Canada Rules! The Canadian Board Game Retailers List
Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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A list of retailers (both physical and online stores) located in Canada that sell the kind of games that Board Game Geeks play.
Go ahead and add your own as long as they are located in Canada and carry board games that appeal to BGGers
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robin goblin
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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401 Convenience Games & Toys
401 Yonge Street
Toronto
416-599-6446
401games@bellnet.ca
pros: THE best prices in Toronto by a large distance, will special order most anything, good selection of card games (esp. ccg) and rpg if you like that sort of thing...
cons: small selection of boardgames (a couple dozen at a time perhaps), no website
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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The new face of MEEPLEMART online
Distillery District
Toronto, ON
www.Meeplemart.com is an online Canadian retailer that has been known for it's great pricing, but it has now been bought by a new owner in the same location, and is still offering boardgames at awesome prices. Even more exciting (for some) is he is now stocking of hard to find (in Canada) miniatures, terrain, and wargames at exceptionally low prices.
Another interesting first (as far as I know) is that he is offering to buy good condition USED BOARDGAMES for store credit - and is selling used games on his online store as well as the new product.Good news in these troubled financial times.
He is open to pickup options for those living in the Toronto area, or attending TABScons...(Toronto Area Boardgaming Society meetups)
I know the new owner since we belongs to the same local game group and I have bought new and used items (and traded in some) from him several times already.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Hairy Tarantula
354 Yonge Street, second floor
Toronto, Ontario M5B 1S5
Phone: 416-596-8002
www.hairyt.com
PROS: Carries a good selection of European board games and small press games like cheap-ass. Heavily stocked with RPG, CCG, and miniatures games. Great quarterly sales.
CONS: Scary amounts of stock. scary staircase leads to upper-floor store. No online sales.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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HAIRY T WEST (formerly: THE COMIC STOP )
2949 Dundas St W
(between Keele/Runny Mede)
Toronto, ON
416-762-1303
http://www.hairyt.com/
This west-end sister store to Toronto's downtown Hairy Tarantula is starting to get more heavily into gaming.
(I chose Necromunda as the picture because they had a used copy in stock the last time I was in, and because they have more GW then other stuff right now, although there is now a few shelves of German Board Game stuff starting to take over!)
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5.
Board Game: AT-43
[Average Rating:7.02 Overall Rank:956]
Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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DUELING GROUNDS
2222 Dundas St. W
Toronto, ON
http://www.dueling-grounds.com/
Not only do they have miniatures and Magic, but now they also have a large wall of board games as well. Dueling Grounds always participate in the gaming community by hosting release events and tournaments for products from Wizkids, Wizards (magic and D&D), Privateer Press (war machine and monsterpocalypse) and board game nights for local game groups like the Toronto Area Boardgaming Society (TABS)
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Crossed Swords
722 Annette Street,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6S 2E2
Telephone: (416) 604-9410
Specializes in miniatures. The store is small, but fortunately so are miniatures so there is alot to be found! This is also the place to go for resin dungeon terrain and the like. Not sure of exactly what metals lines they carry, but they also have warhammer and clix figures.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Game Trek Inc.
Royal York Hotel
100 Front Street West
Toronto, ON M5J 1E3
Phone: (416)597-0149
Fax: (416)597-1411
PROS: Carries almost every game imaginal from party games to grognard war games. German boardgames are always in stock and most medium press companies are visible. If they don't have it they will try to order it for you.
CONS: pricey. No online presence worth speaking of.
They also have a store in Bayview Village Mall at Bayview/Sheppard in Toronto, but the variety weighs heavier in the party games and puzzles at this uptown location.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Mind Games (Toronto Eaton Centre)
260 Yonge Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2L9
Tel: (416) 977-8994
(They also have one in the Scarborough Town Centre)
Toronto, ON
PROS: in a mall
CONS: pricey, small selection of BGG games. They will only usually have Settlers and Carcassonne and maybe the essen winner for the last two years.
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Board Game: Chess
[Average Rating:7.09 Overall Rank:245]
Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Strategy Games
Mount Pleasant
Toronto, Ontario
Phone: (416)486-3395
just South of Eglinton
If you are looking for a nice chess set, this is the place to go.
They now have a large amount of "euro-style" games.
You will find things like Ticket to Ride, Settlers, and even some more obscure grognard stuff. Trouble is the prices are full list or higher.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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Two-Headed Dragon
5017 Yonge St., 2nd Floor
(2 blocks south of the North York subway station)
Exit the 401 at Yonge St, go 3 blocks north of Sheppard Ave.
http://www.twoheadeddragon.com/
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Friend of Scrub
Canada
Unspecified
Unspecified
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Toy Terminal
207 Queens Quay W
Toronto ON M5J 1A7
416-203-3385
Located in Queens Quay Terminal. They have a decent selection of german games, as well "traditional", and toys and such.
Their prices are relatively high and it's in a major tourist area.
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Zom Bee
Canada
Toronto
Ontario
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The Game Shop
15263 Yonge Street Unit#3
Aurora, Ontario.
www.thegameshop.ca
PROS: Seem to have a good variety of everything gamers of all types look for. From german board games to clix miniatures and ccgs.
I haven't bought here. please comment if you can.
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Wes Robinson
Canada
Georgetown
Ontario
200th Anniversary of the War of 1812
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Here is a new online game store which has some of the best pricing I've seen. Check it out.
www.fungamescafe.com
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Jeph Stahl
Canada
Grimsby
Ontario
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Sir Games Alot
www.sirgamesalot.com
Store located in Barrie, Ontario.
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Greg Case
Canada
Waterloo
Ontario
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J & J Cards & Collectibles Ltd 519-725-0443
230 Weber Street North,
Waterloo, ON
N2J 3H4
519-725-0443
This place has the lowest Canadian Prices I've seen - unfortunately I don't think they are on the web yet.
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Jeph Stahl
Canada
Grimsby
Ontario
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The Comic Warehouse
www.thecomicwarehouse.com
Two stores in Brampton, Ontario one of which is a large warehouse full of games.
Great selection, great price.
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John Longden
Canada
London
Ontario
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L.A. Mood
350 Richmond Street
London, Ontario.
N6A 3C3
http://www.lamoodcomics.com/index.html
My very own FLGS. Easily the best brick and mortar shop in London. Started out (as far back as my memory goes anyway) as a comic shop that sold a decent variety of RPGs as well. Over the last couple of years though they have begun to stock all manner of Euros and newer North American Games there.
PROS: Very helpful, very personable staff, great variey of stock from a whole bunch of publishers (Days of Wonder, Fantasy Flight, Hans Im Gluck, Rio Grande, Kosmos, Uberplay, Twilight Creations, SJG, and the like). Great customer service; Gord and Carol will custom order just about anything they can get their hands on with a respectable turnaround of but a week or two (I think the longest I've ever waited was four weeks for a French language item). Their prices are comparable to Jogo and they have a great (for geeks) "10th Game Free" card (Just cashed mine in for Pirate's Cove!!).
CONS: Web presence is limited to a few items on offer at E-bay.
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Jeph Stahl
Canada
Grimsby
Ontario
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www.Germangames.com
online boardgame source out of Waterloo, Ontario.
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Devin Smith
Australia
Brisbane
Queensland
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Minotaur Games and Gifts
165 Princess St. (at Montreal)
Kingston, ON
http://www.minotaurgifts.com (forums only)
After living in Kingston for four years, a game shop finally opened. Minotaur is still expanding its selection as it tries to find its market. Prices are reasonable, especially considering that they are the only game shop in town. They also carry a selection of non-game geeky stuff, like origami supplies and lego sets. The furniture (which is quite cool) is also available if you want it.
Minotaur has a games night once a week on Wednesday nights 6:30-9:30.
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The Comic Book Shoppe
http://www.thecomicbookshoppe.com/
Comic Book Shoppe 1
1400 Clyde Avenue
Nepean, Ontario
K2G 3J2
Comic Book Shoppe 2
228 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1X1
In addition to comics and action figures, they carry a growing selection of games. The Nepean location has more board games than they have at Bank.
The last time I was in the Nepean location, they had tags on award winning board games. Most of the popular euro-style games were in stock.
Most of the store (both locations) are dominated by comics, trade paperbacks and action figures / toys. They also carry CCGs and miniatures.
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Board Game: Agricola
[Average Rating:8.25 Overall Rank:2]
Grayson Doherty
Canada
Ottawa
Ontario
www.toysonfire.ca
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Toys on Fire
130 Riocan Ave. Unit 3
Ottawa, Ontario
K2J-5G4, Canada
Phone: 613-825-0688
Email: toysonfireott@yahoo.com
Web: www.toysonfire.ca
Hours of Operation
Monday 10-7
Tuesday 10-7
Wednesday 10-7
Thursday 10-9
Friday 10-9
Saturday 10-6
Sunday 10-5
About: I work at this store and am proud to introduce it to you guys and gals who love games so much. Originally we opened as a action figure and collectible shop, but have in the last couple of years grown our board game sector quite rapidly. We specialize in tracking down hard to find items.
Pros: We have over 600 games in stock and can attempt to order anything you may not find in our stock. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Full listing of our board games on our website. Email us any inquiries you might have about our stock or anything and we will respond promptly.
Cons: Not the best prices, but not the worst either. The online stock listing is currently somewhat unorganized, with all items in a large "All Board Games" category and several other categories with links to niche games (eg. Train games, Horror Games, War Games, Party Games, but you can find your desired game with the search function or by manufacturer.
I look forward to your reviews.
Cheers,
-Gray
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Toys On Fire
130 RioCan
Nepean, ON
K2J 5G4
(613) 825-0688
www.toysonfire.com
I just discovered this place, closeby in Barrhaven. There's also a Montreal location. They have a reasonably good selection of board games, the kind of stuff you would only otherwise find downtown at Fandom II. But the prices are quite low (Twilight Imperium, which is 99$ at most locales, was only 84$ here). Shipping isn't cheap, so it's worthwhile to visit the store. The staff were nice to talk to, and they ordered whatever they didn't have in stock.
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None the less worth a visit prices are very reasonable and a good selection.
, and these folks have been the only retailer I've dealt with. Solid service, great prices, and if you live in the area you can arrange for pick-up and avoid the shipping charges. All round great experience 
I've ordered a total of 12 games from these guys and have always been happy with their quick professional service! The site is easy to navigate and is constantly updated. Prices are always competitive. Tracking numbers are emailed out to you ASAP and the games arrive well protected in mint condition. Keep up the fantastic job guys! 
and an amazing environment 
Highly recommended ! 
