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November 2023 by Niels C.
Great environment and the staff is friendly and very knowledgeable. I have been coming to this store for years.
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October 2023 by KingBooty
The best boardgame store experience I've had, thank Brenna and Ed for making me feel right at home! Can't wait wait to visit again anytime I come from Texas. Yall are awesome!
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October 2023 by Mack
Love this place!! The employees are all very friendly, and the store itself is very supportive of indie artists. I'm blanking on what it's called at the moment but they have these little comic magazines for the store, complete with little shorts written and drawn by indie artists.My favorite thing to buy is the tiny Pokémon figures. They're very cheap, seem to be hand painted, all complete with special personality. That little bin is where I got my beloved Mr. Crime (Mr. Mime) which I keep as a tiny good luck charm. I don't think he actually brings me any luck- if any, it's likely bad luck- but I love him regardless.The last trip I made here I managed to buy the first two volumes of the 2022 release of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. I'm loving it, but the review-important part is that while at the checkout I got to discuss my want to play Lorcana. My family only managed to acquire one starter deck (which, is still pretty lucky!!) so we can't play exactly play together. The employees were all very sweet about it, inviting me to come back so they can teach me, and even teaching us some tricks about finding starter decks if all you're focusing on is actually getting to play the game. Definitely coming back next weekend to learn!TLDR: Very kind employees, and the store itself has tons of personality while supporting indie artists. Love it here!
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October 2023 by skizott30
Just visiting, so I was very disappointed I couldn’t stay longer. The staff was very friendly and helpful and the owner even talked to me for a while (always a plus). Tons of new comics with rare variants, trades, dollar bins, nice collectible comics, and even a nice section for little tykes. What I was most impressed with (and bummed because this was a quick in-and-out) was their incredibly well stocked section of games and their huge gaming area with a nice looking snack bar. I will have to plan a trip back to check this out more. Looked like everyone was having a great time. Y’all keep up the great work!
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October 2023 by Adam Cason
Excellent staff, great owner, everyone makes you feel home. This is an awesome getaway if you want to sit down and read a comic (you paid for) or have some game time with friends.Everyone is knowledgeable or can get your questions answered quickly, if not instantly. They're down the plaza from a good Chinese take out spot for you non vegan heathens. I used to LOVE the egg rolls there, but ya know, things change. They didn't, but I did.Give this place your patronage and assimilate. Welcome to the collective...
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September 2023 by PABS Sierra
This store has gotten a lot better. To be fair is more 70% gaming and 30% comics. You may not necessarily get 100% of your comic book needs met. As a small store its understandable and so are their prices to keep the doors open. I choose to support it nonetheless, because they are creating a very wholesome community.
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August 2023 by Casey
A really nice and quite large comic book store with good room for games and really wide hobby paint selection. Staff is friendly and very helpful when looking for something specific.
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June 2023 by Dylan
The Collective is one of the sweetest, most community driven shops I've ever been too. I come every week for Board Game Night, and not once have the staff made us feel uncomfortable, that we need to spend a certain amount to make them happy, or that they are simply putting up with us. In fact, they renovated and expanded the place, communicating with us along the way, to create a space for us to play.I make an effort to buy all my geeky goods here if they've got them.
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June 2023 by Erika Passalacqua
Been here multiple times now with friends,my partner or on my own and every time I enjoy it. The store is fully stocked with anything geek/nerd related you'd like and the staff is always welcoming and helpful. Today I Admittedly came in upset from another gs situation and the girl working was so incredibly friendly and supportive. Ive come here for different things over time and everytime we leave thinking the people are so nice and its fun to look around at everything. Finding a game store that is comfortable to shop in as a woman in these hobbies can be difficult but this one is 1000% a safe place.
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June 2023 by Calvin Bridges-Avalos
Brendan and his team run a fantastic store that's always clean, well lit, and has a constant rotation of new products. The staff are friendly, knowledgeable, and not afraid to ask each other when someone doesn't know the east answer to a question.With the newly expanded gaming area, I am definitely coming here more.
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May 2023 by Shawn E.
I was visiting Orlando for business, and decided to look up game stores. I picked The Collective, and the store is great. It has a lot of different games, dice, cards, plus comics. It had a very friendly atmosphere and the staff were helpful. If I end up moving to Orlando I'll be a frequent patron!
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May 2023 by Jason Mailman
They are very welcoming when you first visit and any following visits with how nice all the employees and customers are. Selection of products is very good, but mainly the weekly events for MTG, D&D, board games, and all other sorts of games/activities is what drew me to them. Highly recommend anyone who wants to find a card/board game community give it a look!
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April 2023 by Private GoldReception
Still a great place with tons of stuff to choose from. Easy to find whatever you want. Great order, and new titles are well displayed. Really like this shop
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March 2023 by Steven Pierce
Great comic and game store. Workers are friendly and knowledgeable. They have a great rewards program allowing repeat customers to save a significant amount of money. They have a great paint selection including the new Vallejo lines.
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March 2023 by Carl Plesner
Wonderful store! They have an amazing selection of new comics, funkos, Pokémon, Magic the Gathering, various board games, and Warhammer and similar games. They have several tables for game play, or just sitting down and reading your comics like I did. They also have a good selection of paints and paint supplies to get your figures all painted up. They even had a section for younger readers of comics and paperbacks. When I was there, there were four employees there, all friendly and willing to help with anything and answer questions. They didn’t have as much manga and older comics as I would have liked, but definitely not a reason not to visit this store. I will definitely be back!
