Tabletop Wargamers

Tabletop Wargamers is a hobby and game shop at 13291 W McDowell Rd, Unit E-4, in Goodyear, Arizona. It leans toward miniatures wargaming and painting, with a trading card game selection alongside. It suits miniature gamers who want paints and kits within reach, card players who want a local source for the major games, and newcomers who want someone to walk them through a first game.

What's on the shelves

The tabletop side centers on Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar, with Marvel Crisis Protocol, Star Wars Legion and BattleTech also carried. Kits run from small character boxes to large army sets and big vehicle kits, and the shop takes preorders on oversized miniature boxes.

Paint and hobby supplies fill out that side of the store. More than 10 paint brands are stocked, including Citadel's contrast, layer, base, dry and shade ranges, Air paints, spray primers and varnish, plus metallic acrylic paints, basing tufts and texture materials. Metal dice and die cut decals are on the shelves as well.

On the card side, the store carries Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, One Piece Card Game and Disney Lorcana.

Learning the games

The store runs new-player sessions, and regulars and staff are willing to teach newcomers. That makes it an easier entry point for a first Warhammer army than learning from a rulebook alone.

Hours and getting there

Friday is the late night, running to midnight, which makes it the natural evening for playing a long game after work.

The shop is at 13291 W McDowell Rd in Goodyear, in Unit E-4.

The local scene

Several other game and comic stores are within a short drive. Gameroom Goodies in Avondale is about 1.2 miles away, and Game Smash, also in Avondale, is about 4 miles out. In Phoenix, Samurai Comics and Card Stooges are each about 3.8 miles away, and The Daily Scoope: Comics & Collectibles is about 4.9 miles away.