunday.

The Hobby Bunker: Hobby Bunker - Your one stop toy soldier and hobby shop
Contact Hours:
33 Exchange Street
Malden, MA 02148
10am-6pm M-F (Thurs. til 8pm)
10-6 Saturday, 12-5 Sunday

Now I can buy pdfs with a clear conscience this month!

Thanlis · May 2, 2009

Also the Compleat Strategist, which is down on Mass Ave. in Boston proper. Easy subway access, good stock although much more cramped than Pandemonium.

roguerouge · May 2, 2009

It's moved to Comm. Ave.

Piratecat · May 2, 2009

roguerouge said:
It's moved to Comm. Ave.

Oh, cool - I thought they had closed.

I'm told that Danger Planet in Waltham ran into lease problems and has closed as well. This makes me sad; the clerks I spoke to there weren't too knowledgeable, and they didn't carry a lot of D&D, but they were always full of gamers and provided a great place for people to play.