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Harvest
From the creators of Parks and Caper It's a must have for anyone that loves cozy games. Witty Worker Placement: Place your wheelbarrows to take a ...
View full detailsUltimatch
Cooperate to match cards and make your way up the pyramid as a team in this exciting, colourful, addictive game. Make clever matches by number or c...
View full detailsThe Fog Board Game: Escape From Paradise
The Fog is a competitive, challenging, and thrilling game with 45 to 75 minutes playing time for 1 to 4 players. It is about villagers of a lonely...
View full detailsNocturne Board Game: Kickstarter Edition
From the team that brought you Calico, Cascadia and Verdant comes Nocturne; a puzzly spatial bidding and set collection game of sly mystics set in ...
View full detailsWindmill Valley
It's the late 19th century, and more than 9000 windmills dot the landscape of the Netherlands, some of them purpose-built to dry the lowlands, cal...
View full detailsDoggerland
Once upon a time 15,000 years ago Around – 15,000, your clan lives on land now submerged by the sea, the Doggerland. Your goal will be to develop y...
View full detailsKronologic Paris 1920
Investigators, embark on an unprecedented voyage with Kronologic and play in an era of your choosing! Unravel a series of unexplained affairs at th...
View full detailsTerminus
You and your competitors' transit companies have been hired by the city to build new subway lines and commercial developments to improve the city'...
View full detailsSkyrise
The Mayor has enlisted some of humanity's greatest visionaries to help build Skyrise: a magnificent city in the sky, dedicated to art, science, an...
View full detailsPilo Pilo
Grab a pillow and be prepared to attack, defend, or fall asleep in this frantic game! Players all reveal a card at once, and aim to grab one of the...
View full detailsGnome Hollow
Welcome to Gnome Hollow When the last snows have melted away, and the earth is rich with spring energies, the veil between worlds is at its thinnes...
View full detailsInvasion: Free State Board Game
They might look alien to us, but they bleed. Believe me - I've seen it. I was sent here to tell you that all over the world people are arming thems...
View full detailsFlamme Rouge Board Game: BMX Edition
Flamme Rouge BMX is a nail-biting racing game. Players race on their BMX-bikes around the local backyard to be the first over the goal line, but i...
View full detailsSlay the Spire: The Board Game
Based on the hit video game, Slay the Spire: The Board Game is a co-operative deck-building adventure. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creat...
View full detailsThe Mandalorian: Adventures
When offered a lucrative job, a lone bounty hunter begins a journey that will put his skills to the test and redefine his world. The Mandalorian: A...
View full detailsLet's Hit Each Other With Fake Swords (Small Box)
A card game where you settle disputes with squishy Swords Whether you’re a fan of knights, pirates, ninjas, or just smacking your friends and famil...
View full detailsNunatak Temple Of Ice Board Game
In the three-dimensional construction game Nunatak: Temple of Ice, you build a step pyramid together in a mountain of ice but this game isn't co-o...
View full detailsThe Red Cathedral Dice Game
utumn is not the best time to climb up on a scaffold in Moscow, but it is still far better than doing so in the winter. Tsar Ivan wants to see resu...
View full detailsScrabble Original (Refresh)
Experience fun beyond words with the Scrabble board game, now featuring two games in one! Players can enjoy the classic Scrabble crossword game the...
View full detailsSplendor 2024 Refresh
Dominate the Silk Road to become the most prestigious merchant in the world! In Splendor, you lead a merchant guild. Using tokens representing gems...
View full detailsAgueda: City of Umbrellas
Every summer, the town of Agueda Portugal transforms into a beautiful arts festival with colorful umbrellas hanging above the streets and decorated...
View full detailsUNO The Amazing Spiderman
Fans of The Amazing Spider-Man will love playing this themed UNO card game. With a deck featuring graphics inspired by favorite characters and scen...
View full detailsThe Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Duel
Return to Quedlinburg in The Quacks of Quedlinburg: The Duel! Ply your wares against your rival doctor and draw the locals in with your potions. Wi...
View full detailsWingspan Board Game: Fan Art Pack
Over 300 Wingspan fans submitted illustrations of their favorite birds in the game for the Wingspan Fan Art Challenge. 255 illustrations in a vari...
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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 3845 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.