This place is such a wonderful addition to the Middlebury community. They bring a nostalgic charm…read moreto this cold and old town, with kids and families coming in to play a new board game, and more serious mass game players competing with the utmost enthusiasm. You can check out the games for a measly $5, much like one would check out DVDs (RIP Blockbuster) or library books even. Or even better: you can play the games all located in the back shelf for free - right in the vicinity - which can be great if you got some free time on your hands on a lazy Sunday. Right after having brunch at the Diner, we stopped by here and played several rounds of Exploding Kittens. Highly recommend that game. Many other games also to try out. The owner was so friendly; when we walked in, he asked us if it was our first time and immediately showed us the free games in the back to play. My only complaint is that there is a faint smell that I can only know too well: boy smell. It's not the most pleasant smell, but I suppose it could also be worse. I feel like the business could use an air freshener. Maybe I'm just fussy. Nevertheless, this is still a good spot to have fun!

Tinker and Smithy is a friendly local game store and hall. As much, if not more, a community space…read morethan a business. They host card and miniature tournament and, provide space and paraphernalia for RPG groups. They also have a large selection of fee to play, and nearly feee to rent, board games, new, classic, niche, and cult. If you are looking for a game for yourself or a gift, if your looking to hang out weird fellow gaming nerds, if your looking for a place to beat the heat or stay out of the cold and find a new favorite game, swing on by to T&S.

Don't patronize this business. I went in to sell my Switch OLED because I'd heard some decent…read morethings and (wrongly) assumed this local business must have better morals than the giant corporation, GameStop. I was sorely mistaken. They offered me $90 for a console that they will turn around and sell for ~$300. They claimed they were doing me a favor by giving me 10 whole dollars (!!!) more than GameStop was offering.... Regardless they'll be making a $200 profit off of my sorry ass. The employee claimed they'd only sell it for $150 but me, not being a total dumbass, pointed toward the base version switches they are selling for $250 and questioned why they'd sell a superior version of the same console for less... The employee got noticeably nervous and just kept repeating that his boss wouldn't let him change the price. (Massive eye roll). I was scammed. The only reason I took the deal was because I needed grocery money. Hope they feel good about extorting locals. This was my first time ever doing business with them and it's most certainly my last.

Will is trustworthy and a genuine business man. My son (12 y/o) was nervous to do his first trade…read morein transaction solo. My son called to let me know he got his dream device with a very fair trade. This is a breath of fresh air in the retro/preowned gaming industry. I would recommend to anyone within & outside the VT area, as this place would be easily worth a commute.

Tried to pre-purchase an item off of ebay from this seller. The item was never intended to be…read morereprinted by the publisher. Notified the seller, they blocked my email and refuse to give me a refund. The address they have listed here is bogus too.

My only experience with them was online and it was negative. They'll take your money, but when it…read morecomes to shipping your item, forget about it. Then, when you ask for a refund, they'll just ignore you or direct you to non-existent return links. I've been buying off ebay for 20 years and never had such problems. Stay away!

Super nice guy. Great customer service. They have lots of games. Check them out downtown Rutland…read more Lots of parking.

Awesome addition for gamers in Rutland - different variety from other stores in the area. Went in…read moreto check it out and maybe pick up a new dice set but found ourselves walking around and checking out the huge line of miniatures they carry and collection of tabletop games. Certainly left with more than we had planned. Knowledgeable guy at the counter who was very helpful. Am looking forward to checking out their in-store events.

I've been a satisfied customer of the Freakopolis Geekery for about 4 years now. They have an…read moreexcellent selection of current comic titles and a large selection of older titles. I mostly purchase Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition books, as well as gaming miniatures and painting kits. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. If they don't have a product available on the shelves, they are very good about fulfilling customer requested special orders. They also runs in shop role-playing game sessions, and even Hero-Clix and Magic the Gathering games! And if you can't make it in for a D&D game, they hold several weekly online events each week.

Highly recommend!!! Freakopolis is an amazing place to go if you're into table top games, comic…read morebooks, and much more! Staff is incredibly friendly and very helpful. They always keep their social media up to date with cool events that they host and stream on Twitch various entertaining games. By far one of my favorite places to go locally and prices are very affordable !

Nice place with a decent selection and pokemon singles as well as the standard boosters…read more I haven't played here, as I was only in town for a short time, but it looks like a decent place to play with plenty of tables. The people who were playing seemed to be enjoying it. Friendly staff, I bought some deck protectors and chatted about Pokemon in the US and the differences playing in Canada.

Came across this place as I passed their billboard outside…read more Not into table top games myself, but for such an aficianado this place could be their home away from home. They sell videogames, too. A lot of rare collectibles, but they're a bit pricey.

This is one of the worst game stores i have experienced! I am a local and torture myself by having…read moreterrible experiences and then giving them new chances where I get a good week then experience the terrible employees, management or "rules." This store is a second store to their primary location in NH. This game shop has the worst deals and "policies" Their fantastic dollar bin for magic cards which 85% are worth not even 50¢. Today I showed up approximately 20 min late for an event draft. I mainly don't care for their events especially since the "community" is unfriendly. Meanwhile I was just in earlier to find out about the promo card. Which I am told they received so many of them that they are giving them out at an earlier event then they are supposed to. I even offer to pay the price for the event just for the promo card. God forbid someone has a life outside of their schedule. Their products are never close to msrp. The only thing you can purchase is a booster pack of MTG thats an extra $1.50+. They open the extra prerelease packs and repack them with trash. From my experience I only learned because later I learned you get a special prerelease card. Never got a single one. I have purchased from other stores and tried to trade in a prerelease card for credit. This experience has been the least aggravating experience, as they dont take prerelease cards for credit. At one point I realized that the only way I was going to benefit from this store is selling cards I didn't want. So I carried on. But then oh that new Star Wars TCG came out and I would play the releases there and found no issues. But over time I found that they were hoarding the booster boxes of these. I offered well over the price of a box sales that had been set aside for someone. But for 2 months it sat there. This was during the shortage of Destiny product. Thus I go away and come back to find they cracked the box to sell the single packs for a well marked up price. The staff are great people to talk to and helpful with starting out. The community not so much. They all only play standard. If you are a new player of Magic I recommend driving to Glens Falls to use one of the many stores over there. If you like to play Brawl or Commander find a different place. This store started as the replacement of the original game shop in the Rutland Mall which was even worse then this store. If you want to support a FLGS, Family Local Game Store. I highly recommend the Freakopolis Geekery in Whitehall, NY. As they are friendly and willing to get products they run out of or a product they dont have. As opposed to this store where they only play Star Wars X-Wing. During the earliest days of this store a friend from the area asked if they would do Star Trek Attack Wing. Basically the same game. And was told they only do X-Wing. Well the same exact product from when the store open 3 years ago is now on a clearance table after sitting for 3+ years. For which there is no community. I wish I could recommend the Freakopolis Geekery for Magic but unfortunately they dont have much interest from people's already chosen MTG shops. I have additionally bough some of their own "product." They have a 500 card box which they sell for $20 filled with numbered commons and uncommons and with a random amount of rares and mythics. I received 1 rare from this box and 3/4 of the box from late nineties ice age and shards of alara. With 40 recent cards out of standard. Conclusion: If you play pokemon use the 30%-70% coupons to pick up packs at Michaels Craft Store. Or pick up dollar packs at Dollar Tree. If you play magic drive 45 minutes to a much better store in Glens Falls and the surrounding area. If you play any other games The Freakopolis Geekery which is Family run and takes requests and is willing to work with you. In an age of where youtubers tell you to support your local game store instead of mega-corporate companies. Take the walmart not even a five minute walk away from here to buy your product. The only positives from this store is the nice to talk to employees and the fact all snacks and drinks are $1

Super knowledgeable staff good selection great community support. Went to several tournaments there…read moreand had a great time would highly recommend worth the trip

I went one night for Pokémon card and they got some prismatic evolution pack that was sold out for…read moremonth make me really happy a lot of selection the guys selling the card know what he does and sell really friendly and I heard they got some pretty good pull there too. The price is the price of Pokémon card can't say it's too much or not.

Super service, bon prix et belles selections de produit... A lot of knowledge and with the new…read morelocation coming this will be one of the best stores around... highly recomended... merci pour votre service

This is a cosy little venue tucked away next to Zabby and Elf's Stone Soup. I had a hard time…read morefinding it at first, which gave me the impression it was like finding the magical platform nine and three quarters on your way to Hogwarts; it was also worth the search. :-) Once you go up the stairs to the venue, there's a nice workspace room to the left with desks and sofas, a smaller sunroom-type area for more intimate working conversations. To the right is a room for hosting an event, such as the VT Womenpreneur Conference I attended. There is room for 50 chairs, a food table, and in the very back, a bar. It is a warm and inviting venue and the staff was very helpful and friendly. If you work remotely, it's a great space to meet others, work outside of the house in a convivial and communal environment.

The Study Hall was the perfect setting for our "post" rehearsal dinner event. It was an open house…read morestyle event where about 90 people rolled in and out throughout the evening to get the wedding weekend started! The space was beautiful and the lighting was magical. There was a projector and screen for a rolling slide show in he background. Staff was responsive and had really great suggestions. This is a new venture but they were terrific like seasoned professionals. I would highly recommend.