Board Game Store and Gaming Salon
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COVID-19 Update
We’re OPEN for IN-STORE SHOPPING!!!
- Tuesdays………….. 11 am to 6 pm
- Wednesdays…….. 11 am to 6 pm
- Fridays…………….. 11 am to 6 pm
- Saturdays………. 11 am to 6 pm
Please observe these precautions when shopping in our store:
- Maximum of 2 customers shopping at a time.
- Please wear a mask. Required effective July 2020.
- Wash your hands when you enter. (Hand sanitizer provided.)
We’re happy to assist you and chat, but we’ll be keeping our distance to keep you and us safe.
We host gaming virtually Wednesdays and Saturdays. Please see our Gaming Stuff page for details on how to participate and our Events, Facebook page and/or Meetup for schedule.
ONLINE STORE OPEN 24/7
- Shop our Online Store 24/7
- Contactless Curb-Side Pickup Available!
- $2 Local Delivery Available! to Summerville, Goose Creek and Ladson ($35 minimum). Call us for other areas.
Virtual Gaming
Join us for Virtual Gaming:
- Wednesdays 5 to 8:30pm
- Saturdays from 1 to 7pm
- Virtual Game Night 1st Saturday of the Month 1pm to midnight.
See our Gaming Stuff page for details and our Upcoming Events page, Facebook Page and Meetup Group for schedule and reminders.
Call Us! We’re Here for You
Should you have any questions or want game recommendations or assistance with rules or game play, please give us a call. We’re happy to help.
- Phone/Text: (843) 695-1498
- Phone Hours: 11am to 7pm, 7 days a week
Please stay safe and healthy. We look forward to gaming with you again when the crisis has passed.
– Tim & Tina
Here Be Books & Games is your best local source for board games in the greater Charleston area. Located in Summerville, South Carolina, this customer-service-oriented retail board game shop and gaming salon is now in its 14th year in business!
Products
Services
- Demo Game Library – We’ll teach you how to play!
- Free In-Store Gaming
- Game Night the 1st Saturday of Every Month
- Mid-Week Gaming every Wednesday
- Sci Fi & Fantasy Book Club
- Local pickup of online purchases
- Special orders and pre-orders
Modern Board Games and Card Games
We stock a large variety of modern designer boardgames and card games for all ages, player types and number of players, and some used games, too. Categories include:
- Family & Casual Games
- 2-Player, Solo Play and Roll-and-Write Games
- Strategy Games and Thematic Games (superheroes, fantasy, Cthulhu, zombies and more)
- Card Games, including deck builders, but no TCGs or CCGs
- Party Games, Cooperative Games and Escape Room adventures
- Kids Games and Classic Games
- New, Used and Out-of-Print Roleplaying Games (RPGs)
- Card Sleeves, Dice (singles and sets), Dice Bags, and other gaming supplies and accessories
Our evergreens – games we always stock – include all 40 Asmodee Bestsellers, Catan plus its expansions and offshoots, Carcassonne and expansions, Ticket to Ride in all its versions, Pandemic and other cooperative games, and Munchkin along with its expansions and popular thematic base sets. You’ll also find titles you’re sure to recognize like: Monopoly, Clue, Scrabble and Risk.
Jigsaw Puzzles & Accessories
We’ve stocked an entire wall with jigsaw puzzles in the Dragon Room at Here Be Books & Games! Whether you prefer puzzles that feature scenic landscapes, animals, fantasy images, collages, flowers, whimsical or delightful things, we’ve got something for you. You can choose from a variety of piece-counts, shaped puzzles, mini puzzles and two-sided puzzles. If you’re looking for a challenge, check out the puzzles in our Wickedly Hard category.
As for publishers, we currently stock puzzles by Cobble Hill, Galison, Springbok and SunsOut. We plan to add puzzles by Ravensburger, Eurographics, White Mountain and other publishers soon.
Roleplaying Games, Dice & Accessories
We regularly stock the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set and basic D & D books at all times. When you’re in the store shopping for RPGs, take a peek in the drawers in the bottom of the Roleplaying Game bookcase, too. They contain lots of new and ancient treasures. You never know what you’ll find. Have a question? Ask Tim, he’s been an avid RPG collector for decades.
So whether you love Euro strategy games, thematic Ameritrash, social party games, old school D & D or something else, we’ve got you covered.
Demo Game Library
Looking for something new and fun to play? We’d be happy to recommend a game based on your preferred game types, themes, player ages, and number of players.
Our large demo game library of board games and card games allows you to try before you buy. We’ll even teach you how to play. Just ask us anytime.
Some of the games we’ve taught and demoed the most include:
- Azul, a puzzly tile placement game
- Ticket to Ride and all its myriad versions
- Star Realms, Jaipur and other excellent two-player games
- Lords of Waterdeep, an entry-level worker placement game dripping with theme
- Stone Age, an excellent worker placement strategy game, perfect for introducing you to the genre
- Pandemic and other cooperative games like Forbidden Island
- Concordia, a strategic Euro-style game
- Abyss, a thematic game with gorgeous artwork
- Clank! and Clank! in! Space!, two thematic push-your-luck deckbuilding board games
- Castles of Burgundy, Tina’s personal favorite strategic Euro game
- Carcassonne, a classic tile-laying game with numerous expansions
- Catan, the classic gateway Euro game
In-Store Gaming
Join us for Game Night, the first Saturday of every month from 1 pm until afternoon midnight.* Admission is $7.50. It’s a great deal: over ten hours of fun and entertainment for less than the cost of a movie ticket or a cup of joe!
We also host Learn to Play events* and Free Open Gaming* every Saturday, plus periodic Organized Play events and tournaments. See our Events page for a list of all upcoming events at Here Be Books & Games.
*Due to the pandemic we have temporarily suspended all in-store gaming. Please join us for virtual gaming on our Discord server every Wednesday and Saturday.
Looking for a game? Let us help.
If we don’t a have particular board game or card game you want in stock, we can usually find and special order it for you. Searches are free and there’s no obligation to buy. We usually require pre-payment on special orders and preorders.
Board Game Publishers
Our games and gaming accessories are by all the best game publishers, including:
For more details, visit our online store.