Where to find trading card games in Kent and Medway: card shops and TCG nights for Pokémon TCG, One Piece, MTG, Lorcana and more.
We list 18 venues where you can play or buy trading card games across Kent and Medway, in 16 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 18 regular sessions, most often on Mondays and Wednesdays. Three of those are marked as beginner friendly. 15 have tables to play on site.
Venues with regular nights or tables to play on site, busiest first.
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.
Trading card game shop and play space in Manston near Ramsgate. Friday Night Magic and Pokémon League run every week, with free lunchtime play.
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.
Games shop in Gillingham with an events calendar including wargaming and tabletop afternoons and Pokémon TCG events.
Tabletop gaming centre in Folkestone run by online retailer Chaos Cards, with space to play and community events. Hosts a Pokémon League.
Hobby and gaming shop with a small café and three gaming tables for any system, selling miniatures from many ranges, board games, card games and RPG books. Tables can be booked for larger or longer sessions.
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.
Trading card shop on Grove Road in Strood. It sells entry slots for in-store Pokémon TCG prerelease events.
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.
Independent games store selling Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece, Lorcana, Warhammer and board games, with a gaming room. Runs an official Pokémon TCG League.
We haven't confirmed play space or regular nights at these yet, so ask in store.
Small shop on Leysdown Road in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey, listed as a Warhammer stockist.
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.
The venues with the most regular nights are Dice & Destiny in Canterbury (9 nights), Ravenspire Games in Manston (3 nights) and The Mug and Meeple in Gravesend (3 nights). We list 18 venues in all across Kent and Medway.
Mondays and Wednesdays have the most regular sessions. 18 sessions run every week. The Kent calendar shows what's on from today.
Yes. Three regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Planet JJs Geekery, The Mug and Meeple and Dice & Destiny. 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 £7, often with prizes or store credit included. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
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