Tournament City Games

Tournament City Games is a trading card game store in Frederick, Maryland, at 5500 Buckeystown Pike, Suite 804. It is built around competitive play and singles, with a stock that spans One Piece Card Game, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, Pokemon, Union Arena, Digimon and Star Wars Unlimited. It suits players who want a weekly tournament to aim at and collectors who want to sell a stack of cards across the counter.

What's on the shelves

The store carries product for eight games: Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic, Pokemon, One Piece, Lorcana, Union Arena, Digimon and Star Wars Unlimited. Alongside sealed product and singles, it sells accessories, including deck boxes and binders carrying the store's own TCG brand. A section for newly announced products covers what is coming soon. Not everything on the shelves is sold online, so the in-store stock runs wider than what the store sells over the internet.

Buying cards

The store is always buying cards. Bulk singles are bought at set rates:

Singles worth more than bulk are priced from verified listings on the largest online singles marketplace.

Pulled card lists

Customers who would rather not wait while singles are pulled can have a list ready ahead of time. The request is sent by text message to the store phone, with a name, a budget, preferred printings or versions of each card and an estimated arrival time. If no printing is specified, the store pulls the cheapest available version. The store asks customers to commit to the cards it pulls: anyone who fails to pick up a list loses the ability to request lists in the future.

Events and tournaments

Weekly tournaments run on a posted schedule, and a leaderboard awards monthly prizes. The store has also taken preregistration for a Yu-Gi-Oh 3v3 tournament, Magnificent Maestros, at $35. The store also runs events, signings and cosplay days for its community.

Hours and getting there

The store is open every day, with a shorter Sunday.

Customers can text or call the store with questions or list requests.

The local scene

Frederick has several other game and collectibles stores within a few miles. Black Sun Games is 2.5 miles away, Looking for Games, HobbyTown USA and Primetime Sports Collectibles are each about 2.8 miles away, and Key City Hobby is 3.4 miles away.