Maplewood Hobby

Maplewood Hobby is a hobby shop at 1970 Springfield Avenue in Maplewood, New Jersey, that leans toward Magic: The Gathering but covers a good deal more: miniature wargaming, role playing games, board games, model kits and paints. It has been in the Maplewood area for over 20 years and at this address for 10, and it suits players who want a real table to play on, not just a counter to buy from.

What's on the shelves

Magic: The Gathering is the store's specialty, and collectible card gaming sits alongside a broad hobby stock. Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and historical miniature wargaming all have a place, as do role playing games and board games. The rest is classic hobby-shop territory: model kits, model rockets, hobby paints in hundreds of colors, scratch building supplies, figurines, tools, airbrushes, Pinewood Derby supplies, and materials for school projects.

Weekly play

The store has multiple tables and a large selection of wargaming terrain, so play here is built around miniatures as much as cards. Friday is the big night, with Standard Constructed Friday Night Magic at 7 PM and a 40K night running the same evening.

Friday Night Magic players receive FNM cards as awards, and the 40K group is one of the longest continually running Friday night 40K groups in New Jersey, open to every experience level.

Hours and getting there

The store often stays open later on event nights, so it is worth calling ahead if you are arriving near closing.

Springfield Avenue is NJ-124, and the shop is reachable from I-78 (exit 49B coming from the west, exit 50B from the east) and from the Garden State Parkway at exit 143B. From the Manhattan area it is about 25 miles and roughly 36 minutes by car.

The local scene

Other stores sit close by in Maplewood: Game Tech is about 0.1 miles away, Twelve Comics 0.2 miles, and Magnus Comics 0.8 miles. For a bigger floor of cards, the Morris County Card Show is about 11.7 miles away, with upcoming dates on October 30, November 6, November 10, November 21 and November 27, 2026.