The Island Games

Good store has a fair amount of products to chose from. Good gaming space. Over all good store

Game nights on Tuesdays for strategy boardgamers. The staff are outgoing and friendly, often going out of the way to connect you with new games. There is a selection in the backroom from which you can borrow demo copies of games and try: e.g., Seasons, Elysium, Splendor, Five Tribes. I will keep adding to this list as I can. Yay. The bathroom is an enormous vortex into game posters and fantasy artwork — there is even a guest book.

If you’re looking for a place to play magic, yu-​gi-​oh, or any new card game come here! Island games has a game event almost every night including Thursday night yu-​gi-​oh and Friday night magic draft.
This place is a very open store compared to other game shops I’ve been to. When you walk in on the right you will see the cashier, dice, and the glass case with cards from various games, in the middle you will see tables feature new and games on sale, and on the left there are shelves filled with warhammer products and a variety of board and card games to purchase. In the very large and spacious back section of the shop there are tables to play games.
The back walls are painted with characters from various games including warhammer and magic (very well done, some still in progress). Beyond that is the restroom, a very well decorated restroom with a «guest list» book, all with very funny comments from different customers.
Everyone is pretty friendly and enthusiastic about gaming which gives the store a fun and relaxed vibe.

Had a bit of a bad experience there today. I signed up for the 1÷17÷15 Fate Reforged pre-​release. A day or so before the release I was sick and called the store to explain that I would not be able to make it due to my illness and what options I had to either get a refund or the pre-​release kit. The guy on the phone (can’t remember the name) told me I could just come in at a later date and get the kit or do the refund. I chose to get the kit, while still talking to the same guy he asked if it would be ok if I just gave my kit to someone else instead who could actually be there instead of me taking it. I said sure why not, that sounds fair. Instead I would just get regular packs. Fast forward to 3÷11÷15 I go in to pick up my packs because I am feeling well. The guy in the store (not who i talked to on the phone) called the guy who i talked to on the phone to confirm my story that I indeed was to pick up packs because i already paid my 25 dollars. While on the phone I guess the guy told him to tell me that I need to be better about coming in sooner because its been 3 months already (only had been less than 2 and I was never given a time frame to pick them up) and that I cant just let them sit for that long.
I didn’t understand the problem because I already called ahead and explained my situation and they already had my 25 dollars. So why am I being scolded? I just would like what i paid for which ended up being 6 packs (still lost a dollar because it is 24 dollars for 6 packs). So i explained to the guy at the store i have been battling cancer for a year and a half and had chemotherapy done slightly before the pre-​release that wasnt scheduled due to my cancer growing. Anyone who has been through chemo or knows someone knows that you feel terrible for a few days or weeks afterwards. I didn’t think i would have to get that far in depth in to my personal history but apparently I did before he apologized. Due to this disrespect to me after I had given up my pre-​release kit after they asked me to and accepting 6 packs and losing money I will just end up driving to Fairfax Comics and Gaming due to how nice they have been to me in the past.

THE GOOD:: It’s always good to have another gaming shop in the area. In the Chantilly area, Game Parlor had really been the only option. This place is good size, has tables and seems to have a good amount of product.
THE BAD: Maybe a bad first impression, but went there with my 7 yr old daughter to look around, and the F-​bomb was dropped quite a few times but a number of patrons. There were quite a few college/​high school kids in there, but still I never have really encountered the F word thrown about in Game Parlor or Victory Comics, the two other places I go to every now and then. I would hope that mgmt. would put up a sign, or be aware of when kids are in the shop and tell players to cool it with bad language. I dont expect high school /​college kids to be that savvy, but mgmt should be. That doesn’t seem to much to ask, if they want to appeal to parents with their kids.

The couple of times I’ve visited Island Games I’ve always had a very nice experience. The folks who work there are always very pleasant, informed and overall very helpful. They carry a nice variety of games, everything from card games to miniatures.
The store itself also has a nice amount of playing space. I haven’t personally sat down and played there yet but I’d like to very soon. Their prices are on par with other retailers but their big selling point in my opinion is their variety and location.
I hope that IG will be around for a very, very long time!

New game store for Magic, Yu-​Gi_​Oh and strategic type board/​card games, etc. Got a chance to learn some new games like Coup and Ticket to Ride. The guys are good at explaining new games. I like that it’s been a mixed age crowd during my visits. Easy place to bring the kids and play games. It was packed the night they had a Yu-​Gi-​Oh draft competition.

This place didn’t show up when I searched for board games, but now that I’ve used those words, hopefully it will. I found out about the shop through a flyer at Starland’s Gamer Exchange, and I was happy to find another game store in the Centreville/​Chantilly area. There are plenty of tables set up for play, and the staff seems knowledgeable and eager to help. The selection of board games is small compared to Victory Comics or the Compleat Strategist, but the selection is much more current than the Game Parlor. Highly recommended, and I look forward to supporting them in the future.

The Island Games is so far one of the Best Hobby/​Game Shops I’ve been to in a while in the DMV Area!!, The Owners are friendly and their knowledge of teaching the Games to others is Awesome! Great Customer Service at a 110%!!