Thistle Tavern Games Hub
Trading card game shop and play hub on Union Street with drop-in weekly play nights across most major card games, plus board games, RPGs and miniatures. Most weekly events start at 18:30.
Tables to play on site
Venue type · Aberdeen, Inverness and the Highlands
Game shops in Aberdeen
Game shops across Aberdeen, Inverness and the Highlands: card, board game and wargaming shops.
We list 13 game shops across Aberdeen, Inverness and the Highlands, in 8 towns and neighbourhoods. Four have tables to play on site. Four of the 13 are in Aberdeen itself, and we list them first below.
13 venues
In Aberdeen (4)
Game District Aberdeen
Games shop on Union Street in Aberdeen, the second branch of Game District from Elgin. Stocks Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering.
Game of Binders (Trinity Centre)
Trading card stall in Aberdeen's Trinity Centre selling Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, Lorcana and other card games.
Warhammer Aberdeen
Official Games Workshop store in Aberdeen selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Citadel hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
Elsewhere in Aberdeen, Inverness and the Highlands (9)
Draco Gaming
Elgin tabletop games shop, formerly The Pop Shop, selling Warhammer, Bolt Action, Pokémon TCG, Yu-Gi-Oh! and Magic: The Gathering. Runs in-store events such as Magic prereleases and is open late on Fridays.
Tables to play on site
Kelpie Games
Keith's local game shop, selling Warhammer, other miniatures games, board games, roleplaying games and trading card games, with tables for gaming. Open until 22:00 on Thursdays and Fridays and runs regular ticketed tournaments.
Tables to play on site
North Road Games
Thurso games shop selling trading card games, board games, Warhammer and other miniatures games, with tables to play on. Tables can be reserved in the evenings from Wednesday to Sunday (not Thursday).
Tables to play on site
Game District Elgin
Elgin shop selling video games and consoles alongside tabletop games, with mobile and console repairs. It is the original branch of Game District, which also has a shop in Aberdeen.
Harrys Department Store
Department store on the Esplanade in Lerwick with a large toy department, including Warhammer, board games and LEGO. The store also sells homeware, gifts and partyware.
R & S Dyga
Newsagent on Broad Street in Fraserburgh that stocks Warhammer and board games.
The Cave
Comic, anime and geek merchandise shop on Olrig Street in Thurso that also stocks Warhammer.
The Purr'fect Pack
Warhammer stockist listed at a unit within Rendalls Furnishings on Bridge Street, Kirkwall.
Warhammer Inverness
Official Games Workshop store in Inverness selling Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Citadel hobby supplies, with gaming tables for in-store play.
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