d20 games

D20 Games is a tabletop game store in Alameda, California, with a strong Magic: The Gathering program, a Pokémon stock, and a shelf of tabletop roleplaying games and board games. It has been in business since 2011, and it suits Magic players who want a regular draft night and a prerelease to attend, as well as roleplayers looking for a room to run a game.

What's on the shelves

The store sells games that don't need batteries: tabletop roleplaying games, trading card games and board games, all curated by the staff. Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon are the two card games carried, and both are sold sealed. Dungeons & Dragons books, accessories and dice fill out the roleplaying side, and there is also a range of miniatures, apparel, pins and stickers. Gift certificates are available, along with themed loot bags built around Pokémon, Magic and D&D.

Payment options are broad: American Express, Apple Pay, Diners Club, Discover, Google Pay, Mastercard, Shop Pay and Visa.

Magic events and organized play

Magic is the store's event focus. The current location is the biggest the store has had, and the extra room has gone into bigger Magic events, including Regional Championship Qualifiers.

Prerelease weekends are a fixture of the calendar. The Secrets of Strixhaven prerelease ran April 17 to 19, 2026, and The Hobbit prerelease weekend started August 7, with events running all weekend. The Reality Fracture prerelease is set for the weekend of September 25, 2026. Prerelease tickets can be bought in the store.

Between sets, the store runs The Hobbit drafts every week starting August 14 and continuing until the next set arrives. Past evening events have included a 7 PM Friday Night Magic draft, which cost $20 as a Halloween special in October 2023.

The space

The roleplaying side of the store has its own separate side rooms for Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games, so a campaign doesn't have to share a table with a draft pod. The store has become one of the Bay Area's go-to spots for tabletop roleplaying, card and board games, and it has built a firm place in its local community.

History

D20 reopened under new management in August 2011. The store has moved several times since and is now in its fourth location, in Alameda, which is the largest it has occupied. That move is what made room for the dedicated roleplaying rooms and the larger Magic event schedule.

Getting there

The store is in Alameda, California, at 1502 Park St.

The local scene

Several other game and card stores sit nearby. The Experience Share Video Games is about 0.3 miles away, and Alameda Sports Cards and Comics and Destine Fantasy Games are each about 0.9 miles away, all in Alameda. Endgame is in Oakland, about 2.3 miles away.