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Crit Castle Games
15382 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80017, United States
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Br
Review №1

ONE OF THE BEST COMMANDER COMMUNITIES!! As a flight attendant I travel to different spots to play commander on layovers and if you’re new to town or visiting and looking for a place to play commander, LOOK NO FURTHER. The people here are great, funny, and SUPER welcoming. Thursdays are their commander days but the staff are welcome to play with you if need be. Also their prices are great. Bought a few things and played a draft. I cannot wait to layover in this area again so I can play with the amazing people here.

C.
Review №2

Great staff who really knows their products. Everyone is incredibly friendly, even to those who are incredibly awkward. This has been my shop of choice since moving to Colorado

As
Review №3

Great game store with lots of good people fantastic for magic goers and people who are into role-playing games mellow staff great communication lots of

Ka
Review №4

From all the lcs I have been to this is the one that is trying to give you the best price for trading and buy cards it isnt really over priced and the workers are very niceOverall a great experience

Gr
Review №5

Its extremely rare to see used or B1G1 offers in gaming stores, as well as an offer of active advice on the gameplay of board games (as the passionate store manager has supposedly tried most of the old games and is eager to jump on the new releases). They have plenty of gaming space and a private room available and an impressive storage of board games you can try out for free. Friendly staff and some interesting gaming events coming up!

Gr
Review №6

Great store. Clean. The owner is nice and fun to play with. They have a small selection of drinks and snacks. Also have a room for DnD or other games behind a door. 4 larger tables for miniature wargaming and other tables for MtG and boardgames.

Ar
Review №7

This place is cool. Thank you for being patient when i ask so many newbie questions.P.S. Please order some Digimon cards?

Mi
Review №8

Exactly what youre looking for in a traditional gaming hobby store

Da
Review №9

Ive been running Dungeons and Dragons at this store for the past year. Very welcoming and well managed!

Ma
Review №10

Amazingly knowledgeable staff. They sell board games, MTG cards, and memorabilia. They also sell used games and have a program to buy back old games.

Ch
Review №11

Good atmosphere, friendly staff nice used and new selection!

Al
Review №12

Gotta support my local game shop! Great guys, good selection, very knowledgeable

An
Review №13

I love this place. Ive been playing MTG here regularly since 2012 and Ive made some rad friends while gaming at Crit Castle. Its home ❤️ There are tables available for all varieties of games and you can buy snacks and drinks at the store while you hang out and play. Thank you, Crit Castle, for being such a wonderful part of our community! (If youre into Magic and interested in playing Commander, stop by Saturday nights! There is also a draft event (FNM) every Friday at 6:30)

Pe
Review №14

Cool place. Check it out

Ch
Review №15

I come to this place every week and I can always find a quick game of any game I play, also friendly staff always will to help with anything game related.

Tr
Review №16

The staff is amazing and super friendly!!! Everyone here was extremely nice and no one gave the lady and I a cold shoulder, will gladly be back! The cards arent pricey but the collection was not the best. They seem to be more about warhammer and tabletop games! If I werent looking for just magic it would have been ideal! The staff made this well worth visiting! Would have been a 4 star but the staff really made this a 5 star!

Ch
Review №17

They always have a great selection of games, miniatures, and paints. Their dice box for .50ea can be a great source of dice for new players and collectors alike. The staff is very friendly and helpful. An excellent FLGS

Re
Review №18

We came in for the first time and were so happy to have found this place! The employee who helped us was extremely helpful and helped us find exactly what we wanted. Its got great space for playing games and everything is clean and well organized. And huge kudos for having non gendered bathrooms! Between everything they have definitely won a customer.

De
Review №19

Awesome place!! Great and knowledgeable staff... Very competitive prices on board games.Tell Austin (the owner) that Denver sent you 😉.Best place in Aurora, CO for gaming... Period.

Ry
Review №20

Good selection of board games and they host gaming events on location which is great for meeting people with a similar hobby.You can rent board games and consign your old ones as well. I try to support this business before going to Amazon. Theyre good about ordering games they dont have in stock too.

Ta
Review №21

Good store, very welcoming, Ive been in quite a few game stores and youd be surprised how many of them are run by jerks, but this place is nice. Cool environment, and I will come again

Je
Review №22

Impressed to see 5 guys in a tabletop game w/masks on

Ch
Review №23

He’s very nice person the owner is really good to everybody Austin he makes people feel like they’re part of his family

Ch
Review №24

Cool place I was checking it out for the first time and the guys are really into the stuff they sell! They were doing a demo of a game and invited me to play. It was super fun spending an hour with employees playing and learning a new co-op board game (and winning) it made the place less intimidating and I picked up a new game. Prices were a tiny bit higher than what I could find online but I was happy to support a cool local game store like this.

To
Review №25

Great place for anything board games, miniatures and role playing. Employees know their stuff and will explain rules of you are stuck and there are demos quite often. Or if you want to you can just grab a board game from the the rental room and play with a group of friends.

C
Review №26

One of the main reasons i enjoy going to this store is that it is super female friendly. Out of all the stores Ive gone to i feel the most welcomed and comfortable here. I go between 2 and 3 days a week, tons to play, great dnd groups, and its actually how i found my current group of friends!

Jo
Review №27

So these guys were friendly and helpful. They had a good variety of games to choose from. I was specifically looking for DND models to paint to try GW new contrast paints. Unfortunately there selection was very limited on amount of models to choose from. The store was clean, plenty of space for different game formats with the ability to have private rooms. They also had a great discount selection area as well. Overall, I enjoyed stopping by and checking out the place.

Ne
Review №28

Stopped in by chance, to warm up, and wow what a store. Games and cards galore! Plus tons of tables setup to build models, play a game or hit up a few rounds of Magic!!! Guys were so friendly, just walk in, say hello! and feel comfortable.

Ku
Review №29

A place to game. Not a place to purchase games.The location is tailored for a good gaming experience, with public use tables, mats, and rentable rooms for now private experiences, the place frequently holds events and engages with the community.But if your shopping, its not so much of good experience. the selection is exceedingly limited and not intuitive, often havent expansions for games without the base game. If a game is not one of the popular big seller games, the staff has liked to no knowledge of the product.

Bo
Review №30

Decent selection and not a hard place to get to. The main thing I feel is isolation and shun to new comers or long returning gamers. If you dont know what you want exactly or dont have the budget, the only feeling present is all negative. Ive been presented with this attitude every time I have come to browse or potentially shop. Isolating new people will never look good for business.

Sc
Review №31

First time coming in and had a great experience. I needed some help on getting into miniatures and painting and got great help from Jason. Looking forward to coming back. Edit: finished product

Da
Review №32

Fun place fun people

St
Review №33

Great store. Friendly staff

Li
Review №34

Awesome place. They have plenty of space for playing, and will order things they dont have for you. Super friendly too 😎

Dj
Review №35

I honestly love coming here. Great staff. Fun community and has product spanning from Magic to loads of board games.

Ju
Review №36

Such a cool place with the friendliest staff. If you have any questions about any kind of board games or Warhammer Magic the Gathering Dungeons & Dragons all that good stuff. They are very knowledgeable and they will help you look for what you are into and really explain it. They also have plenty of play areas that you can use and they have demo days so if youre not sure about a game you can go in and check it out play a couple rounds with the people that work there and see if you really want to pay for it. I cannot recommend this place enough.

Ja
Review №37

Lots of gaming space.Super friendly staff, they greeted me at the door and helped me with every question.Good amount of games in stock as well as paints and miniatures.Place was clean as well as the bathrooms.Family friendly for sure.

Mi
Review №38

Some interesting finds and the consignment shop is reasonably interesting. Some good space to play

Fl
Review №39

On Google it says open till 8pm i went and it was closed by 5:30

Ta
Review №40

This place is a great place for board, miniature, and card games. If you are looking to learn..go here on Sundays for board games. Paint workshops are on every 4th Sunday. Great service!

Ch
Review №41

Its a good place to play but they have not kept up wt current games.

je
Review №42

Good staff small Magic the Gathering but a lot on board games great friendly staff

Al
Review №43

Great dnd session number 2. Thanks for hosting us Crit Castle.

Br
Review №44

Great atmosphere. Really cool workers. Lots of space to play. Great selection of merchandise.

Wi
Review №45

All the board games you could play. I was told its a small business, black owned and hay management!!! Support small business and fight hate!!!

Re
Review №46

Super friendly staff

La
Review №47

Ive only been here once but i love the place, going again when i can:)

Da
Review №48

A true local gem. Staff is friendly, and always full of good advice on games. They have a great selection of games. Tables available for card games, board games, and RPGs. Totally worth visiting.

Jo
Review №49

I worked and gamed here for a while nice place friendly and knowledgeable

Je
Review №50

Somedays this place is great and they have what Im looking for. Other days, its like they are bothered when you come in. For the most part, they are pretty great though.This place has closed. To bad, I loved their store.

Je
Review №51

Great selection, knowable staff, you could find any and all of your tabletop gaming needs here.

ma
Review №52

This Riddle School Game on riddleschoolgamecom summarizes my 7th grade, often playing stealth in school on riddleschoolgamecom

Ja
Review №53

So, Im a lady and the bf & I have outgrown games I can buy at Target. I was so intimidated by the black curtains and window marketing that I didnt even go in the first time I drove there. I thought it was just for Magic/D&D type people and that I would be intruding on something. Anyway......I was being silly. The staff was super nice, complemented my game selections, and everyone there looked like they were having SO MUCH FUN!! Thanks for being nice to me. Ill be back :)

Ka
Review №54

Great little place... its not as close to my house as Id like but i will be coming back.

an
Review №55

Austins the shiznet. Great place to just chill n play magic. Dont even have to buy anything can just come in sit down and play without being bugged to buy something

Ma
Review №56

Crit Castle is awesome. They are constantly holding events for gamers in the area to get together and when the new games come in, their recommendations have been on point. If you are a gamer, you should check it out!

Al
Review №57

Really cool shop with lots of tabletop games. I came in after finding it on Pokemon GO. Jason was very friendly and helpful.

Bo
Review №58

Great selection of tabletop games and a lot of room to play. Its a fun place to hang out.

Jo
Review №59

Great selection of games. Our group of friends always has a great time when we go there.

To
Review №60

Great place to meet other gamers and play a game. Owner is really helpfull and will order anything you need. Store is clean and organization.

Ga
Review №61

Decent selection of books and board games. Some MTG singles, and a few tables in the back for playing. Staff seemed a bit shy when I went in with my sons, and they didnt have the particular DnD book I was looking for, but Ill have to give the shop another shot soon.My hunt continues for somewhere to buy pre- painted DnD figurines. This place does have plenty of unpainted ones and the paint as well for anyone looking for the next project.

Gr
Review №62

Super cool local game store. I am sure I will be returning here frequently for many game needs.

Wo
Review №63

Great staff, with a very nice open space to play some games.

Na
Review №64

Good local FLGS that has a mix of all kinds of games, smallish selection, so if you know what you want have them order it for you. Good paint and hobby selection for miniatures. One if only two stores in Denver to participate in free rpg day.

Gr
Review №65

The staff here are friendly enough and often try to get you to participate in the weekly ongoings of the store. This is your typical neighborhood board game store and offers much more reasonable hours than some of the other stores that are close by. Their selection for board games is pretty decent and they always seem to have some of the newer games on-hand. I believe they offer board games for rent as well and have a large tabletop area in the back for you Warhammer or Warmachine fans. This location is much better than their last, currently next to the laundromat near the Chambers and Alameda intersection, offering plenty of parking as well as a few walkable restaurants choices nearby.

Ka
Review №66

Went on a Sunday to play games. No cover charge; free parking. Outside food & drink allowed (plus you can buy cold canned/ bottled sodas & gatorade). Lots of good sized neoprene covered tables. Large game library (or bring your own). Friendly to role players & board gamers.For sale - good variety of new games priced at what seems to be MSRP (going by memory). Also some used games & books (rpg manuals maybe - didnt look too closely).Very clean with great AC (summertime) & large clean bathrooms.MTG Friday Night Magic posters neatly covered one bathroom wall so I assume they host that on Fridays.Wheelchair accessible - saw a patron with a full size wheel chair navigating the store & bathrooms appeared wheelchair sized (dont recall if bathrooms had the handicap assist bars).Employees and patrons were all friendly while I was there.

Ce
Review №67

They may host games here, have tables for you to come in and play on; but the atmosphere is extremely tense. If youre not a continual customer, expect to get treated as an outsider. The guy behind the main counter, stayed there in his seat until I had to come up to get an answer to a question. Ill stick up my normal gaming place.

Pa
Review №68

Always welcomed with a smile. Staff is super knowledgeable.

An
Review №69

Great place to play games with friends.

Jo
Review №70

Great vibes. Chill place to hang out. Austin is great.

cy
Review №71

Super friendly and a nice selection of unique games

Ta
Review №72

Some of the nicest gamers here. Love it, even if it is really far away from my house.

Ta
Review №73

Friendly staff that are knowledgeable about many games, good selection of board games and table top games.

Se
Review №74

Everyone was helpful including workers and customers. They all had suggestions that actually was rather helpful instead of saying something to hear themselves speak.

Ni
Review №75

Helpful Staff! Comfortable and welcoming space!

Be
Review №76

The store was a mess like it hadnt been vacuumed or dusted in months. The guy behind the counter was nice but his attention (and everyone elses) was on the boxes of MTG: Dominaria.

Tr
Review №77

Amazing place, very kind staff. Honestly, a great place for all nerds to hang out.

Ia
Review №78

Very fun local game store that is a must visit for any gaming enthusiast.

Ad
Review №79

This is my favorite local game store. Good community of gamers and friends.

se
Review №80

Good two-player games and maybe a little bit of Magic the Gathering

Ma
Review №81

Fantastic spot with very knowledgeable staff.

Ro
Review №82

Friendly and helpful staff. Tons of games.

St
Review №83

Great people, great staff. One of the larger game rooms in town!

sa
Review №84

Awesome store with an incredible selection, great staff, wonderful prices

Ch
Review №85

Friendly, open space to play games and board games on weekends.

ro
Review №86

Got rid of a lot of things that inspired me to keep going

Ra
Review №87

Love this place the people are nice the games are fun and its chill

Je
Review №88

You are why are you at cuz the games here are the best

Mi
Review №89

Helpful people and tons of playspace.

Ka
Review №90

Store has a decent selection and formula p3 paint which I’ve been wanting to try. One employee was helpful, but the other employee was dismissive and on his phone the entire transaction, it was rather rude.

Po
Review №91

Gr8 games gr8 everything else 8 out of 8 m8

Ad
Review №92

Great group of people very accepting and friendly environment

Ju
Review №93

Great mtg community and friendly staff.

eu
Review №94

Fun place to meet and game

Wi
Review №95

Great game store great people

Ro
Review №96

Great place, check it out.

Da
Review №97

Friendly staff, kinda steep prices but not exhorbitant.

Al
Review №98

The pay to play system makes it an expensive place to game.

Se
Review №99

More people need to shop there

Jo
Review №100

RPGs, Boardgames, Cards (Pokemon/Magic), War Machine/Hordes, Game Tables and Rooms.

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  • Address:15382 E Alameda Pkwy, Aurora, CO 80017, United States
  • Site:http://critcastle.com/
  • Phone:+1 303-745-4140
Categories
  • Game store
  • Board game club
  • Hobby store
Working hours
  • Monday:12–8PM
  • Tuesday:12–6PM
  • Wednesday:12–8PM
  • Thursday:12–8PM
  • Friday:12–8PM
  • Saturday:12PM–12AM
  • Sunday:12PM–12AM
Service options
  • In-store pickup:Yes
  • In-store shopping:Yes
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible entrance:Yes
Planning
  • Quick visit:Yes
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