Where to find Magic: The Gathering in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset: Friday Night Magic, Commander nights and the shops that stock Magic.
We list 6 venues where you can play or buy Magic across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset, in 5 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 5 regular sessions, most often on Fridays and Mondays. Four of those are marked as beginner friendly. Five have tables to play on site. Two of the 6 are in Bournemouth itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Large games shop on Charminster Road selling trading card games, Warhammer, other miniatures games and board games. It runs ticketed card game events through the week, with late opening until 22:00 on weekdays and 23:00 on Fridays.
Trading card, anime figure and board game shop with The Corner coffee and kitchen under one roof. It runs bookable weekly game nights for Pokémon TCG and Magic: The Gathering.
Gaming cafe and shop in Parkstone with retro consoles, hundreds of board games to play, and a different card or miniatures game night most days, including Magic, Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited and a Sunday Warhammer day. Sells Warhammer at a discount.
Card and tabletop game store in Weymouth with open play every evening. It runs a weekly schedule covering Yu-Gi-Oh!, Riftbound, Magic: The Gathering, tabletop games and a Sunday hobby day.
Star Wars collectables and gaming shop on the upper floors of Antelope Walk, Dorchester, with a dedicated Games Workshop section, Star Wars Unlimited, Legion, X-Wing and Shatterpoint, and an in-store gaming area. Gaming nights run on Wednesday and Thursday evenings until 21:00, and new players are welcome.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Pop culture and collectables shop on Gillingham High Street selling trading cards (Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh), Warhammer, Citadel paints, comics, manga and Funko Pops.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Retrocave, Poole. Casual and open play
Roll N Play, Weymouth. casual play
Trove Five Realms, Bournemouth. Commander and draft
The venues with the most regular nights are Retrocave in Poole (2 nights), LVL Up Gaming in Bournemouth (1 night) and Roll N Play in Weymouth (1 night). We list 6 venues in all across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset.
Fridays and Mondays have the most regular sessions. Five sessions run every week. The Bournemouth calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Four regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Retrocave, Roll N Play and Trove Five Realms. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
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