**A list compiled by my lovely wife for a friend looking to visit.** --- - Warhammer [Website](https://www.warhammer.com/en-CA/home) - White Rock/"Surrey" (by Peninsula Village Shopping Centre), literally an official Warhammer store? Reviews say open hours can be very erratic/random depending on staff + another location in Burnaby (in Highgate Village Shopping Centre) --- - Nerd Haven Games [Website](http://www.nerdhavengames.com/) - Abbotsford Flgship - huge tabletop selection, play tables, tournaments (including end-monthly WH40k & AoS tournaments), paint nights, etc - GameStars [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/GameStars/) - Langley Flgship - huge selection of toys & collectibles, good size stock of board/card/TTRPGs, decent selection of minis, dice & comics - Has regular tables for various games but I can't find a reliable event calendar - Wiser's Wide World of Collectibles [Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/Wisers-Wide-World-of-Collectibles-13531193035/) - Langley - huge selection of collectibles, lots of wargaming minis!, decent RPG books and other game accessories - They have tables, but no idea what sort of event schedule they have --- - Synergy Games [Website](https://synergygames.ca/) - Maple Ridge Flgship - Board, WH30k & AoS ($6-8 drop in nights), D&D, + merchandise - House of Cards [Website](https://houseofcards.ca/) - Cloverdale Flgship - Mostly cards, but also WH40k & AoS stock - Events are MTG/Pokemon/Lorcana only looks like - Strategies Games & Hobbies [Website](https://strategiesgames.ca/blogs/events) - Vancouver (Main St) - Board/Card/TT Games - Events are 2-3 monthly game days of Warhammer and Star Wars , or booked tables in advance - The Connection Games & Hobbies [Website](https://www.theconnectiongames.com/) - Vancouver (Renfrew St) Note that parking is limited, they recommend skytrain - Huge MTG, some board/card, some minis/TT (supposedly often have out of print mini supplies like stock of Hordes/Warmachine) - Possible WH events I don't understand either by fee or for free on specific nights : [link](https://www.theconnectiongames.com/MiniaturesEvents#Miniatures) - Magic Stronghold Games [Website](https://www.magicstronghold.com/store/pages/Upcoming%20Events) - Vancouver (Boundary/Kingsway) - HUGE MTG tournament/stock store, but also seem to have a huge stock of every other card/TT game including lots of WH - Events almost every day, but seem to be mostly MTG & other card games. Will take some research to understand when they have WH things - Imperial Hobbies [Website](https://www.imperialhobbies.ca/product-category/miniatures-tabletop/games-workshop-gw/) - Richmond - Supposedly HUGE selection and can order ahead from a massive catalog - Website seems to be having issues, but they seem to have some sort of events, might only be card ones tho --- - Pastime Sports & Games [Website](https://pastimesports.ca/) - Langley/Metrotown/Guildford/Tsawassen locations - Mostly sports collectibles but sizeable selection of board/card/dice games and a smaller (sometimes weirder) selection of tabletop game pieces - Card game tournaments, other events hard to source/check - Craving For a Game - Surrey Central Mall Store, just merchandise - Mostly board/card games, has D&D and small selection of tabletop - T&N Games [Website](https://store.tngames.ca/) - Burnaby Lougheed Town Centre location & New West Royal City Centre location - Mostly board/card/dice games & collectibles, but has selection of WH40k+ minis/paints - Rain City Games [Website](https://www.raincity.games/miniature-wargames/) - Vancouver Mall location + New West River Market location - Mostly board & card games, with a side focus on painting minis, D&D and some merchandise/stock for tabletop minis - Events are all card or board game, with a few paint days and some D&D days --- - Randy's Game Shop - Langley One-Way - Retro video games/consoles/etc