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Divinus: Shadow of Yggdrasil
Overview Ancient Greece is being invaded by the pantheon of Nordic Gods who have left their destroyed world in search of new land to rule over. A ...
View full detailsDivinus Board Game
Overview Ancient Greece is being invaded by the pantheon of Nordic Gods who have left their destroyed world in search of new land to rule over. A ...
View full detailsNext Station - Paris
Become the best metro network planner Paris has ever seen. Use overhead crossings to link the capital’s iconic monuments, all while optimising shor...
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An incredible adventure game filled with puzzles, riddles, secrets, and surprises. A game uniquely designed to challenge only ONE person - and it s...
View full detailsBicycle Gold Standard Playing Cards
About the deck: The original. Since 1885, Bicycle playing cards have been a part of gaming around the world. They are known for their quality and l...
View full detailsPollen
Grow a lush garden of beautiful blooms in order to attract helpful pollinators to their favorite flowers. Lay tiles in the right spots so that th...
View full detailsBear Raid
In Bear Raid, you’ll put on your power suit, pajamas, or prison jumper and start buying and shorting stocks. Like every successful trader, your goa...
View full detailsHues and Cues
Hues and Cues is the award-winning vibrant game of colourful communication where players are challenged to make connections to colours with words. ...
View full detailsShenanigrams The Mega Mischievous Word Game
Players: 2-6 Age: 8+ Time: 15-30 Minutes SHENANIGRAMS is a mega-mischievous, tile-based word game that all ages will LOVE! EASY TO LEARN, IRRESISTI...
View full detailsWyrmspan: Upgrade Pack
The Wyrmspan Upgrade Pack includes screen printed wooden pieces to replace the cardboard resource tokens in the game as well as metal coins to rep...
View full detailsWyrmspan
You are an amateur dracologist in the world of Wyrmspan, a place where dragons of all shapes, sizes, and colors roam the skies. Excavate a hidden ...
View full detailsMascarade 2nd Edition
King, Witch, Thief… See what’s behind the masks! Join the Mascarade where appearances are often deceiving. Don the right Mask at the right time, us...
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A game you can teach in 5 minutes A fast game for 2 to 6 players An original and climactic reverse-scoring mechanism Create a tableau of 8 cards,...
View full detailsThe Mind Soulmates (UK Edition)
‘Allow yourself to be enlightened!’ Can you connect minds, souls (and cards) to win? One of you is the seer who views selected cards in advance to ...
View full detailsStar Trek Away Missions: Commander Scotty Away Team
As the U.S.S. Enterprise?s chief engineer, Scotty and his team work away behind the scenes keeping everything running, even in the middle of a ...
View full detailsStar Trek Away Missions: Captain Kirk Away Team
Kirk?s five-year mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has gone bef...
View full details6 Nimmt!
Not a Game for the Bullheaded! You start with 10 cards, ranked between 1 and 104. Each round, you must add a card to one of 4 active rows. If you p...
View full detailsBohnanza
Bohnanza is the first in the Bohnanza family of games and has been published in several different editions. As card games go, this one is quite rev...
View full detailsKingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising
Overview Kingdom Rush: Elemental Uprising is the standalone sequel to Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time. It is scenario-based and can be played as indivi...
View full detailsMiller Zoo
Miller Zoo is THE cooperative family game where you play as the team in charge of running one of Canada’s most interesting zoos!Your job is to work...
View full detailsQwirkle Travel
Qwirkle is MindWare’s must-have game and it is easy to see why! Simple to learn, yet strategic and exciting to play, Qwirkle is a favourite of all ...
View full detailsMycelia
Enter the wonderful world of Mycelia! Bring the magical dewdrops from your forest to the Shrine of Life. Assemble a team of wondrous creatures to h...
View full detailsKiri-Ai: The Duel Card Game
Two samurai face each other on the cliff's edge. Cloudy skies darken the night. The moon breaks as through as they strike. Kiri-ai: The Duel is an...
View full detailsThe Plot Thickens Card Game: Science Fiction Edition
In The Plot Thickens players tell an improvised story from a hand of 5 word cards, each representing a person, place or thing. The object of the g...
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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 3856 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.