Where to find Magic: The Gathering in Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire: Friday Night Magic, Commander nights and the shops that stock Magic.
We list 8 venues where you can play or buy Magic across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire, in 7 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 6 regular sessions, most often on Fridays and Tuesdays. Two of those are marked as beginner friendly. Seven have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Dark Fire Cafe is a gaming cafe and games shop in the Gavel Centre, St Albans, with wargaming tables and a board game library of over 100 games. It runs weekly Magic: The Gathering, Warhammer 40,000 and board game sessions, plus Dungeons & Dragons and Pokémon TCG events.
A newly opened wargaming and collectables venue on The Marlowes in Hemel Hempstead. It runs a free weekly Friday Night Magic.
Tabletop gaming venue and shop in Stevenage town centre with an air-conditioned ground floor play area. It runs evening events including wargaming, Pokémon League, roleplaying and Friday Night Magic.
Comic and games shop in Hatfield town centre that hosts Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon League and Dungeons & Dragons events.
Board game cafe on Queen's Road, Watford, with a library of over 850 games, food and drink, and events almost every day including Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and Yu-Gi-Oh!.
Gaming cafe, events hub and pop culture shop at Park Place, Stevenage. It runs daily events for Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, D&D and other card games, plus monthly Pokémon League Challenges.
The Pit Gaming Shop is a hobby centre in Borehamwood stocking Games Workshop and Citadel paints, Kings of War, Flames of War, Bolt Action, board games, role playing games and card games. It offers table booking.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Impact League TCG is a trading card game shop in Leighton Buzzard selling Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Riftbound, Lorcana, Magic: The Gathering and other card games, plus Games Workshop and Dungeons & Dragons products.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Hemel Wargamers, Hemel Hempstead. casual and competitive Magic, drafts
Dark Fire Cafe, St Albans. Commander and demos
Dark Fire Cafe, St Albans. Commander
The venues with the most regular nights are Dark Fire Cafe in St Albans (4 nights), Hemel Wargamers in Hemel Hempstead (1 night) and Lost Ark Games in Stevenage (1 night). We list 8 venues in all across Hertfordshire, Luton and Bedfordshire.
Fridays and Tuesdays have the most regular sessions. Six sessions run every week. The Hertfordshire calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Two regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Hemel Wargamers and Dark Fire Cafe. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
One regular night is free to join. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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