Toy & card shops in Champaign, IL

Champaign and Urbana shops cover model trains, RC, board games, trading cards, models, crafts, and toys.

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Champaign and Urbana have hobby and game shops along with a toy store. Athearn Trains is a hobby shop at 2904 Research Rd in Champaign; it lists models, trains, and RC categories, has an online store, and has been in business since 2009. Gopher Games is a game store at 1206 N Cunningham Ave in Urbana; it lists board games, trading cards, models, and crafts, lists Warhammer, and offers an online store and events.

Gopher Mafia Games is a game store at 110 E University Ave in Urbana; it lists the same four categories, lists Warhammer, and offers an online store and events. The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space is a toy store at 2017 S Neil St in Champaign; it lists crafts and Bluey and offers an online store. Shoppers can check each shop’s listed services—online stores at all four, events at the two Gopher locations—and use addresses to plan a route between Champaign and Urbana.

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Athearn Trains

2904 Research Rd, Champaign, ILWebsite

Athearn Trains is an independent hobby shop in Champaign, IL. It offers online store. It has been in business since 2009.

In business since: 2009
Categories: models, trains, RC
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Gopher Games

1206 N Cunningham Ave, Urbana, IL(217) 954-0029Website

Gopher Games is an independent game store in Urbana, IL. The shop lists Warhammer. It offers online store, events.

Categories: board games, trading cards, models, crafts
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#3Game store

Gopher Mafia Games

110 E University Ave, Urbana, IL(217) 954-0029Website

Gopher Mafia Games is an independent game store in Urbana, IL. The shop lists Warhammer. It offers online store, events.

Categories: board games, trading cards, models, crafts
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The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space

2017 S Neil St, Champaign, IL(815) 216-9166Website

The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space is an independent toy store in Champaign, IL. The shop lists Bluey. It offers online store.

Categories: crafts

Hobby and Game Shops in Champaign-Urbana

Athearn Trains is at 2904 Research Rd in Champaign. It is a hobby shop with models, trains, and RC categories, an online store, and a business start year of 2009. Gopher Games at 1206 N Cunningham Ave in Urbana is a game store listing board games, trading cards, models, and crafts; it lists Warhammer and offers an online store and events. Gopher Mafia Games at 110 E University Ave in Urbana lists the same categories and Warhammer brand, and also offers an online store and events. These three shops cover model and RC hobbies plus tabletop game and card categories, with online shopping available at each and in-person events listed for the two Urbana game stores.

Toy and Craft Shopping in Champaign

The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space is a toy store at 2017 S Neil St in Champaign. It lists crafts as a category, lists Bluey as a brand, and offers an online store. Its name includes Retail & Play Space. Gopher Games and Gopher Mafia Games also list crafts among their categories, alongside board games, trading cards, and models; both are game stores in Urbana, at 1206 N Cunningham Ave and 110 E University Ave, respectively, and both offer an online store and events. For a toy-focused stop, The Treehouse is the listed toy store in Champaign.

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Questions people ask

Which shops offer an online store?

Athearn Trains, Gopher Games, Gopher Mafia Games, and The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space each offer an online store. Gopher Games and Gopher Mafia Games also offer events. The online store service is listed for all four shops, while event service is listed for the two Urbana game stores.

Which shops list Warhammer or Bluey?

Gopher Games and Gopher Mafia Games each list Warhammer. The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space lists Bluey. These brand listings are attached to game stores in Urbana and a toy store in Champaign, respectively. Athearn Trains is a hobby shop with models, trains, and RC categories and an online store.

Where are the shops located?

Athearn Trains is at 2904 Research Rd in Champaign. Gopher Games is at 1206 N Cunningham Ave in Urbana. Gopher Mafia Games is at 110 E University Ave in Urbana. The Treehouse: Retail & Play Space is at 2017 S Neil St in Champaign. The four addresses place two shops in Champaign and two in Urbana.

Sources for this guide

Every shop fact was extracted from the shop's own website or a structured-data record on it, with a verbatim quote. Address and category data also come from the Overture Maps places dataset (CDLA-Permissive 2.0).

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