Little Shop of Magic

It began with games for Marines overseas

In 1990, John Coviello was a Marine deployed overseas, where game supplies were scarce, so he started ordering them for himself and the Marines around him. As he later told Nerdist, it was not a business yet; the point was getting games into the hands of the troops. In 1994 it became one in Las Vegas: a little shop that, quite literally, carried Magic cards. Coviello, now a retired Marine, still runs Little Shop of Magic, and the trade site ICv2 has called it the oldest and largest dedicated tabletop game shop in Nevada.

What fills the shelves

The store has moved and grown since then and now fills a suite on Arroyo Crossing Parkway in the southwest Valley. The stock runs deep:

• Board games, from classics to new releases and Kickstarter pre-orders
• Trading card games, starting with Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon
• Miniatures and wargames such as Warhammer and BattleTech, with paints, brushes and hobby supplies
• Role-playing games, including Dungeons & Dragons books, accessories and a big selection of dice

One recent reviewer describes half the staff combing the store for the last paint set the online inventory showed in stock.

Room to play, and games to borrow

For many regulars the draw is the play area, which seats more than 100 players and hosts the shop’s organized events; the online events calendar lists what is coming up. Then there is the rental library. For a few dollars you can take a demo copy of a board game home and try it with your own group, and if you decide to buy, the first day’s rental fee is credited toward a new copy. Rentals are picked up and returned at the store. Frequent shoppers can also join the XP loyalty rewards program.

Hours listed online: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Contact Little Shop of Magic

7265 Arroyo Crossing Pkwy., #115, Las Vegas, NV 89113
702-307-6127
customercare@shopofmagic.com
Online store

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