Hobby Shops in Riverside, CA

“They have a wonderful selection of recovery related items and are more than willing to help, answer questions, and ensure a positive customer experience. I'll be returning to this store as often as I can.”

“We have been going to this lovely shop on Magnolia Ave. in Riverside for many years. We buy birdseed mainly, but the shop features a wide variety of items, including various types of feeders, bird baths, jewelry, yard art, a great selection of field guides, nature books, optics, nature cams, and books/activities for children. They also carry the Audubon plushy birds that sing and I’m not gonna lie, I absolutely love these things and so do my grandkids. Pro tip - young boys seem to be drawn to the red-winged blackbirds.

We just bought a Brome feeder to prevent a squirrel from chowing down on all our seed and worms. These are the best feeders I know of. They have several ports with perches but when a squirrel jumps on it the inner tube releases downwards closing the ports so the squirrel is stymied. We’re too old to get up on ladders so a taller pole wasn’t really an option.

The staff are fantastic. Theresa is very knowledgeable on bird ID and all things birding as well as local events of interest to birders. Her enthusiasm for birding is inspiring. Kelly also helped us with kindness and patience. Highly recommend this wonderful local store!”

“Andre did a great job welcoming us into the store and showing us around and answering our questions. I enjoyed browsing the wide variety they had in their collection of figures, comics, cards and action figures.”

“Pre-holiday SALE means great discounts, and although the store was undergoing an internal audit, that meant a lot of shelves were empty... they still have a large selection for everything you can think of. (Maybe not in the exact color you need but at least something satisfying)”

“They are an amazing staff and store, they have a great selections of card games, miniature games, RPGs and everything else you’ll need to play them. If you have any questions there’s always regulars and staff that can teach you play and most are always friendly and happy to help.”

“Jimmy was very helpful, polite, and efficient. He was very busy multi-tasking but kept calm and professional while assisting several customers. He was the only cashier up front and was being stretched very thin. Give this guy a raise!”

“Decent prices and reasonable staff.

Not quite as welcoming as some other game stores in the area, but they’ve always been reasonable and polite to me so I have nothing to complain about.

I haven’t played much there, but it’s clear their play space is great for miniatures, but seems only fine for anything else - not bad, but nothing special on that front.

For better or worse, they usually follow TCG player prices closely. This means if you didn’t pre-order and it’s a popular set, they’ll up the price to market value - however high that is - sometimes well above any nearby stores. But on the flip side, if they have product that’s less popular they’ll generally discount it below other local stores to match TCG player prices. If you know what you’re willing to pay for something this works out fine, and I can’t blame them for trying to make money in the fine margins a game store operates, but it’s worth knowing what you’re getting going in.

They do offer more than some of the closest other stores for trade it, but have a bit less selection to spend that trade in credit on. Again, a trade off, but one I’ve been very happy with on many occasions.

I can’t say this is my favorite game store, or the best experience ever, but I also can’t get behind the 1 star reviews they have. If they have what you want (and they have a reasonable mix of collectible games and more casual/ strategy card and board games) you’ll be able to find it for a fair price - and I think that deserves 4 stars. If you like miniatures, their extensive terrain in their gaming area probably push them up to 5 stars and best in the area, but if you’re into cards there are other local stores that run better events or have larger variety of available singles and that might push them down to 3 or 3.5 stars.

Overall, I think they’re a just fine store, and while I do most of my playing and shopping at other game stores in the area I still sometimes come here to buy or trade in and I’ve always been content with what they have to offer.”

“New owner has put put a lot of work into cleaning the store and the store reputation. Old owner wasn't a bad guy, just got old and complacent. Kerry is honest and professional. Remember, it is a business and they've got to make a living.”

“The employees were extremely helpful. I was able to sign up with a rewards program and received an extra coupon by surprise! Very pleased with the gift I bought that day!”

“Justin was extremely helpful. Prices are good and fair. Check out the dollar singles!! Will be a returning customer!

Update: 2nd time around here, this time kitty was awesome! We got a great deal once again and left super happy. Thanks Rizo Team!”