Store News and Reviews
Employee Spotlight: John
Meet John! John refers to himself as our "founder and figurehead" but is, in a lot of ways, the heart of the store. It is not uncommon for one of us to tell someone we work at Boardwalk and have them respond with a story about something kind John did 5, 10, or even 30...
Employee Spotlight: Tim
Meet Tim! Tim has been at Boardwalk since 2013. He does a bit of just about everything here, but is the driving force behind our indie RPG, playing card, Field Notes, and classic games sections. He loves playing cards, solo games of all weights, word games, and RPGs....
Employee Spotlight: Sherri
Meet Sherri! Sherri has been an owner here at Boardwalk since 2011 and has 26 years of game store experience! She is a driving force behind everything we do and the person responsible for our huge board game selection! She is also the biggest dice goblin we know (even...
Employee Spotlight: Melody
Meet Melody! Melody has been at Boardwalk since 2013, with a bright smile, a friendly attitude, and a vast knowledge of board games! She is a jack-of-all-trades who can do just about every job in the store in a pinch and has done many things from ordering puzzles to...
Employee Spotlight: Eli
Meet Eli! Since 2015 Eli has been greeting customers new and old with a smile and bubbly attitude. When coming to Boardwalk you can always ask Eli about our large dice collection, puzzles, RPG’s, and kids' games. You may also find Eli behind the card counter helping...
Employee Spotlight: Tamara
Meet Tamara! Tamara has been a pillar here at Boardwalk since 2019 (or 1994, depending on how you count). She plays and loves a huge variety of games and is a great person to ask about anything from children's games to heavy euros! Tamara is also the person behind our...
Employee Spotlight: Rachael
Meet Rachael! Rachael has been at Boardwalk since 2016. She has worn many, many hats in her time here, but you probably know her as the face of (and mastermind behind) our off-site events! From Tantrum Con to Game Nights Around Town, Rachael makes sure we get there...
Employee Spotlight: Kaimi
Meet Kaimi! Kaimi has been at Boardwalk since 2017, spreading joy and sowing chaos. He likes lots of different light games and will tell anyone who will listen how much he loves Project L and Trio. Kaimi organizes all of our Pokemon, Disney Lorcana, and Star Wars...
Employee Spotlight: Alex
Meet Alex! Alex has been working at Boardwalk since the end of 2021. He plays tons of board games and loves to teach! Alex is great at recommendations and rules clarifications and is the force behind our used game program! In the rare instance that he isn't gaming,...
See Us at SEGE!
We're so excited to participate in the Southeast Game Exchange once again this year! We'll have some of our favorites from our board game library for you to try out (and maybe win a new copy)! Plus, we'll be running demo games and tournaments all weekend long...
Employee Spotlight: Miles
Meet Miles! Miles has been working at Boardwalk since the end of 2021. He loves to run events and collect weird game rules, so he's always up to talk about games! Much like Iain, Miles has been gaming (and shopping at Boardwalk) since toddlerhood. When he is not...
Closing Early July 4th
Our holiday hours for Thursday, July 4 will be 11AM-6PM. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday! This does mean that our usual Thursday MTG Commander night will unfortunately not be happenning July 4th. Our game room will still be open during our open hours.
Employee Spotlight: Iain
Meet Iain! Iain is our newest employee, having worked here just under a year. He has played pretty much every format of Magic the Gathering in the past 15 years and is a master of silly mechanics. He loves building decks and would love to help you with yours! Iain has...
Free RPG Day June 22
Free RPG Day is almost here! Everyone who drops by will get to pick something from the Free RPG Day kit while supplies last. We (or some of our fabulous friends) will be running 4 one-shots: DCC, Daggerheart (beta), and Kobalds ate my Baby at noon and Pathfinder at...
Closing for Inventory March 10, 2024
There comes a point in every adventuring party's travels where they have to dump their backpacks, shake out their bags of holding, empty all their secret pockets (interdimensional and mundane), and take count of what they're carrying. And y'all, we passed that point a...
Closing Early New Year’s Day
Happy New Year! We will be open our usual Sunday hours on December 31, but we will be closing at 6PM on January 1.
Holiday Food Drive
Spread a little holiday cheer this season by donating to our holiday food drive! From this Monday (12/11) until Christmas, get 1% off your purchase per item you donate, up to 10% off! The food bank especially needs: Dried Rice, Beans, and Noodles Canned Fruits,...
Our Favorite Dice
If you've ever asked us to recomend a gift for a role-player, chances are the first thing we suggested was dice. There seems to be infinite variety and you can find something in almost any price range! Here's what our staff says about their favorites:"Look how they...