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Calimala
2-5 Players 70-120 Minutes14+ Players of Calimala are cloth merchants in medieval Florence, with a number of trusted employees that they assign to ...
View full detailsTimber Town
2 Players / 30 Minutes / Ages 10+ Welcome to Timber Town, beaver architects! Grab building tiles as they flow down the river and add them to your t...
View full detailsTinderblox Night
Tinderblox Night is a mini-tin dexterity game where players are taking it in turns in a campfire building competition. Be careful though, the bigge...
View full detailsSnowcrest
Deep in the remote mountains of a snowy land, holy ones seek to rediscover powerful knowledge that has been lost for centuries. Not only are the an...
View full detailsArkwright Board Game: Anniversary Edition
Arkwright Board Game will see players take on the roles of entrepreneurs in 18th century England, building and managing factories. In this new anni...
View full detailsWispwood
Welcome to Wispwood, a magical place populated by glowing wisps. On your turn, choose a wisp tile and a shape to place in your personal grid - your...
View full detailsAgent Avenue
Where two undercover spies, unaware of each other, notice espionage signs next door. Driven to discover the truth, they recruit locals—from the fri...
View full detailsTicket to Ride 2025 Refresh
Ticket to Ride's refresh offers some amazing new art, some updates to the components, and a few updates to the gameplay. It's still the great game ...
View full detailsHarmonies
Harmonies captivates with its innovative mechanics: 3D landscape creation, tile placement, and pattern development. Each decision impacts the ecosy...
View full details6 Nimmt! Baron Oxx
6 Nimmt! Baron Oxx features gameplay similar to 6 Nimmt!, with players trying to avoid taking cards to keep their score low. Each player has a hand...
View full detailsFinal Girl Board Game: Bad Times At Buddyland Starter Set
This feature Film introduces a new killer, iconic location, two Final Girls, and miniatures. The Core Box, paired with any Feature Film Box, provid...
View full detailsForestry Board Game
In Forestry Board Game, players step into the role of forest stewards committed to sustainable management. The game challenges them to bala...
View full detailsStar Trek: Murder On The Titan-A: A Murder Mystery Game
Star Trek: Murder on the Titan-A Murder Mystery Game is a murder mystery that plays out in three stages and utilizes plenty of written dossiers, wi...
View full detailsPanda Panda Card Game
Players collect and discard cards in an attempt to build a set in their hand. The deck consists of cards from A to G with varying number of copies....
View full detailsThe Mandalorian Faction Pack - Star Wars Deckbuilding Game
Expand your Star Wars: The Deckbuilding Game collection with the Mandalorian Faction Pack! This pack comes with everything you need to add the Mand...
View full detailsWingspan & Wyrmspan Stone Eggs
These 30 stone eggs are designed to appear like precious jade. In terms of size and function, they are identical to the original Wyrmspan and Wings...
View full detailsSanctuary Tile Game
In Sanctuary, you will plan and design a modern, scientifically-managed zoo for animals and visitors. A supply of 135 unique zoo tiles provides you...
View full detailsKontour
1 Concept, 15 Strokes, 30 seconds You try to get the other players guess a word by drawing a picture, but it’s not so easy: You only get 30 seconds...
View full detailsSlide
Arrange your grid to score as few points as possible! In Slide, you need to arrange the numbered cards, aiming to score as few points as possible. ...
View full detailsCanal Houses
Build the most beautiful Amsterdam canal houses! Canal Houses is a light hand drafting game for 2-4 players where you build an idyllic set of canal...
View full detailsPaper World
Travellers discover the most beautiful landscapes in a paper world! In Paper World, each player takes on the role of a traveller trying to recreate...
View full detailsPotion Express
Quick, quick, there's not a second to lose! The moon is barely shining when the Potion Express pilots are already taking flight to respond to the o...
View full detailsWizards Cup
Tonight starts the Wizards' Cup, a magical dueling tournament held once every century. As the king of a country, you will select the six best wizar...
View full detailsFloral
Let your flowers grow and flourish. But keep in mind that nature is always changing along with your garden. Try to fulfill the most tasks by skillf...
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Our store in the centre of Norwich has a large number of gaming tables that are completely free to play on, so when it comes to board games, it could not be more simple!
Our game shop has an extensive library in store which is free to borrow games from, so you can book a table or just pop in store with your friends and grab a game from our shelves. From Zombicide to Coup and Exploding Kittens - it is all here!
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from 4239 reviewsHas everything I’ve always wanted, the only store I think of first for warhammer as they have more than gamesworkshop even stock themselves when I’ve bought miniatures. Even when not in stock they order in for me. The best for prices for anywhere I’ve found, staff always helpful and friendly when I go in and been going for years for products, Pokémon products I used to go for when my son was young and still return for my families warhammer 40K needs. Brushes, paints, terrain decorations, dices, you name it they probably have it!
A lovely shop with plenty of choice , staff who really want to serve you (don’t always find this in some shops! ) All staff are on hand to share knowledge and opinions, Always seem to see the same young lady who has often offered her opinion on what she thinks would be a good purchase for us , we’ve purchased two games on her recommendation and have loved both !!
Excellent customer service , a real pleasure to shop here
The shop is very close to a car park, the staff are really friendly and knowledgeable, I'm always nervous going in to a new game shop as some can be very clicks and that is not the case here, if your in to your minatures or board games or D and D look no further, unfortunately I've moved to Suffolk so don't go in store as much as I'd like but if I'm ever in Norwich I'm definitely going here.
Excellent gaming space with friendly and knowledgeable staff! Whatever you enjoy - be it miniature games, card games like MTG or board games, Athena is a great place to enjoy it! Downstairs there’s also a great store with all your hobby needs at competitive prices.
Athena staff are so helpful and friendly. I cannot fault them. Nothing is too much trouble their knowledge and their willingness to share that knowledge is one of the things that draw me to return again and again Athena is level of stock is fantastic and their ability to order in whatever you want is incredibly helpful I would recommend Athena to everyone who is interested in board games, tabletop, gaming, and role-play games
The shop, the gaming, the events are all brilliant! However, what makes this place amazing? The staff, they all love varying hobbies, there is always someone who is knowledgeable and can help and nothing is ever too much! These guys and gals go above and beyond in a daily basis, I don’t know if I could ever praise them highly enough, well worth a visit, stop and play a game or two. B
Having never purchased anything from Athena before, I was a little sceptical. I was trying to order a book as a thank you to my son. He had missed the online order with Warhammer due to family problems, so couldn’t get this book, he was disappointed so I Googled the book and Athena popped up. I did wonder if it was too good to be true. A company selling a Warhammer book that had already sold out. I went through the purchase process which was really easy, although it is usually always easy to spend money! I did have a feeling that I would not end up getting this book. But to say this company keeps you informed is an understatement. From the moment I purchased a book from Athena I had correspondence. I was then kept up to date with the whole process. This for me was a delight when most companies just say thanks for your order and it’s on its way. I felt I had a more personalised experience. I would certainly buy from Athena again just for this experience. Thank you Athena for having this book in stock, you have made a university student very happy.
I am old so remember the days of the Games Room on Elm Hill being the only good game store in Norwich. Now there are many but Athena has it all with a great stock of games, brilliant friendly staff and plenty of table space to play with friends or join organised events. Very highly recommended whatever your needs.
We booked a table to play a few board games while my son attended the Yu-gi-oh Thursday tourney... Had a lovely evening, accompanied by lovely coffees and cakes. The staff are very friendly, and even took time to speed teach us a new game we had not played. Lovely evening, Thank to all the team at Athena Norwich.
My mother used Athena Games to get me the cool alternate cover "Tasha's Cauldron of Everything" D&D book for my birthday. It arrived extremely promptly, and she said the customer service was really excellent. She wasn't 100% sure she was buying the right thing, but found speaking to people extremely helpful. 5/5 excellent service & help. Plus I had a great time reading the book on my Birthday, it arriving on the day which was before I even thought it was available in England! 100% Awesome
A great staff. I was first apprehensive to message Athena Games on FB as I didn't really have a clue where to begin, I just knew I wanted to build a Nurgle Army. Mitch replied to my message extremely quickly and helped and advised me without ever trying to sell me anything. With this I instantly bought the items from them there and then as there was no 'oh, if you buy the Battletome you'll find the answer in there' it was all just a pleasant conversation. Also when I went to collect my items from the shop, Chris was nice enough to stop and chat to me about it for a bit. Overall an extremely pleasant experience to which I have gone bad a couple of times since. Thank you!
I have used Athena games a few times now for online orders and have been very impressed with them. Their prices and shipping costs are competitive and delivery is very quick, with you being kept well informed of when to expect your package. I would have no hesitation in recommending them. Excellent service all round.