Tucson Games and Gadgets

I am used to checking out their amazing selection in the Tucson Mall, so to find them here at the Park Mall also was refreshing. As usual, they have a generous selection of board games and board game accessories. All of the gaming tables were taken up, so if you have plans to card/board gameing with your friends you may want to reserve a table or plan ahead. Well laid out setup and clean. Staff was nice to interact with. From the main entrance, once you hit the first 4 way, turn left and they are on the left side.From D&D to Games Workshop WarHammer and so much more.

This place is dysfunctional as it gets. When you want to come here for D&D, you are thrust into an ongoing power play, where you are a pawn, not a person. If you like playing in a place where rules are thrust upon you, and you have no say about said rules. A place where when you are late you get punished by being denied to play D&D.A place where the owners rule is law, and any dissent is treated with threats and public humiliation. A place where a DM has the power to banish you from the store you get upset with them. ( And the DM isn't even a store employee)A.place where you are not respected, and your character that you have worked so hard on to create gets killed within the first 5 minutes, because the DM loves to kill players and doesn't care about you.A place where, even after you have paid, you can get booted from a table and you don't get a refund.I have been there, and I have to say, this place isn't worth your clientele, go to any of the other places, and you will have more fun, where you can play characters that you like, and not beholden to any rules, just because the owner has a fetish with Greyhawk.

The whole experience was just off-putting. Walked to the mall today to pick up some Citadel paints. Got there and realized they were sold out of the majority of what I was looking for. Oh well, no biggie. So I asked the guy working if he could look up a few items for me, in which he immediately interrupted and said "if it's Warhammer and it's not there, we don't have it!" very aggressively. I replied "easy man, I called yesterday and asked". He said, "oh you mean paints?!, it was probability the other store, I'll go call". I said, "I don't have a car man, I can't go to the other mall", but he already left before I could finish. He was cutting me off thinking I was talking about models, not paints. Meaning he wasn't even listening and didn't know what I was asking him for. Maybe let the customer finish a sentence before cutting them off constantly. He also refused to look up the 5 paints I was looking for, and the way he talked made me think he doesn't like Warhammer painters shopping there. Instead of saying "if it's Warhammer and it's not there, we don't have it!", say something somewhat professional like, "hey if there is anything you need and we don't have, we can order that for you", like all store that sell Warhammer are supposed to do. I was ready to spend a few hundred dollars today in cash, but this guy made sure to make me feel like I was not welcome. The paints they did have, I put back not wanting to spend money here. I personally think he was mad at me because I interrupted him hitting on the other female employee who was very nice, I felt bad for her. She was ringing people up while he kept hitting on her in a busy store, not doing his job helping customers. It was obvious she was being nice, but was uncomfortable. The whole thing was creepy and off putting. Now I'm new to the area, and spend a lot of citadel paints. I was really looking forward to getting to know the people at the local game store, and was even going to come to paint night this Thursday. What a huge letdown.

My boyfriend and I are a bit new to the board game scene, and we've visited Tucson Games and Gadgets quite a few times since beginning this new hobby of ours. Everyone who works at the shop is super friendly and knowledgeable. You can buy a drink or snack and test out one of the many board games they have open and available to play. I would love to give this place all of my business when it comes to this sort of thing, but the prices don't make that easy. For example, the game 'Splendor' at Games and Gadets is $44, at Barnes and Noble is $40 and at Target the game is $30. I really want to support local business by purchasing here instead of a big box retailer but I can't justify the price difference on some of the games. I think it would be great if the shop would price match other businesses and maybe even "shipped and sold by Amazon" retailers.On Thursday (04/13/17) we bought Eldritch Horror and when we took the wrap off of it we realized one corner was a bit dented. Not a really big deal, but when we opened it we realized that the corner inside the box was torn on the side that was dented. We have had to line the box with cardboard cut outs so that the box doesn't rip further. It was a total disappointment for a $65 game purchase.

We dropped by while in town for the book festival. Wow, what a nice shop! Well-stocked with awesome staff. It was great to see so many folks playing games at the tables. We bought a couple things and mourned the fact that we were just visiting. If we were locals, we'd be regulars here for sure.

As someone who has only recently gotten into the world of board games, I was really grateful to find a place like Tucson Games and Gadgets. The staff is very friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable. They're quick to offer suggestions and are even willing to teach the rules. The atmosphere is very casual and congenial. I never felt like I was being looked down on for my lack of knowledge by either the staff or the players.They, far and away, have the best sales in town. Sales don't just apply to overstocked or less desirable items. I was also pleasantly surprised when we went on a Wednesday night and I was offered a free soda and 5% off our purchase for "Ladies Night." That struck me as a cool and inclusive promotion.Tucson Games and Gadgets makes it easy to support a local game store rather than just purchasing games online. I can't thank them enough for helping us get into the hobby.

The manager JL is phenomenal he is doing better than the last manager so I think he needs to get a raise

Got our first game from Tucson Games and Gadgets and we are hooked!!! Every game we picked up to admire, the owner was fast to explain what that specific one was about. We asked for recommendations and he had a plethora of exactly what we were looking for. We got Mice and Mystics and have been playing it all night! We're already talking about the next time we can visit the shop for another great game! And we are planning a day to go experience the back room of free games with our son! All you need to do is purchase a snack or beverage for a great time of new games! This is our new go to spot!!!!

This game shop is the cleanest and nicest looking shop I have found in Tucson(I've been to 3 others in town). Over the past few months it has become a regular haunt of mine due to the friendliness of the owner and great atmosphere. The Gadget part of the name denotes the fact that TGG sells a selection of "Geek" "Nerd" or whatever you want to call them products. From Star Wars coffee mugs to Tardis soap dispensers, toy catapult models, and Firefly posters there's a fun spread of geek gear available. The store has two good size tables up front for general gaming, a private room, two narrow tables for card gaming and four tables in a back room for miniatures gaming. The shop has separate male and female bathrooms that I have always found well kept. Mark, the owner, even tries to keep the store smelling nice, something I found lacking at another location. The two tables up front and in the private room are actual wood, not the plastic catering tables you find at most shops. Mark carries just about any Fantasy Flight product you could want and will order it for you if it's not in the store. TGG has several mini's games available with the exception of Games Workshop products. One whole wall of the shop and a couple racks are devoted to board games, if you want it they probably have it. If you're looking for a place to hang out and game Mark sells snacks (soda, candy bars, chips, etc) and doesn't pester you while you play. I could gush on and on about this place, but I'd recommend just heading down there and taking a look, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Love this place. Started off just grabbing a board game every now and then to play at home, but the friendly staff and good vibe kept me coming back. The staff knows board games and RPGs, they have a bunch of demo games and will special order anything that's not in stock. We now have a Saturday board game meet up here from 1 - 5 and there is a great group of D&D Adventure League afterward.