Good Games

Good Games is a tabletop and trading card game store at 1145 W Webster Ave in Chicago, built around Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon and a steady calendar of organized events. It is the second US store in the Good Games group, which includes 31 stores in Australia and a first US store in Indianapolis. It suits players who want a place to sit down and play, whether that means a draft night, a casual Commander table or a prerelease.

What's on the shelves

Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon are the games the store carries. It sells premium retail products and runs play spaces for card games, board games, wargames, RPGs and puzzles, so a visit is as much about space to play as about buying product. The store also runs events for other card games, including Riftbound and Star Wars: Unlimited.

Events and organized play

The store hosts tournaments and events all year round, and the calendar leans on release-weekend and draft-night formats.

Prizing for the Reality Fracture draft is based on each player's record.

Hours and getting there

The store is at 1145 W Webster Ave in Chicago. It keeps extended hours at a central location, so evening events are easy to fit around a workday.

History

Good Games Chicago joined the group as its second US location, following the Indianapolis store and the group's 31 stores in Australia.

The local scene

Several other shops sit within about a mile and a quarter: Graham Crackers Comics (0.9 miles), Card & Party Giant and Times Past Collectibles (1 mile each), Next Dimension Games (1.1 miles) and Jackbox Games (1.2 miles). For a bigger floor, card shows are within reach. The Chicago Card Show is 14.2 miles away and starts November 8, and the Vernon Hills Card Expo is 25.7 miles away and starts November 15. Chaser's Cards & Collectibles Exchange Show (29.5 miles, November 8), Massive Card Show Spectacular (34.9 miles, November 14) and Pokemon and TCG at the station (40.5 miles, November 7) round out the nearby November dates.