Where to find Magic: The Gathering in Kent and Medway: Friday Night Magic, Commander nights and the shops that stock Magic.
We list 13 venues where you can play or buy Magic across Kent and Medway, in 12 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 5 regular sessions, most often on Wednesdays and Fridays. One of those is marked as beginner friendly. Ten have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
Gamer café on Town Pier Square with a board game library, bookable tables and a weekly programme of card game clubs and Magic events. Clubs start at 5pm for children and 7pm for adults.
Board game cafe and shop in Hastings Old Town with a games library, food and drink. Weekly Magic, Riftbound and D&D sessions run alongside walk-in play.
Trading card and tabletop games shop with a play area for up to 16 players, home-baked cakes and a busy weekly events calendar. Booking is required for all events and gaming sessions; walk-ins are not accepted.
Trading card game shop and play space in Manston near Ramsgate. Friday Night Magic and Pokémon League run every week, with free lunchtime play.
Tabletop games shop and gaming café in Canterbury with trading card games, board games, RPGs and Games Workshop stock. Runs paid tournaments most days of the week, including Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Lorcana, Flesh and Blood and Riftbound.
Gaming shop on West Street, Sittingbourne, selling Pokémon TCG, Magic, Lorcana and Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Games Workshop miniatures, D&D and board games. Casual play tables can be booked and the shop runs TCG evenings, prereleases and tournaments.
Trading card shop on Railway Street in Chatham for Pokémon TCG, Lorcana, Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh. It sells tickets for in-store events such as Magic prereleases.
Games shop in Ashford selling board games, trading card games, RPGs and Warhammer. Says it offers a friendly space to meet and play new opponents and runs regular store events.
Long-running gaming store in Ramsgate selling Pokémon TCG, One Piece, Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic. It runs tournaments and events with bookable tables.
Games shop on Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, selling Warhammer, The Old World, Bolt Action, Pokémon TCG, Magic and board games. Its bookable gaming room, The Lair, is open 7 days a week for wargames, D&D and card games.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Branch of the TokyoToys anime and collectables chain in The Forum Shopping Centre, selling trading cards, anime figures and Warhammer. Stays open until 21:30 on weekdays for trading card games.
Collectibles and trading card shop at Westwood Business Park in Margate selling Pokémon TCG, Magic and board games.
Independent games store, now at the Whitfield Outlet near Dover, selling Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Lorcana, Gundam, Riftbound, Warhammer and board games, with an online shop. Listed as an official Pokémon TCG League venue.
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Planet JJs Geekery, Tonbridge. Commander
The Mug and Meeple, Gravesend. Wednesday Night Magic
The Mug and Meeple, Gravesend. Friday Night Magic
Board Game Cafe Hastings, Hastings. Casual locals
The venues with the most regular nights are The Mug and Meeple in Gravesend (2 nights), Board Game Cafe Hastings in Hastings (1 night) and Planet JJs Geekery in Tonbridge (1 night). We list 13 venues in all across Kent and Medway.
Wednesdays and Fridays have the most regular sessions. Five sessions run every week. The Kent calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. One regular night is marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Planet JJs Geekery. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
Where there's an entry fee it is usually between £4 and £6.50, often with prizes or store credit included. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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