Silver Canon

Late-night TCG play until 10PM makes Silver Canon a west Baltimore rarity — a card shop and game space built around evening tournament crowds.

Most card shops close just as the after-work crowd gets free; Silver Canon runs the opposite playbook. This west Baltimore game store on S Schroeder Street stays open until 10PM six nights a week, making it one of the only places in the city where a TCG session can actually stretch into the night without someone flicking the lights.

The format follows the hours. Weekdays open at 4PM Tuesday through Friday — squarely aimed at evening players — while Saturdays and Sundays run noon to 10PM for long tournament days and open play. That schedule tells you what Silver Canon fundamentally is: a play-first space where the trading card cases feed the tables rather than the other way around. Pokemon and the other major trading card games anchor the card side, alongside the broader game-store inventory.

The location is worth noting for anyone mapping Baltimore card shops: sitting near the Hollins Market area west of downtown, Silver Canon covers a side of the city that the Canton and Fells Point shops do not, and its 4.6-star Google rating across 44 reviews suggests the neighborhood has noticed. It is a newer presence than the decades-old stores across town, with the energy that implies — an evolving events calendar and a room that rewards regulars.

Practical notes: closed Mondays, so plan around the dark day, and check the website or call before making a special trip for a specific game night since schedules rotate. If your card habit runs nocturnal — or your work schedule pushes hobby time past dinner — this is the trading cards Baltimore option built for exactly that life.