Where to find Magic: The Gathering in Cambridge and Cambridgeshire: Friday Night Magic, Commander nights and the shops that stock Magic.
We list 15 venues where you can buy or play Magic across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, in 10 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 2 regular sessions, most often on Fridays. Eleven have tables to play on site.
Large alcohol-free gaming lounge with hundreds of board games, dedicated Warhammer and wargaming tables (bookable online), weekly TCG tournaments and a weekly RPG night, alongside escape rooms, axe throwing and bouldering. A £5 wristband covers the whole day.
Peterborough trading card shop specialising in Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, Lorcana and One Piece, plus graded cards, sports cards and board games.
Game shop and cafe in Orton Gate Shopping Centre with a board game library, running trading card game tournaments and RPG sessions, including weekly Flesh and Blood Armory nights.
Free weekly Monday evening tabletop games group at The High Flyer pub in Ely, covering general gaming and Magic: The Gathering.
Gaming cafe with a games shop in the centre of St Neots, with tables for wargames, card games, roleplaying and board games, plus food and drink. It runs leagues and tournaments for Warhammer 40,000, Horus Heresy, Age of Sigmar and more, and ticketed Friday game nights.
Cambridge based Magic: The Gathering and board game store listed on the Wizards store locator, with events including a Budget Commander tournament and a Discord community.
Gaming lounge in Hampton, Peterborough with free tables to book, selling Warhammer, Star Wars Legion, Marvel Crisis Protocol and trading card games including Magic, Pokémon, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and Riftbound. Runs a Play! Pokémon league.
Independent games and collectables shop on Haverhill High Street selling trading cards (Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh and more), Pop vinyls and figures. Tables can be rented for board games, Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons.
Wargaming shop and gaming venue on Sandy Business Park with bookable themed tables, hobby space and gaming nights every Wednesday and Friday. Stocks Warhammer, Star Wars Legion, Marvel Crisis Protocol, Konflikt 47, Fallout Factions and Magic.
Large independent toy shop (Toymaster member) in Newmarket with a gelateria, stocking Warhammer and Warhammer paints, trading cards (Pokémon, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Star Wars) and board games.
Independent board game shop on Ely High Street also stocking Magic and Pokémon cards, accessories and jigsaws. It runs ticketed gaming events in Ely and keeps a list of local gaming groups.
Family-run board game and trading card game shop in March with a gaming table and regular evening events, including Lorcana, Star Wars Unlimited, Pokémon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, roleplaying and board game nights. It also runs prereleases and Pokémon League Cups.
Board game cafe on Regent Street with a large games library, charged per person per hour. It also sells board games and trading cards and runs weekly Magic Commander, Pokémon and social board game nights.
Family run games shop and tournament venue in Chatteris stocking card games, RPGs, wargames and board games, open late on Friday evenings for gaming. It runs Pokémon League events and Magic prereleases.
The Sidney Street Waterstones hosts ticketed games nights with a games library and demos, plus a monthly collectible card game night in the cafe for Commander, Lorcana and Star Wars players.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
The Box Room Board Game Café, Cambridge. Commander
The Box Room Board Game Café, Cambridge. Draft
The venues with the most regular nights are The Box Room Board Game Café in Cambridge (2 nights). We list 15 venues in all across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire.
