TOTL Games

TOTL Games is a video game and trading card store at 736 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Portland, across the street from the Oregon Convention Center. It sells everything from Atari 2600 cartridges to Nintendo Switch 2 titles alongside Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game and Flesh and Blood. The store is the largest independently owned game store in Portland, and it suits players who like a shop with a card side and a game side under one roof.

What's on the shelves

On the card side, the store carries singles and sealed boxes for Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece Card Game, Flesh and Blood and Gundam. Staff are trained to spot fake cards, and each card is checked for legitimacy before the store takes it in trade.

The rest of the floor is video games, consoles and controllers across Nintendo, PlayStation, Xbox, Atari and Sega. Consoles and controllers are fully tested, and games over $20 are tested in actual gameplay. Warhammer, model kits, paints, figures and magazines fill out the rest. Not everything in the store is for sale online, and customers can contact the store to request specific items.

Weekly play

Events run most days. Alongside the card nights, the store hosts Super Smash Bros. casuals, Gundam locals and a Build and Paint Night, and when nothing is scheduled the gaming space is open for anyone to use. Beginners are encouraged to stop by and play.

The Flesh and Blood calendar also includes set pre-releases, such as the Usurp the Shadow Throne pre-release, and Skirmish season events.

Buying, selling and trading

The store is a full buy, sell and trade shop: cards for video games, video games for cards, or sealed model kits for both. Trades are accepted on TCG singles and sealed product in Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic, One Piece, Gundam, Pokémon and Flesh and Blood. On the video game side, the store takes games, consoles and accessories, sealed or unbuilt model kits, strategy guides and artbooks, and Nintendo Power magazines.

Same-day trades are handled from 12 PM to 6:30 PM, and sellers should call ahead because events or staffing can rule out a same-day trade. Same-day limits on the video game side are five or fewer games or accessories, or one console. Anything that cannot be done on the spot becomes a drop-off trade, which usually takes one to two weeks to process. Shelf space for trades is limited, so calling first matters here too. A government-issued photo ID is required for every trade, whether paid in cash or credit, and sellers under 18 need a parent or guardian.

Preorders and policies

Preorders run for both card and video game releases. The Star Trek Magic: The Gathering Play Booster Display releases on 11/13/2026, and the Flesh and Blood Usurp the Shadow Throne booster box is available for in-store pickup only. All preorders are final sale and non-refundable.

Repairs and console mods, including battery swaps, reshells, backlight screens and USB-C power mods, are paused while the store hires a new repair technician.

Hours and getting there

The store is open every day.

Large conventions or events at the Convention Center across the street can make the store too busy for same-day trades.

History

The store opened on Black Friday 2021 as a small corner shop just off Burnside, with the aim of a safe and welcoming space for everyone, especially queer and trans gamers. It has since moved into its current, much larger space, and it is now in its fifth year.

The local scene

Several other game and comic shops sit within a mile: Gambits Games & Animes and Floating World Comics are each about half a mile away, Top Of The Line Games and Game Rules about 0.6 miles, and World Comics about 0.7 miles.