Pete's Nerd Emporium — Local services in Franklin

Friendly and knowledgeable staff. Pete offered to demo a game to us for free (and was genuinely excited to do so), and later didn't charge us for playing Splendor because we got there an hour before closing. He's obviously more concerned with people enjoying themselves than squeezing money out of pockets.

Some friends or regulars showed up and noticed the bowl of free skittles on the counter. They quickly discovered (Pete actually had no idea when he put them out, which only makes this better) that these were zombie skittles where a low % of them taste like bad garlic. The entire place derailed into everybody eating skittles until we had each experienced a bad one. We ended up leaving perhaps a half hour after the stated closing time. I've spent a decent bit in game stores and never experienced something like this before....

I have to say, my experience at Pete's was nothing short of amazing! Mainly, because the man Pete himself, is somebody who truly loves and knows his business!

He is a man of open character and often when you walk into similar stores the owners or managers are not quite as outgoing nor friendly, however, you get a very welcoming feel from Pete when you walk through the door!

What I was really astonished by was his knack of knowing what exactly kind of game you would enjoy by asking a few simple questions. He helped me discover a game called "Welcome to the dungeon" and honestly it is one of the best games I ever played and he knew this by learning unused to play magic the gathering! Not quite the same but, a...

For Pete, tabletop is a passion. His Nerd Emporium is the perfect place to catch his infectious love. The space is a bright, open, and family-friendly place to rent a new board game and learn how to play or even hear recommendations and advice from the region's unsurpassed master himself. From old classics like Monopoly to new wave staples like Ticket to Ride, Pete's will have a title perfect for you.

Also, his Magic: The Gathering community is warm and accepting.

A GREAT place to learn how to play anything involving cards,...