Gamer's Choice

A late-night Long Island City hub for Yu-Gi-Oh! locals and Pokemon tournaments, with deep singles stock and sealed boxes off Queens Boulevard.

Gamer's Choice keeps evening hours. On weekdays the doors open at 5:30PM and stay open until 11PM, so the tables fill up after work and school. That schedule has made the shop on Queens Boulevard a regular stop for competitive players across Queens. Reviewers who travel for events keep calling it their go-to card shop in NYC.

Yu-Gi-Oh! is the backbone here. The shop runs local tournaments and premiere events, and its online store is built around Yu-Gi-Oh! singles sorted by rarity, from commons to secret rares, plus booster boxes and cases for upcoming sets. Players say the local field is strong, so expect a real test if you bring a deck.

Players who lean competitive will feel at home. Regulars describe a local field that knows the current Yu-Gi-Oh! metagame well, so a casual night can still be a real test. Newer collectors get the opposite treatment: staff take time to explain sets, market trends and pricing tools, and one returning collector says they ended up with a booster box during a 15% off sale they hadn't even known about.

Pokemon has a solid presence too. Customers mention Pokemon tournaments with helpful judges and plenty of sealed product, and staff are known for walking returning collectors through current sets, how to check prices, and what to open. Anyone looking for Pokemon cards in Long Island City can buy booster boxes, packs and singles over the counter. Lorcana product is stocked as well.

If you want to sell cards, staff will make an offer at the counter. One recent reviewer described a patient walkthrough while selling part of a collection. Pre-orders for new sets ship on release day, and singles orders over $50 ship free domestically if you can't make it in person.

Plan to visit on a weekday evening or on the weekend. Saturday runs noon to 11PM and Sunday noon to 9PM. The shop is a short walk from the 33rd St–Rawson St stop on the 7, and there are plenty of places to eat nearby between rounds.