Battle City Games

Worst customer service I’ve had in a very long time. The guy with the glasses at the counter was super rude and looked at his phone the whole time I was trying to talk to him. Asked him some questions and all his replies were extremely condescending. Never coming back

Over prices cards and very rude. gives mtg a bad name smh…

please answer your business calls!!!

Do not come here unless you want to play Magic. If you want to buy Yu-​gi-​oh or Vanguard cards or practically any other card game other than Magic, then DO NOT COME HERE! You will find a small overpriced selection of cards to choose from.
The manager was not willing to haggle even with the overpriced cards and when we saw a booster box that we wanted to buy, he said no because he wanted to keep it for himself. If you dont want a customer to buy a booster box then do not put it next to the other booster box you are selling. All in all my experience here was terrible and will never come back here.

Really nice, helped me out with all my questions. Defenitly going to be coming here from now on.

Very nice guys who run the store. They are always very helpful and sweet to my son who loves going to the store for Pokémon cards. Highly recommended if you have kids looking to collect cards.

The local game store that I used to frequent recently closed down, so I decided to head over to Battle City Games this past Friday night for some Magic the Gathering FNM draft action. Knowing not every store runs a booster draft, I did some research ahead of time. The WOTC tournament locator indicated that this store does run drafts, but to be doubly sure, I also checked out BCG’s Facebook page, which indicated that their drafts fire as soon as each 8-​man pod fills up. Good news!
I arrived at 5:30, which is understandably early, but it’s on my way home from work and I didn’t have time to go all the way home and then come back here, so I figured I would just chill and maybe trade or play some casual games. I walked in and saw the following: two employees rushing around cleaning, one employee sitting along at a table chatting with the other two, and two other guys sitting at a table eating and opening Magic packs. As I entered, everyone sort of glanced at me and then went back to whatever they were doing without acknowledging my presence. Not a great start, but it’s a card store, so I’m not super surprised or anything.
I started to mill around for a minute to see if any of the employees would greet me, but that didn’t happen. I decided to go stand by the counter, figuring that would certainly get me some attention, but no luck there either. After waiting at the counter for about two minutes, I walked over to the employee who was not working and asked him if they were running a draft tonight. He literally completely ignored me. I don’t understand how this is possible, but that is what happened. I tried my luck with a different employee who was moving some boxes. He answered me (albeit very curtly) by saying that they don’t normally get enough people who are interested in drafting. When I asked how likely it was, he got a little aggro on me and said that if I really insisted on drafting, he could charge me $ 20 and they could do some kind of weird sealed event. Before I could follow-​up with an additional question, he walked out the door carrying some boxes. I am not exaggerating when I say that I felt extremely unwelcome.
Having already made the trek here, I decided to wait a little while to see if more people showed up. After about five minutes, a different (and much nicer) employee came over to ask if I needed help. I explained the cold shoulder I got from the others and mentioned I was interested in drafting. He said they don’t always fill drafts, but said they would «definitely be running a draft tonight.» Finally having received a satisfying answer, I settled in to wait for others to arrive.
I got bored after a few minutes and decided to try my luck with the two players sitting at another table. I shoehorned my way into their conversation and did my best to be warm and personable. They were friendly enough, but seemed a little weirded out by my presence at their table. Nonetheless, I stuck with it and tried to bond with them as best I could. After a few minutes of conversation (both declined trading or playing a casual game), I asked if either of them would be drafting tonight. After a brief couple of seconds of them looking at me as if I were crazy, one of them told me that this store «NEVER runs drafts.» He suggested another local store where I would have better luck.
At this point, I had pretty much had my fill of this store and decided to take my business elsewhere. I’m sure it’s possible that I just got a bad impression on my first visit to Battle City Games, but considering how this trip went, I don’t see myself returning.

This place is amazing! Upon entering, I was greeted with a warm welcome. Michael, one of the employees, was very helpful. I am only a starting Magic player and he helped me get started on making my deck better. He told me what cards I should buy and they were very good prices. They even allowed me to sleeve up the cards I bought with some spares they had. One thing that made me very happy was him giving me a free card. It wasn’t worth much, but what mattered is how it will help me when challenging other people. He informed me on when other casuals would come and play and that I was welcomed to come join them. I have to say that this place really made my day. It is THE best card shop that I have been to. I can’t wait to go back and have Michael help me build a deck. Should be fun!

Great place for a starting MTG player as well as a growing one. It’s been about ten years since I played MTG and BattleCity Games helped me get back into it smoothly. I’ve tried multiple hobby shops and not many have the great service and fun attitude that BCG brings. I Highly recommend this place. They have singles available and if they don’t have it on the spot, they would be glad to get them for you. Great deals on hobby packs as well as Hobby boxes.

Great store great staff great selection very clean store good guys to work with and they had everything I needed if you want to sell cards these guys give great prices diffidently a place to check out

Came here several times looking for singles. I was disappointed every time. Each time I’d thought I’d give them another chance to redeem themselves.
Honestly, I’m quite surprised this place has stayed in business for so long. No selection of singles really hinders them.
Don’t come here for singles.

Went in to see and participate in a pre-​release tournament. This place is quite amazing in so many ways. First off, the customer service and staff were very friendly, helpful and extremely knowledgeable. I was so happy to get the help I needed as I looked around. When the actual event started, it was just a tad late as players got their final preparations ready with cell phones, backpacks and seating settled. No more than 15 minutes which is far better than some of the other places I have seen. The players that came in late seemed very grateful and likely why this place has quickly become a viable contender in the world of tcg games in such a short amount of time.
After the event started I had a question and called for a judge, little did I know there were three of them for the event ready to answer and help. Further less to my knowledge was that I was actually playing a level 1 at that moment. I find it comforting to have judges in a store during events as they tend to congregate and visit places that interest them so having them at a small tourney just makes me think that they all consider this place a home store. Later in the tourney I had the opportunity to play (get decimated) by another of the judges that is actually testing for his level 2. He had nothing but high praise for the store and the staff further convincing me that I was in the right place. Have I mentioned I am a newb to all of this?
Player base was very friendly, prize support was epic and overall the event went very smoothly. Place is large and well spaced out for people to move in and out of their seats which is really important to me since overly close quarters is very unnerving. Need to know how much time is left for the tourney? Take a look at the huge flatscreen that is counting down. Wondering about your standing? They display it from the screen as well. Who do I play next? Again, the screen. Get the point? They have a large screen in there and it’s awesome.
Very impressed. I will be back as much as I can to geek out and try and learn.

Overpriced cards. The service is great and employees are extremely friendly but that does not counterbalance the price of the cards. Businesses generally should have great service anyways. The prices are ridiculous. Singles are much cheaper online. Better off buying from amazon or eBay.

Great place for MTG, everybody who works here is knowledgeable and I can’t recommend them highly enough. You should definitely drop by for the Saturday tournaments, they do Vanguard, Yu-​Gi-​Oh, and of course Magic the Gathering.

Great place! Staff will help beginners and experienced players with tips and deck build reccomendations

This place is awesome! Friendly staff, great environment, and they also have a huge selection of cards. Went to one of the tournaments the other day when I was in town and it was SO much fun!