Where to find trading card games in Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife: card shops and TCG nights for Pokémon TCG, One Piece, MTG, Lorcana and more.
We list 15 venues where you can play or buy trading card games across Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife, in 8 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 11 regular sessions, most often on Fridays and Tuesdays. Five of those are marked as beginner friendly. Ten have tables to play on site. Seven of the 15 are in Edinburgh itself, and we list them first below.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Tabletop gaming cafe on Lauriston Place, open since 2012, with a large board game library, cafe snacks and space to play. It runs weekly trading card game nights including Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering Commander and a Pokémon League.
Board game pub on Broughton Street with a games library, food and regular nights for Commander, D&D and painting. Opened in 2026.
Brewery taproom in Abbeyhill that hosts a weekly Thursday casual Commander night run by the Edinburgh Magic the Gathering meetup group.
Independent game shop at Lochrin Buildings focused on trading card games including Magic: The Gathering, Flesh and Blood, Pokémon TCG and Star Wars Unlimited. It has free gaming space with bookable tables, a board games library and wargames terrain, and runs events most nights.
Trading card game store and play space in Edinburgh's West End with drop-in weekly events for Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh, Flesh and Blood, Star Wars Unlimited and many more. Weekly event fees are mostly £7 to £8.50.
Tabletop gaming store and events space in Livingston with bookable tables. It runs game nights most days, including Friday Night Magic, Riftbound, Pokémon TCG, Star Wars: Unlimited, board games, painting and D&D.
Tabletop gaming venue and shop in Brightons with a large gaming hall for wargames, card games and board games, plus a themed RPG room and a retro gaming room. It runs weekly community nights, Friday Night Magic, leagues and tournaments.
Independent hobby and wargaming store in Dunfermline selling Warhammer, Mantic, Warlord Games and trading card games, with tables to book and free build and paint sessions on Fridays.
Dunfermline hobby store stocking Warhammer, Mantic and Warlord wargames plus Magic, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, One Piece and other TCGs, with tables you can book online. Free Build and Paint on Friday evenings.
Friendly local gaming shop in Bathgate that describes itself as Scotland's largest tabletop gaming space. It runs competitive card game and wargame play, hobby workshops and bring and buy markets.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Pop culture shop on South Bridge selling comics, graphic novels, manga, collectables and trading cards including Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece and Lorcana.
Long-running Edinburgh model, toy and hobby shop on Lothian Road, and a large independent Games Workshop stockist. Also sells Battletech, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon TCG cards, model kits, railways and radio control.
Family run independent toy shop on Linlithgow High Street selling toys, games, puzzles, Pokémon TCG and Lorcana cards and Warhammer.
Miniatures and games shop on West Main Street, Whitburn, stocking wargames and listed for Magic: The Gathering play.
Comic and games shop on Northgate in Peebles selling comics, graphic novels, manga, board games, trading card games, role playing games and Warhammer.
The venues with the most regular nights are Games Hub Edinburgh in Edinburgh (5 nights), Nerdvana in Livingston (3 nights) and Potions & Rations in Edinburgh (2 nights). We list 15 venues in all across Edinburgh, Lothians and Fife.
Fridays and Tuesdays have the most regular sessions. Eleven sessions run every week. The Edinburgh calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Five regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Bellfield Brewery Taproom, Potions & Rations and Nerdvana. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
One regular night is free to join. Where there's an entry fee it is usually between £1 and £4, often with prizes or store credit included. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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