Gamer's Library — Local services in Madison

This year, one of my New Years resolutions was to get back into playing a game I've always enjoyed in-person: Pokémon TCG. Not even half of the year in and I can safely say I've checked that off!

Not only did Gamer's Library provide an extremely welcoming environment, lovely staff, and great pricing when I first walked in, but they also fostered an incredible sense of community, as I was able to meet and play with people who enjoyed the Pokémon TCG as much as I do. They sincerely care about the Pokémon community and are actively making moves to promote the game, host their own Pokémon League, and hold events such as pre-releases. Their selection is great too, ranging from old collectible cards to the most playable cards in the meta. The store's location is optimal for anyone looking to meet downtown or for students at UW-Madison (as I was)! All I can say is that I wish I had known of the store sooner!

If you want to play Pokémon, MTG, or are just down to play some demo games, look no further than Gamer's Library. Could not recommend...

The first day I walked into Gamer’s Library was a Sunday night at 9:50pm. The place was bustling and lively with no signs of rest anytime soon. I had to take a double take at the store hours, since I thought it was closing in 10 minutes. It turns out, it was actually supposed to close four hours ago. That night, my friends and I stayed past 2am jovially chatting with the store owner, Andrew, who introduced us to the community that is Magic: The Gathering. We learned how to play, the history of the game, strategy, and even got a starter deck. Every night we’ve gone back has been better than the last, from meeting Bella, their friendly Great Dane, to winning the draft tournament in Friday Night Magic. We’ve had countless regulars come up to us and introduce themselves, looking for friendship and perhaps even a game (P.S. they’re really good). There are Magic events every day of the week, Sunday Dungeons & Dragons, and a home if you are...

Not the best place to go for pokemon cards, they have japanese booster boxes more than $30 over market prices, one of them even being $50 over market, said they use TCGplayer for cards prices but tried to give me $185 worth of cards for $260, took away 4-5 $1-2 cards and it drops to $240? I had 24 $1.50 cards and it came up at 62? Gotta be lying somewhere. Also selling at scalper prices but still have a limit of 1. Cards shown below are the ones that somehow came out to $62, i took out about 4 cards that were 1.50 so this was about $57 at the store. Edit: Changed from 1 star to 3 stars because I have been in the store when the owner was there and it was a completely different experience, I got my cards at the marked tcgplayer price so if your looking for singles maybe wait til the owner is in the store to get them at the correct pricing. 5 Stars when I was there...