Waterloo Games

Waterloo Games is a local game store and community hub on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville, Virginia. It started as a store for historical wargamers and has grown into a broader hobby shop with trading card games, miniatures, board games, roleplaying games, and hobby supplies. It suits newcomers looking to start a game, regulars who want a place to play, and miniatures painters and army builders who need product on the shelf.

What's on the shelves

Miniatures are the store's foundation. The Warhammer 40K range from Games Workshop is deep, with Space Marines, Astra Militarum, Orks, Tyranids, Necrons, Aeldari, Adepta Sororitas, T'au Empire, Death Guard, World Eaters and other factions, plus starter sets, terrain sets and rules. Skirmish games include Halo: Flashpoint and the StarCraft Miniatures Game, covering Protoss, Terran and Zerg. The historical wargaming roots show in the Achtung Panzer line, which includes British, German and Soviet forces, datacards and starter sets.

On the card side, the store carries Star Wars: Unlimited along with Star Wars: Unlimited accessories. Other card game product on the shelves includes Final Fantasy, Fullmetal Alchemist, Sorcery: Contested Realms, and Magic: The Gathering sets such as Bloomburrow, Duskmourn: House of Horror, Foundations, Modern Horizons 3, Murders at Karlov Manor, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan, Edge of Eternities, Innistrad Remastered and Secrets of Strixhaven. Preconstructed decks, booster packs, collection boxes and Commander expansions are stocked, and singles are sold. Supplies include sleeves, deck boxes, inner sleeves, playmats, playmat tubes, dice trays, storage albums and portfolios.

Board games run from family and party titles to strategy and thematic games: Catan, Pandemic, Ticket to Ride, Carcassonne, Azul, Splendor, 7 Wonders, Exploding Kittens, Zombicide, Memoir '44 and Cosmic Encounter, plus Star Wars: Rebellion, Star Wars Imperial Assault and Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game. Hero Quest and role playing board games round out the range. Preorders are available.

Rewards program

Purchases earn coins in the Waterloo Rewards program, at 1% to 5% cash back depending on collector level. Levels rise from Basic to Gold through purchases and completed challenges. Each coin is worth one cent toward a later purchase, and redemptions apply to web checkouts only. Referring a friend earns a 10% off coupon for both people on the friend's first purchase.

Hours and getting there

The store is at 8075 Mechanicsville Turnpike in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and is open every day. Saturday opens earlier than the rest of the week.

History

Waterloo Games was founded by two historical wargamers, and the store's early identity came from historical miniatures and deep game knowledge. The store changed hands in August 2025. The current owners have focused on supporting organized play, widening the range across card games and miniatures, and improving the shopping experience.

The local scene

Waterloo Games sits in a cluster of hobby stores north of Richmond. Sports Card & Collectibles is about 2 miles away in Mechanicsville, and Third Eye Comics is about 3.1 miles away, also in Mechanicsville. In Henrico, Divine Magic and Novelties is about 5.1 miles away and Collector's Heaven about 5.4 miles. Velocity Comics is about 5.5 miles away in Richmond.