Area 51 Gaming and Collectibles opened on August 1st, 2008 by gaming industry guru Erin Giddings. As a previous game store manager in Dallas/Ft. Worth and the Score Entertainment Community Manager for nearly 5 years, Erin traveled all over the country speaking to retailers about what the ideal game store should be. When the opportunity arose he jumped at the chance to open his own game store and try to make it “The Perfect Game Store”. The store itself is over 5,000 square feet of space and offers gaming space for up to 24 dedicated miniature gaming tables AND over 120 collectible card game players to operate at the same time (without having to move displays or alter our play space like many other stores.) Our location has an occupancy rated at well over 200 people and at the current time have one of the largest dedicated gaming areas in 4 states.
At Area 51 we pride ourselves in breaking the mold of the conventional game store. Our employees are knowledgeable about both our gaming and comic products and NEVER work for a commission or towards sales goals. The store itself is clean and provides soda and snack machines for convenience. Over 80% of the store is dedicated to gaming of all kinds and built to optimize your gaming experience. Feel free to check out our FAQ page for more information about the store.
Visit the store and check out these fine products that we specialize in:
- Miniature Games
- Warmachine / Hordes
- Anima Tactics
- Malifaux
- Flames of War
Collectible Card Games
- Magic the Gathering (and YES we do buy them!)
- Cardfight Vanguard
- Role Playing Games
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Pathfinder
Board Games
- Steve Jackson
- Fantasy Flight Productions
- Z Man Games
- Days of Wonder
- Flying Frog Productions
Comic Books
- Marvel
- DC
- Dark Horse
- Image
- Zenescope
- Aspen Comics
Gaming Supplies
- Ultra Pro
- Reaper
- Privateer Press
- Gale Force Nine
… and many other products which we carry or can special order!