Dave & Adam’s

Great place. Bright, clean, inviting, and spacious. I realize that the big draw is sports-​related merchandise, but I really appreciate the fact that a good chunk of the store is devoted to Magic the Gathering and boardgames. Finally something in the Williamsville-​Amherst-​Clarence triangle for the serious gamer. Friday Night Magic is on (…drumroll…) Fridays, and boardgaming events take place on Saturdays, usually from noon to close. There is a really nice selection of demo games including X-​Wing Miniatures, Star Wars Armada, Ticket to Ride, and Splendor — a bit of everything for anyone interested in the modern boardgames.

If you’re looking for sports cards, Buffalo sports merchandise and generally nerdy items, Dave & Adam’s has it all. This «megastore» location is about the size of a standard Walmart. The front half of the store is loaded with sports jerseys and other collectibles, while the back half is given over to the nerd stuff. There’s a sizeable collection of all the latest board games (the best I saw in the Buffalo-​Niagara area), though if you’re looking for older games you’d do best to look elsewhere. They’ve got tons of comics, a few arcade machines, and my favorite part, older collectible action figures. They’ve got Star Wars, Transformers, GI Joe, GoBots, and lots of other series from the 80s and 90s. Usually stores like this are small, musty affairs with items jammed into display cases, but I was getting flashbacks to my childhood of searching Kmart for the latest Transformers. Everything here is so spread out, it’s easy to see everything in the cases, and you’re not tripping over other customers while browsing.
The Transformers they had were all in excellent condition and clearly marked as to their completeness. Prices were a little on the high side, but you get the benefit of instant gratification. The clerk seemed somewhat annoyed when I wanted to inspect the toys after he took them out of the case, but maybe he was having a bad day. Due to the size and selection of the store, I have a hard time deducting any points from the review.