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Mission: Fun & Games
Category: Shopping Hobby Shops Hobby Shops [Edit]
36 McKenney AvenueUnit 86
St Albert, AB T8N 2T7
(780) 459-1055
- Hours:
Mon-Wed 10 am - 6 pm
Thu 10 am - 7:30 pm
Fri 10 am - 9 pm
Sat 10:30 am - 6:30 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Mission: Fun & Games
4 reviews in English
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Review from Rachel F.
7/25/2011
One of my goals in life is to become "That Crazy Game Lady". I love board games. Whether they are fun, community games (Pictionary, Bladerdash, Apples to Apples, or Cranium) or strategy games (Settler of Catan, Dominion, Powergrid, and Agricola), I love them all. And I want my home to be the place where folks can come to play games. Stacked floor to ceiling with games, Mission: Fun & Games is just the store to help me achieve my goal.
The staff at Mission is very knowledgeable. They have played these games and they can help you find a game that is right for you. Tell them a few games you like, and they can make recommendations. They can discern your skill level for strategy games and refer accordingly. They know which games play best for two people and which work well for large groups.
If you don't see a particular game you are looking for, ask them. Chances are they may have it in back. They run the website http://www.boardgames.ca, so their inventory extends beyond what you see in their store. If they don't have it, chances are, they can get it for you.
They also have game nights on Friday nights so you can try out games before you buy them. I've not been to one yet, but it's nice that they have that option.
St. Albert is a bit out-of-the-way. But a trip to Mission: Fun & Games is always worth it. Recently, my Beloved gave me a gift certificate for a trip to St. Albert to pick out the game of my choice for my birthday. Between a partner who knows me and Mission: Fun & Games, I am well on my way to becoming "That Crazy Game Lady". -
Review from Scott C B.
Edmonton, AB
5/28/2011
There is no better place in the Edmonton area to get board games.
Located just up the Anthony Henday (Ray Gibbons Drive) in St. Albert, Mission: Fun & Games is a family run store that's been around for years and specializes in... well, fun. And games.
If you're looking for an obscure (or brand new) card, board, role-playing or miniatures game, you can bet that Mission will either have it on hand, or be able to get it in for you with minimum fuss. And if St. Albert is a little out of the way for you, they also run online store http://boardgames.ca - and they'll ship to Edmonton addresses.
Mission also stocks a huge number of puzzles, bridge supplies, Foosball tables - and carries toboggans in the winter! They also have plenty of specials on throughout the year, and offer up game space for people looking for a place to play.
The store also stays open late on Fridays for an open gaming night - drop ins are welcome. -
Review from Jack G.
Edmonton, AB
5/14/2010 3 photos
This store is well out of my way but I had the chance to check it out once. Now I enjoy a board game like most every now and then, like most people do and don't really need a store like this one. However, board games is what this store does and it does it well.
When you walk into the store they literally have shelves packed with board games and I mean packed. They are pretty much stacked wall to wall. They have pretty much every type of board game you can imagine, from old to new to everything in between, they have something for everyone.
The store used to be a video and game rental store when it started out many years ago but soon changed to board games and business must be good because they have been around since the 90's.
I have never seen anything quite like it. -
Review from Kerri W.
Banff, AB
10/27/2008 1 photo
Board games are alive and well in St. Albert! I wasn't entirely certain what I was getting into when I approached this store. Maybe I assumed it was yet another video game store - no complaints if it was, but never assume! The store was literally packed floor to ceiling with board games! They had racks of accessories for games - game pieces, army men. They carry Webkinz which are apparently huge in the world of preteens. The games are apparently arranged alphabetically beginning in the back corner of the store. That's how it appeared anyway. I didn't see many familiar games like Candyland or Monopoly. They did have a Simpsons game. It looked like most of them were hardcore strategy games like Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons. But there were far too many for me to really check them all out.
Interesting things I noticed pegged onto a pillar were replacement parts for foosball tables. I'd never seen them anywhere else. They had men and balls. (Think clean, people!) They also seemed to have a great deal of cards, poker chips and die in the display case and behind the counter.
Specialties
Mission: Fun & Games carries the largest selection of board games in Canada. We also specialize in miniatures, collectible card games, roleplaying games, bridge supplies, puzzles and more. To top it off, we host a variety of gaming events, and offer the space and time for local board gamers to congregate to play!
History
Established in 1990
The Mom and Pop and Two Tot Shop
John and Tracey Engel, along with a couple friends, originally started Mission: Fun & Games as a video game and movie store. In 1993, when "Magic: The Gathering" was released, they took a leap and began their rapid transition into a board game store.
Tracy is the avid role player in the family, while John is the nutcase board gamer. They both enjoy playing trading card games and classic games. John enjoys miniatures games, and occasionally role plays; Tracy, vice versa. Their daughters, Sharlene and Christa, who grew up in the store, are influenced by both their parents, and so are both avid boardgamers and love to role play like their mother.
Meet the Business Owner: John E.
Tall, stark, and geeksome, John has a personal collection of too many board games and card games. So large, in fact, that he keeps some of his games above the ceiling!
His favorite game? If he could have any number of players, for any length of time, of any age group, for any game, he would say 3 -5 players for "Cosmic Encounter" for 3 - 5 hours. Okay, 8 hours.
