Affinity for Gaming - DeKalb, Illinois

Michael M.

Very nice store, good selection of miniatures, card games and board games, variety of other things game related. I had an excellent experience and highly recommend it . Purchased a Dice Tower but going back hopefully for more.

Julien A.

Affinity for Wasting Our Time

We drove an hour to Affinity for Gaming today for the Disney Lorcana Set Championship, only to find out it had been rescheduled. No email, no call, no smoke signal—nothing. Apparently, they don’t value their players’ time or think communication is important.

If you like guessing game schedules or wasting gas, this is the store for you. Otherwise, save yourself the headache and go somewhere that actually respects its community.

Upon E. S.

Bought an Imperial Knight Dominus box as I am just getting into the hobby. Didnt realize that almost all Warhammer products come wrapped in plastic and the box was compromised. Got into building the set 2/3 of the way only to find a piece was cut out A33 (a small piece for a mounted gun). Can’t finish the model without it, and was CLEARLY CUT with a knife by a hobbyist prior to my purchase.

I can only assume that one of the display models at the store required a replacement piece and my box was put back on the shelf like none the wiser. It’s sad because I just moved to the area and was looking forward to building a report with the local shop for my hobbyist needs.

I tried to then call for assistance, got nothing but a phone ringing off the hook with no answering machine or way of leaving return contact information. I then tried to call later at which the phone was clearly taken off the hook and disconnected after trying to get in touch with them. My wife even tried to call later that day as well, only to have the same issue.

We went to the store then to ask if the owner was around, to which one of the many lazy, begrudgingly “working” there employees said he wasn’t available or around.

At this point I would go to Games Workshop themselves for my non-shamming gaming needs. I’d rather wait longer for a shipment from another hobby store than deal with a store that possesses zero integrity. It’s places like this that give people getting into such hobbies a bad impression or scares them away.

Utterly unprofessional.

-Patrick Lamont

Andrew B.

A great selection of tabletop and card gaming. They have room inside to even get the games going. They also have a selection of plushies abd some other nick nacks. They did not sell any used video games, however.

Taylor C.

Never open, sign says “open when we want”. Definitely has lost a lot of possible business because every time we stopped by during business hours, they’ve been closed.

Noah

Sold cards here, brought in 5 including a fake. They discovered that one card was fake, but labeled all my other cards except one as heavily played when they definitely weren’t. Glad I only brought in a few and not the whole collection as I would have been ripped off pretty badly in my eyes.

Definitely not coming back here just because of that. This was my first time selling cards and upon looking up online at card damage tiers, my cards were in lightly played, not heavily played.

Squidlove

Excellent local game store with a large stock of Warhammer, MTG, and other nerdy goods. Offers in house 3D printing services to the community as well. The employees are always welcoming and inclusive. This store has always been my favorite!

dejsa A.

The owner Purn hired my friend to set up a 3d printing business out of the store and when she had it set up he then fired her so he wouldn't have to pay her for all the work she did. Do not buy 3d prints here.