Main Line Chess and Games

Specialties

A cozy little gaming hobby shop in bustling downtown Paoli just off route 30. We strive for the highest quality games, and events. We are a home for any wayward gamers.

Come by anytime for casual play, whether it’s table-​top, fantasy card, chess, and more. Chess classes, lessons and tournaments are run almost on a daily basis, hosted by an International Master.

We currently host weekly MTG drafts and constructed, and plan on introducing other mainstream fantasy card games into the event mix such as Yu-​Gi-​Oh, and Force of Will. We are open to any other gaming events too. Please come by and leave feedback of what Events you would like to see! We’ll make it happen.

History

Established in 2016.

It began as an idea brewing in the owners head around 5 years ago. A place where like minded gamer’s could hang out and have fun. Are main influences are the world famous Marshall Chess Club, and other table-​top fantasy card retail stores, that our friends own.

Meet the Business Owner

Tom B.

Business Owner

Tom has been addicted to gaming ever since his Dad taught him to play Chess and his parents bought him an NES for Christmas. Both around the tender mind warping age of 8. From then on there were no interventions, so here we are today. As an intellectual pursuit, he’s mastered nearly every game on the planet worth mastering (and many not worth mastering.) Most notably: Chess (International Master) Go (5 Shodan) and Shogi, (2 Shodan). He has 15+ years of experience as a successful chess coach and has taught multiple students around the world. Lately he’s been devoting a lot of time to learning the art of Fantasy Card Gaming, such as Magic The Gathering. He recently cut back on his prior full time profession of teaching chess online, to pursue a more interesting route!