Games Hub Edinburgh in Edinburgh, City of

Best store ever for models, warhammer, 40k, age of sigma etc

Good place to play wargames and boardgames. Plenty of space and access to appropriate terrain and boards

Great hobby space, good mix of stock and discounts on GW pricing :)

Amazing store and the staff are always friendly and helpful! 10/10 will shop here again!

My husband and I love board games and there were soooo many to choose from! For locals, they have a serious DND thing going on and Pokémon too. I was impressed

Fantastic selection of board games! Friendly environment, great food, very affordable and highly recommend!

Nice place with a lovely lady who runs everything. 🙂 (Never really interact with the owner as he mostly plays games upstairs) -edit The owner is also lovely 🙂

Ran by a chinese guy who employs an irishman and a Romanian. Why he can't employ Scottish people i dont know. This type of place gives nothing back. Try employing Scottish people. Otherwise you give nothing to this city

I was visiting Edinburgh and made the walk to the shop in hopes of trying out some board games. Within the shop, there was two people and I asked to go check out the games room... The basement room stank of dampness, the lack of music left the downstair area feeling eerie without people, and the lack of organisation of the board games made it hard to find what they have. The staff member I talked to did not seem super interested in the hobby, which probably isn't the best for a small store. Despite this, they had a quite reasonable selection of board games to rent and a good selection of Flames of war models to buy.

perfect place to relax and play some games

¡Aparecí aquí para matar un tiempo antes de un ungüento y también para tomar una bebida caliente en un día frío y lluvioso! Ambiente agradable y personal amable al que le gusta un chat que es muy refrescante en estos días. ¡También tengo que decir que fue el mejor moka que tuve en mucho tiempo! ¡Gracias chicos y buena suerte con su trabajo de renovación / extensión! Katie :)

Acabo de regresar de una estancia de 2 noches en el centro de Royal Mile Edimburgo y fue fantástico. Excelente ubicación también justo al lado de la Royal Mile y a pocos pasos de la estación de tren de Waverly sin estacionamiento. La zona de recepción y la cafetería eran perfectas con té y café gratis, asientos cómodos y personal muy amable. Los alimentos son un poco básicos, solo aperitivos, pero está al lado de una posada principal, así que la comida no es un problema un poco caro. Las salas de alta tecnología con pantalla táctil no tardaron en darse cuenta de cómo funcionaba todo. Un buen toque fue en la pantalla de televisión un saludo con mi nombre pura clase. Lugar de cama en encantador limpio fresco. No es necesario tener una bandeja de servicio, ya que es gratis en la planta baja, solo lleve un cajón a su habitación siempre que lo desee. La televisión también tiene un canal de películas. Nos encantó nuestro tiempo allí y no puedo alabar el lugar lo suficiente deffo darle una oportunidad por 2 noches de estancia máxima probablemente pequeña por más tiempo.

Visitamos Games Hub durante su estancia en Edimburgo durante el fin de semana. Después de un día de turismo, solo necesitábamos un lugar para sentarnos y relajarnos, ¡y este resultó ser un buen lugar! El café está arriba, y parecía servir una selección de bandejas, paninis, té y café. Teníamos papas fritas, té y café, y todos estaban bien. Los precios eran razonables. La parte de arriba es bastante pequeña, pero la comida se puede tomar abajo, que es donde están los juegos de mesa. La gente ha comentado que es un poco maloliente y lúgubre, y ciertamente no es el lugar más limpio que he visitado, pero no se sentía terriblemente sucio ni nada de eso. Hay una gran selección de juegos de mesa, y en 2. 50 por persona (quédese todo el tiempo que desee) es un valor excelente. Los juegos estaban principalmente en buenas condiciones, y los que jugamos estaban completos y limpios. No parecían estar organizados en los estantes, pero fue bastante fácil navegar y encontrar algo bueno para jugar. Hay WiFi gratuito que parecía razonablemente rápido (solo lo usamos para navegar, etc.) y no tuvimos problemas. Una desventaja es que el sótano donde están los juegos está bajando un tramo de escaleras, y no había señales de un ascensor (aunque no preguntamos, por lo que puede haber uno en la parte posterior o algo así). Esto significa que cualquier persona en silla de ruedas tendría que quedarse arriba, y los niños pequeños en carritos necesitarían ser transportados. Habiendo dicho eso, el personal fue servicial, y me imagino que estarían felices de traer juegos arriba para cualquiera que los necesite. Parecían tener muchas reuniones de juegos sucediendo todas las noches, incluidas las específicas para que las personas por su cuenta vengan y conozcan a otros jugadores "sin grupo". En general, nos gustó mucho este lugar. Si viviéramos en Edimburgo, imagino que visitaríamos a menudo, y si alguna vez volvemos a la ciudad, sin duda volveríamos a visitarla. Sentí que si tuviera unas horas libres me encantaría entrar y ordenar un poco y ordenar los juegos, y tal vez darle una mano de pintura, pero aparte de algunos de los cosméticos, este es un gran pequeña cafetería!

Cute little games café where you can buy and play games, a good sized games room in the basement with an amazing selection of games! I went on one of the game club nights from MeetUp :)

Fantastic place to meet fellow gamers if you're not a member of South East Scotland War games Club. Table hire is reasonable and the food, while limited is tasty. Nice staff and friendly atmosphere every time I go.

Centro de juegos Edimburgo Edimburgo Gran juego y comida  697716547 Como fanáticos de Tabletop Gaming, mi hermano y yo estábamos ansiosos por encontrar un lugar en Edimburgo para jugar mientras estábamos en el Festival Fringe. Después de una búsqueda rápida en Google, Games Hub surgió como un recurso, y estaba a solo 15 minutos a pie de la Royal Mile. El tipo detrás del mostrador fue acogedor y servicial, ¡nos hizo saber que estaban abiertos hasta las 10 p.m. y ofrecían 700 juegos en algún lugar de la región! ! ! Por solo 2. 50 cada uno, obtienes acceso a la gran biblioteca de juegos, que contiene todo, desde los clásicos hasta los lanzamientos recientes e incluso algunas de las ediciones más oscuras. Aprovechando la oportunidad de probar algunos de los alimentos que se ofrecen, probamos los postres caseros que eran deliciosos, ricos sin ser demasiado pesados. Definitivamente un lugar de juego recomendado, no se desanime por la tienda aparentemente pequeña, ¡literalmente tiene profundidades ocultas de área de juego y juegos! También se ofrece una gran selección de productos para comprar. Dirección de tres palabras para What 3 Words: ///cohete. apenas. manos

Abierto hasta las 10 pm, lo que es perfecto para hacer algo por la noche, así que hay muchos juegos de mesa para jugar, muy divertido. La entrada es 2. 50 por persona, entonces puedes jugar tantos juegos de mesa como desees. También puede obtener comida aquí si lo desea.

great friendly place. large selection of games to play downstairs.

Barato mais a biblioteca de jogos deixa muito a desejar. E quando fui estava completamente deserto, tanto em publico como em empregados.

I visited this place in order to use its computers. The staff was ok and seemed to have a big variety of games. I paid for two hours and I went downstairs to the playroom. The toilet smell was pretty annoying from the stairs.. The room was dirty, extremely dusty, the carpets were filthy and that smell.. I managed to sit there for just a couple of hours despite the fact that I had a lot of work to do more. Besides all that the internet connection was not the best one. I really can t understand how is possible to let a place so dirty and just don t care.. I definitely do not recommend it at all!

There's a good selection of games, including a tabletop room. Cafe-style drinks, paninis etc, which are fine.

Great having a venue like this on your door step. Friendly staff with a nice cafe and a small but decent selection of games in the shop. Downstairs is where the real magic happens with a mammoth amount of board games to choose from. Nice and friendly atmosphere!

This is an amazing place! The cafe & shop are Good, the coffee was great and baking tasted nice. We went on a Thursday night and stole a table downstairs from the local games group but they didn't kick up a fuss (sorry guys! And thank you!)

Gamers' paradise and good café too

My favorite nerd place in the city! And a great cafe too if you don't play. Very accepting of solo players and group less Gamers. Not just a store, a community!

Great fun place with loads of games and tasty drinks and food!!

A nice quiet area to play games, preferable for my Aspergers as I'm noise sensitive and other gaming cafes are very noisy. The food is okay and there's a range of drinks to pick from. It's strength is it's privacy for gaming but there is room for casual visits. Staff are friendly but mostly leave you to your own devices which I prefer. A nice place to visit. Only concern is the stairs leading down to the game rooms.

Great selection of games to play. I enjoy going here.

Walked in with two friends who were women, a member of staff made comments at them about how “all women” think. I chose not to purchase from them and mentioned how this could contribute to a hostile atmosphere, got no apology and the proprietor did not seem to understand what they had done wrong. On mentioning my concerns via Facebook, they suggested it was my fault by using the phrase “sorry you felt that way”, and did not apologise for having made my friends feel awkward. Another game’s story in Edinburgh were wonderful, welcoming, and treated my friends as equals instead of separate, and offered them hospitality. I hope that one day Games Hub’s attitude improves and they show half the welcoming attitude I received elsewhere. I would love to chat to them about roleplaying games someday.

This is a wonderland for boardgame lovers and geeks. You can play dozens of games just by paying a small entry fee. You can order food and drinks, which are quite cheap.

The cafe is adequate and the facilities do the job. It's not amazing but they do a good cup of earl grey and some nice home made cakes amongst other things. It is as you'd expect for a venue of this type, given the clientele.

So many board games! Loads of space downstairs. Keep learning and loving new board games each day :) Great food and drink. Good prices! Just consider your ergonomics if you're going to use the PCs here to game for a while.

I've been going to the games hub since it opened and it still surprises. Its well stocked library of games would take an epic amount of time to work your way through and is added to all the time. Classics to old school your only problem will be working out which game to play. PC's are available for online gaming. The staff are knowledgeable and more than willing to hand out advice and information to start your adventure. The food is good if limited in choice, however if the specials are on I would grab a hub Burger before they are gone. The staff are friendly and will chat about new and upcoming games all day. Grab lunch and a chat or stay all evening and play till late closing. Try the cakes!

Very friendly and helpful staff. Great venue for gaming with a surprisingly well stocked shop too. Also serves food and drink to keep you going.

The Game Hub has a very large collection of board games in its underground floor. The staff is nice and some small snacks are available as well.

It is with a heavy heart and after a lot of deliberation that I come to write this review. My friends and I have been frequenting the Games Hub since it first opened, some years ago. As one of the only large-scale gaming enterprises that offers extended opening hours, this has been convenient for fitting around our working schedules. Sadly, we have witnessed the Hub changing from a potentially invaluable addition to the Edinburgh gaming community into a poorly run, unkempt and unwelcoming venue that we will not be patronising again. The number of problems that are visible in the Hub now are legion, and would take too long to elucidate in full detail, but they may be summarised by the following observations: 1) The overall appearance and tidiness of the Hub is simply not to a professional standard. The decoration is tired, but one may forgive this of a venue with 7-day opening, and a large footfall. The upkeep of the surroundings and fixtures, however, is unacceptable. One room in the gaming area formerly housed a shop. The room is still full of clutter and detritus from its former use, with shelving units, other PoS accessories and associated rubbish/recycling left scattered around the place (including unsold stock that is housed in an open cupboard -- it is truly a wonder if this has not been affected through theft/loss). The main gaming room is little better, with former display cases and sales stands dotted haphazardly around the space. These are left to accumulate dust and do little to enhance the already Spartan feel of the venue. These areas are apparently only infrequently checked, since dust is visible, and there are often used plates and other customer refuse still visible throughout the gaming rooms. 2) Following from this, there is little done to improve air circulation throughout the building. While the ground level café has the benefit of the main entrance door, the basement gaming area lacks any discernible airflow. Firstly, this means that the temperature of the space is often uncomfortably warm in summer, cold in winter, but the air quality itself is also poor. This is a high volume gaming space, often with many people in close quarters -- lack of any kind of air conditioning sometimes leads to highly unpleasant experiences. 3) The quality of the games library stock is declining noticeably. This cannot be wholly blamed upon the staff/owner, since the patrons themselves must bear some responsibility, but the apparent lack of any staff activity in re-organising the game stock (or the purchase of new game stock to replace worn out copies) is disheartening. Many of the most popular games within this library have become either physically unpleasant to use, or are now missing numerous components. Given that the games library is one of the Hub's most important and attractive features, it is surprising that they should be left to decay at the whim of careless consumers. 4) The toilet facilities are, frankly, appalling. The male toilets are marked by a sliding door that is troublesome to close, meaning that one cannot use the available urinal, for fear of being seen from the main thoroughfare into the gaming space. The toilet cubicle in this space is beyond description. The toilet bowl is often left dirty and stained, empty toilet roll tubes are left to gather, even the available toilet brush cover is dotted with myriad questionable marks and stains. For a venue that sells food and drink, the standard of cleanliness in this area does little to inspire confidence in custom. I may not speak for the ladies' toilets, but my female friends similarly avoid using the facilities at the Hub, whenever possible. 5) I realise that in a market where profit margins are precariously small, running a business with few staff seems appealing, but the Hub is often chronically understaffed, in my opinion. With one member of staff on at certain points of the day (whenever we have been in the past 12 months, there has ever only been one member of staff on duty), it becomes impossible for the Hub to address many of the above concerns as they unfold. Indeed, either more staffing is required, or additional hours to see to the upkeep of the store. Added to this, I wonder how far the staff themselves feel pressurised or put upon, since I have not had a totally positive customer service experience in quite some time. Often staff are caught up in following up food orders from other customers, leaving new arrivals to wait for considerable time before being served. At other times, they can be brusque to the point of rudeness, almost seeming unaware that custom beyond the cadre of 'regulars' is required for the business to survive, let alone prosper. One does not need to have worked in retail or the service industry to observe that some staff training is necessary, if the current cohort cannot interact naturally with patrons. I do not write this review necessarily to complain, although I think that it has reached the stage where this is more than valid. I write it in the desperate hope that the Hub takes these points to heart and act upon them. As I say above, I have been a customer of the Hub since its opening. I was a fully paid up member for three years, not because I attended regularly, but because I wanted it to succeed. I used to bring friends to the Hub, in the hope that it would encourage them to frequent it themselves. No longer, however. I cannot bring new friends to this venue, since to do so would be embarrassing, and I will not purchase membership of a venue that I do not believe is utilising the money and good faith of its patrons responsibly. I appreciate that it takes a lot of dedication to own and operate any business venture. I fear, however, that until the Hub is operated more like a business and less like a hobby-horse or friends' social club, it will remain extremely unappealing to the wide variety of people now finding entertainment in a resurgent gaming market.

We needed a break from tourist stuff and most things close at 5 so it either pub, restaurant or walk. We were tired of that so we wanted to get some board game action over coffee and dessert. This place had an amazing selection of all types of games, modern to classics. Lots of room to play in the basement. Food was a fair price and the entry fee is worth it for the selection. We could of only asked for more time. 😀

The Edinburgh Games Hub is a cafe with rooms downstairs where people can meet with other people to play an assortment of board, card and dice games. They do not allow people to consume any of their own food and drink within the premises as they are a cafe, however they do sell a variety of hot and cold things to eat and drink upstairs. The Games Hub has a number of computers which can be used for gaming, printing, or anything else if time is purchased for their use, and they also provide Wi-Fi which people can use with their own devices. The staff are pleasant and friendly, with wait staff coming downstairs from time to time to ask if anybody would like to order food or drinks. The Games Hub has a website, with a clear to understand and properly updated schedule of events. They have events for blind gamers and their friends or helpers, and also frequent evenings for people to meet and play games if they have nobody who they can invite to play. Along with this there are plenty of specific game events like MTG tournaments and suchlike. They are open from 12pm-10pm on weekdays and 10am-10pm on weekends. For one price people can play for any or all of this time during a day. The Games Hub have many games of all sorts, so there is plenty of choice of games to suit any number of players, skill levels and ages. People can also bring their own games and use the Games Hub space for playing them, if they wish. The entry fee is £2.50 as standard, however I was only charged £1.50 for meeting up with my sight challenged gaming chums to play at the 'blind gamers' event. The staff say this is a special price, to try and encourage people to play with them. The staff person was visibly amazed when I turned up for the blind gamers event, and asked who out of them I knew. As it turns out, all of them - :-) lol. I gather that they also have a shop section where they sell games with discount prices on the RRP.