Level Up Games - Saint Paul

Highland-area Saint Paul card shop stacked with Magic and Pokemon singles, plus a seven-night event calendar that runs from Digimon to Commander.

Walk into the West Seventh storefront at 2493 7th St W and the split personality is obvious right away: TCG singles binders and sealed wax up front, board games, Warhammer, comics and used video games filling out the rest of the floor. Level Up Games - Saint Paul is the Highland-side branch of the Level Up MN group, and it leans harder toward trading cards than most general hobby stores in the Twin Cities do.

Magic: The Gathering and Pokemon carry the singles case here. Collectors filling binders will find the depth they need, and sealed buyers get current product drops alongside older sets. The store also stocks the newer TCG wave in quantity — Lorcana, One Piece, Digimon, Dragon Ball, Star Wars Unlimited and Universus all have shelf space rather than a token box behind the counter. Sleeves, deck boxes, binders and playmats sit within reach of the play tables, which is the giveaway that this Saint Paul card shop is built for people who actually play with what they buy.

The event calendar is the real draw and it runs all seven days. Sunday brings Digimon at 1PM and Pokemon Open Play at 1PM. Tuesday is Dragon Ball Masters and One Piece, both at 6:30PM. Wednesday is Star Wars Unlimited at 6:30PM plus LCG night. Thursday is Commander/EDH from 5PM. Friday stacks MTG Draft, Lorcana and Universus at 6:30PM. Saturday opens with Pathfinder at 11AM and closes with another Commander session at 5PM. If you want a quiet shopping trip, come mid-morning; if you want the room full, come after 6PM.

Hours are the easiest thing about the place — 10AM to 8PM, every day of the week, no exceptions to memorize. Parking is on-street along 7th Street West, and the shop sits on a corridor with plenty of food nearby if a Commander pod runs long. Across 134 Google reviews the shop averages 4.7 stars, with the recurring notes being an organized singles section and staff who will actually help a new player build something playable instead of just ringing them up.