Fantasy Games

Fantasy Games is a hobby game store at 52025 Indiana 933 in South Bend, on the main north/south highway at the corner of Brick Road and State Route 933. It has served the Michiana gaming community since 1995 and carries role-playing games, miniatures, board games and collectible card games, with a spacious gaming area open seven days a week. It suits players who want a full weekly schedule across several card games, plus Warhammer players looking for matched-play nights.

What's on the shelves

The card side covers Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Digimon Card Game and Star Wars: Unlimited. The shelves also hold Union Arena, CookieRun Braverse, My Little Pony TCG and Riftbound: League of Legends TCG. Pokémon stock includes Elite Trainer Boxes and box sets and special collections, while the Magic selection runs to booster boxes, bundles and Commander product.

Supplies are a real strength: binders, card dividers, deck boxes, life counters, sleeves and storage from brands such as Ultra Pro, Dragon Shield, Ultimate Guard and Gamegenic. Playmats range from about $20 for Ultimate Guard and Ultra Pro designs to $54.99 and $69.99 for Dragon Shield mats. A buylist and a used games section round out the card and game offerings.

Warhammer is a major line, with Games Workshop product for Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Warcry, Necromunda, the Horus Heresy and The Old World, along with Blood Bowl, terrain and preorders for upcoming releases. Other tabletop miniatures lines include BattleTech, Star Wars Legion and Star Wars Shatterpoint.

Weekly play

The calendar is heavy, with something on most nights.

The full schedule goes further than the table: Magic Pauper, Gundam Card Game, CookieRun Braverse, Star Wars: Unlimited, Riftbound, Union Arena and both Warhammer systems all have their own nights.

Other nights

Magic Pauper runs Sundays at 5:30 PM for $5, and a CookieRun Braverse league starts at 5:45 PM the same day. Gundam Card Game nights fall on Sundays and Wednesdays, $5 with a cap of 32 players. Star Wars: Unlimited open play is free on Mondays at 7 PM, and players get a weekly promo pack for showing up. Riftbound Nexus Night is Tuesday for $5. Warhammer 40k matched play runs Mondays and Fridays at 7 PM, and Age of Sigmar matched play runs Tuesdays at 7 PM, all free. A Union Arena tournament runs Fridays at 7:15 PM, and sanctioned Magic Commander also runs on Saturdays at 7 PM.

Organized play and event details

The store runs a Pokémon League gym, and the Wednesday Gym Leader Challenge uses a single-type deck format with 60-card decks and six prize cards. Pokémon players receive a series promo pack for taking part, and the Sunday tournament hands out a series promo pack at the start of round 2.

Bandai events, including One Piece and Digimon, run through Bandai TCG+, and players must sign up there before the event starts. One Piece entry includes a booster pack and a promotional pack. Thursday Commander registration closes at 6:55 PM, with players seated at 7 PM; attendance is reported to Wizards of the Coast, and random prize packs go out in the first round based on turnout. Proxy cards are not allowed. The Friday Magic Standard tournament closes registration at 6:25 PM, and eight players play three rounds.

Store policies

The store runs a rewards program at the point of sale. Orders placed online and picked up in the store earn reward points at pickup, while shipped orders do not. Magic singles are not shipped: every order for singles is placed as an in-store pickup.

Hours and getting there

The store sits in the Eastern Time Zone and all event times are Eastern, which matters for visitors from the Chicago area or Northwest Indiana.

The highway outside goes by several names: Main and Michigan in downtown South Bend, Dixieway Highway in Roseland, and M51/11th Street in Niles, Michigan. From the Indiana Toll Road, take exit 77 and head north toward Niles; the store is about 2 miles on the left. Coming south from Niles, it is roughly halfway between the stoplights at Auten Road and Darden Road, on the right. From Cleveland Road, turn north on State Route 933 and the store is about a mile on the left.

The local scene

Henchmen Trading Co. in Niles is the closest other card store at 2.3 miles, followed by Sports Cards & Collectables in Granger at 3.4 miles. Irish Connection Sports Cards and Memorabilia and Buy Me Toys & Comics in Mishawaka and Bitgo Hobby in South Bend are each about 4 miles away. The Michiana Mondo Show, a card show 4.2 miles from the store, next starts on November 15, 2026.