Game-O-Storus

Game-O-Storus is a trading card and tabletop game store in a Largo, Florida, strip, open every day until late evening. It carries singles and sealed product for nine card games, runs a ticketed event calendar, and keeps some of the longest hours in the area, which suits players who can only get to a shop after work.

What's on the shelves

The store stocks Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Flesh and Blood, Digimon Card Game, Star Wars: Unlimited and Dragon Ball Super Card Game. Most of those have their own singles section, and Magic, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece also come in sealed product. Other card games on the shelves include CookieRun and Gundam Card Game.

Beyond cards, the store sells Warhammer models, Citadel paints and paint tools, and a board game section sorted by type: two-player, cooperative, deck building, family, party, miniatures, RPG, strategy and others. Accessories cover binders and portfolios, card sleeves, deck boxes, dice, playmats, and storage and cases. A buylist is part of the operation, so collections and singles can be sold to the store.

Organized play and events

Events are sold as tickets in advance. The calendar covers Magic: The Gathering drafts and Commander nights, Pokémon tournaments and Star Wars: Unlimited events, along with prereleases, qualifiers and constructed formats.

Current listings:

The qualifier is the pricier of the two, at $35 against $15.

Store policies

Trading cards cannot be returned or exchanged. Other items can be returned or exchanged within 30 days if they are new and unused and come with proof of purchase, and returns must be requested before anything is sent back.

Preorders take a 10% deposit at checkout, with the balance charged at a later date. A partially paid preorder that has not yet been fulfilled can be canceled, but the deposit is nonrefundable. Once an order has been fulfilled or picked up, it cannot be canceled.

The store accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, Apple Pay and Google Pay, among other methods.

Hours and getting there

The store is at 7500 Ulmerton Rd, Suite 12, Largo, FL 33771.

The local scene

Game On Movies & Games shares the immediate area, and M & M Video Games in Largo is about 0.2 miles away. For sports cards, Pinellas Sports Cards & Memorabilia is 1.7 miles off and KK Sportscards 2.4 miles, both in Largo. Kitchen Table Games in Pinellas Park is 2.5 miles away.

Card shows are a drive. The Tampa Bay Sports Card Show is 22.7 miles away and next starts November 1. The Rare Bear E Collectables Sports Card Show, 23.7 miles out, follows on November 21. The Midweek TCG Card Show, about 50 miles away, starts November 4.