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Rain City Games @raincity.games · 20h

Vancouver events! 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🧓 Thu - MTG Commander + Green Oaks RPG 🏷️ Fri - Used Game Sale + MTG Reality Fracture draft 🏷️ Sat - Used Game Sale + Riftbound + One Piece 🏷️ Sun - Used Game Sale + MTG Commander

In-Store Events

Join us in Vancouver and New West for Dungeons & Dragons, TCG pre-release events, weekly game nights, and other special events

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 27/09/2026

Bingo, shuffleboard, fighting unspeakable horrors rising from the deep - who says retirement homes are boring?! Join us for the juggernaut social media darling, starting Thursday in Vancouver!

In-Store RPGs - Vancouver - Wandering One-Shots

Wandering One-Shots is a series of self-contained, single-session adventures exploring different roleplaying game systems - with no prior experience required. We provide all the materials; all we…

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 26/09/2026

Fall is the perfect time for a nice cup of tea and a bit of murder.

Settle into your big comfy armchair - the game's afoot!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 24/09/2026

We have an exciting slate of in-store RPG games lined up for you this fall! 🧓 Green Oaks - senior citizens vs. eldritch horror ⚔️ Legends of Valhaven - classic D&D 👾 Mothership - spooky spaceship horror Find them all and more: www.raincity.games/collections/...

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 23/09/2026

Vancouver events! 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - MTG Commander + board game playtesting 🪞 Fri - MTG Reality Fracture prerelease 🪞 Sat - MTG prerelease + Riftbound + One Piece 🪞 Sun - MTG Commander + MTG prerelease 🪞 Mon - MTG prerelease 🪞 Tues - MTG prerelease

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 19/09/2026

Roleplaying games were huge this summer - especially solo RPGs, which really took off. Here's our roundup of this summer's hits!

Summer 2026 roleplaying game hits + Fall 2026 preview

Games are listed in order of popularity in each category, based on sales since May 1 of this year. Jump to: Roleplaying games Fall 2026 preview Roleplaying games With two exceptions, all of our…

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Andrea Mack @wisdomcheck.ca · 18/09/2026

Go play TTRPGs with awesome game master and skins human being @alexvalente.fyi . He will make you feeeeeeel things.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 18/09/2026

Green Oaks is a pleasant little roleplaying game in which you play as seniors at an elder care facility... saving the world from Eldritch monstrosities emerging from the depths. We're hosting a limited run of Green Oaks games at our Vancouver store - join us!

In-Store RPGs - Vancouver - Wandering One-Shots

Wandering One-Shots is a series of self-contained, single-session adventures exploring different roleplaying game systems - with no prior experience required. We provide all the materials; all we…

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Mel Woods @melwoods.me · 16/09/2026

"If you’re constantly willing to alienate and de-energize a percentage of your base in exchange for an undefined handful of moderate votes, you’ll eventually find yourself with no coherent political constituency at all."

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 17/09/2026

Which board games were most popular this summer? Check out our recap!

Summer 2026 tabletop board game hits + Fall 2026 preview

These are the hot games that got us through this summer’s hot weather - plus a look at some of the most hotly anticipated titles for fall!

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alex v @alexvalente.fyi · 16/09/2026

i think i like this format of "TTRPG review" i have landed on, as it allows me to zero in on something that may not be the main part of a game but the part that made me squeal with delight the most this time, it's Going for Broke, by @lackingceremony.bsky.social!

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Going for Broke

Going for Broke - by Avery Alder

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 16/09/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr 🥥 Fri - MTG Hobbit draft + Lorcana [format coconut] 🎲 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece 🃏 Sun - MTG Cmdr New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🥥 Sat - Lorcana [format coconut] + D&D ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Cmdr

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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alex v @alexvalente.fyi · 15/09/2026

TICKETS ARE IN FACT UP AND READY (just really slowly, you know how my knees are these days) FOR THREE - THREEEEE - GAMES OF GREEN "THAT ONE INSTAGRAM REEL TTRPG" OAKS NEXT MONTH! i'm not yelling, you're just all very far away

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ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026! @protocon-bc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We are SO excited to share that we are introducing something NEW for ProtoCON BC 2026! Are you ready? Really ready? We'll have a Sessions room for educational seminars and workshops for TTRPG Designers, sponsored by FAIL FASTER (failfaster.ca)! Learn more about them at www.protoconbc.ca/sessions

Bordered Image. The outside border says 'protocon bc; where games begin', the dates of november 6th, 7th, and 8th; location of burnaby, bc, and a half-made meeple in the corner. Inside the border are scrabble tiles spelling 'create'

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Andrea's Adventurers @andreasadventurers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⁠Save the date! Andrea's Adventurers Charity TTRPG weekend returns November 20-22, 2026, for three days of rolling dice to fight cancer. 💪 ⁠ ⁠ In support of the Canadian @cancersociety.bsky.social . ⁠ Learn more: andreasadventurers.ca

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 09/09/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + playtesting 🧝 Fri - MTG Hobbit draft 🎲 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece 🌱 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Lorcana New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🌱 Sat - Lorcana + D&D ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Cmdr

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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Alexander Thomas | Creator of Tiranore @praetorzeno.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Time to save the Koprulu Sector! #RainCityGames will be hosting TWO Learn to Play events for Archon Studio's #StarCraft miniatures game at the New Westminster location! This is a FREE event, so get your tickets now!

StarCraft Miniatures Game - Learn to Play

GOLIATH ONLINE! Join us at our New Westminster location for a Learn to Play session of the new StarCraft Miniatures Game. We ask that interested players ensure they're signed up, but only for one of t...

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 02/09/2026

Remember that Mensa board game list that your mom shopped from exclusively? (just me?) It's still going! Check out the 2026 winners - Critter Kitchen, Fromage, Got Five, and Things in Rings, among others - plus all your other smarty-pants favourites.

Mensa Select games

Since 1990, Mensa has recognized 5-7 games every year with the Mensa Select seal. These games are original in concept, challenging, and well-designed - not to mention fun!

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Rain City Games @raincity.games · 02/09/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - MTG Commander 🧝 Fri - MTG Hobbit draft 🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + Riftbound + One Piece 🐲 Sun - MTG Commander: Heart of the Mtn New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Commander ⚔️ Sat - D&D ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Commander: Heart of the Mtn

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 01/09/2026

Goad your friends into making bad decisions, while showing exemplary restraint in your own gameplay. These games feature the Push Your Luck mechanic, where knowing when to stop will make or break your final score.

Games that encourage you to flip over just oneeeee more card...

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 30/08/2026

Very pleased with this feature I added to our new site - New Arrivals collections automagically list only newly released AND newly restocked titles. After 7 days, the item gets removed from the list, so you only see the newest hotness!

New Arrivals - Board Games

Brand new or recently restocked board games and card games

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 28/08/2026

Have Canada's beautiful waterways on the mind? Try Downstream! It's a puzzly 2-player game with an unfolding riverine landscape, designed on Vancouver Island. 🍁

In Downstream, players add cards to a growing river ecosystem; either extending the flow of water or tucked to extend existing banks. Cards extending the flow add scoring features to either shore…

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 26/08/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - playtesting + MTG Cmdr 🧝 Fri - MTG Hobbit draft 👒 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece 🃏 Sun - MTG Cmdr New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🌀 Sat - Riftbound + D&D ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Cmdr

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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Rebecca Bollwitt @miss604.com · 25/08/2026

The site keeps crashing, I bet with folks rushing to make donations and tributes, but I was able to find some local Dolly Parton Imagination Library partner organizations in BC and list them here:

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in BC

Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is available in Canada with several partner organizations and programs all across BC.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 25/08/2026

Looking to settle down with a new hobby for fall? Try miniature painting! Join us every Wednesday evening for drop-in mini painting, led by @sblomkamp.bsky.social - it's a casual get-together for folks to chat and share tips. BYO mini, but we provide the rest.

Drop-In Miniature Painting

Paint with friends! Our drop-in paint night is meant to be a place to hang out and work on your own projects, alongside other hobbyists.

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Alexander Thomas | Creator of Tiranore @praetorzeno.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Not only are their dice just absolutely delightful, the people at Adventure Dice are genuinely amazing human beings! I highly recommend them for allllll your dice needs across Canada!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 23/08/2026

We may not be especially active posters on here, but we do lurk like champs. So when @elizhargrave.bsky.social and the TTGDA pointed out that retailers should be citing game designers - not just publishers - when listing games, we thought.... yeah actually that makes sense.

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Andrea Mack @wisdomcheck.ca · 22/08/2026

Last holiday season was tough for our small biz with the tariff uncertainty. Now going into this year’s season, we can’t rely on any US sales. Please continue to shop small and Canadian! 🍁

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 21/08/2026

In the 1970s, Michael Moorcock's novels helped to shape modern fantasy, introducing ideas like The Multiverse, as well as inspiring works like Game of Thrones and The Witcher. Join us Sunday afternoon for a self-contained Stormbringer RPG one-shot, based on Moorcock's series!

In-Store RPGs - Vancouver - Wandering One-Shots

Time to change up your RPG routine! Explore new worlds with these self-contained RPG adventures in downtown Vancouver.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 20/08/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver: 🃏 Thu - MTG Commander ✨️ Fri - MTG Hobbit draft 🌀 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece ⛈️ Sun - MTG Commander Party + Stormbringer RPG New West: 🃏 Fri - MTG Commander ✨️ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D - open late for fireworks! 🎆 ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Commander

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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Terminal City Tabletop Convention @terminalcitycon.ca · 19/08/2026

Join us in welcoming @cjae.bsky.social as TCTC's Proto-Alley Manager! Jae (she/they) has been involved with games in some form since they were ‘knee-high to a grasshopper’. 🧵/

A picture of Jae with text announcing them as the new Proto-Alley Manager for TCTC.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 11/08/2026

Vancouver events! 🧝 Mon - MTG Hobbit prerelease 🧝 Tues - MTG Hobbit prerelease 🛹 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D + Slugblaster RPG 🃏 Thu - playtesting + MTG Commander ✨️ Fri - MTG Hobbit + Lorcana drafts 🌀 Sat - Riftbound + One Piece 🃏 Sun - MTG Commander

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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alex v @alexvalente.fyi · 05/08/2026

my jets? lagged my sleeps? deprived my slugs? blasted, next week at @raincity.games !

In-Store RPGs - Vancouver - Wandering One-Shots

Time to change up your RPG routine! Explore new worlds with these self-contained RPG adventures in downtown Vancouver.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 29/07/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting + D&D 🃏 Thu - playtesting + MTG Cmdr 🌱 Fri - MTG + Lorcana drafts 🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + Riftbound + One Piece 🦸‍♂️ Sun - MTG Cmdr Party! New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr ✨️ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D ⚡ Sun - kids Pokemon + MTG Cmdr Party!

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 21/07/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🧓 Wed - wargames + mini painting + Green Oaks RPG 🔪 Thu - MTG Cmdr + Clue board game night 🌱 Fri - MTG + Lorcana drafts 🌀 Sat - board games + Riftbound PR 🌈 Sun - MTG Cmdr Pride New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🌀 Sat - Riftbound PR + D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 14/07/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🧓 Wed - wargames + mini painting + Green Oaks RPG 🎲 Thu - playtesting + MTG Cmdr 🌱 Fri - MTG draft + Lorcana PR 🌀 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece TCG 🦹‍♂️ Sun - MTG Cmdr Party New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🌀 Sat - Riftbound + D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr Party + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 25/06/2026

Free RPG Day is back! Join us this Saturday, June 27 at both store locations for RPG freebies, mini RPG one-shots by donation, and fundraising for the Canadian Cancer Society. It's one of our biggest events of the year - come say hello! www.raincity.games/free-rpg-day...

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 25/06/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver ⚽️ Wed - wargames + mini painting <- World Cup day ✨ Thu - Lorcana pack rush + MTG Cmdr ⚽️ Fri - MTG Marvel draft <- World Cup day 🎉 Sat - FREE RPG DAY! 🎉 ✨ Sun - MTG Cmdr + Lorc Set Champs New West ✨ Fri - Lorc pack rush 🎉 Sat - FREE RPG DAY! 🎉 ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pkmn

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

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Twitch Vancouver Community MeetUps @twitchvancouver.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

We're honored to announce @raincity.games as a sponsor for our upcoming events! 🎲✨️ An independent specialty game store in the hearts of Vancouver and New Westminster - building human connection, one game at a time.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 17/06/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting ⚽️ Thu - playtesting + MTG Cmdr <- World Cup day 🦸 Fri - MTG Super Heroes prerelease 🦸 Sat - MTG PR + Riftbound + One Piece TCG 🦸 Sun - MTG PR + Cmdr New West 🦸 Fri - MTG Super Heroes prerelease 🦸 Sat - MTG PR ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 11/06/2026

Learn to play Magic: The Gathering! A new set (yes, another one) releases next week - which makes THIS week the perfect time to learn and build your skills. This is a FREE 2-headed giant event - meaning you'll have a buddy on your team to help you learn. Join us at our Vancouver store Fri at 6!

Magic Academy - Learn to Play!

Want to learn how to play Magic: The Gathering? Join us for a hands-on series of learn to play events at our downtown Vancouver store!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 10/06/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting 🃏 Thu - MTG SOS Cmdr Party 🧙 Fri - MTG Strixhaven FNM + MTG learn to play 🧩 Sat - Speed puzzling + Riftbound + One Piece TCG 🌀 Sun - Riftbound + MTG Cmdr New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr 🌀 Sat - Riftbound + D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 03/06/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting 🃏 Thu - MTG Commander + board game playtesting 🧙 Fri - MTG Strixhaven FNM 🦿 Sat - One Piece TCG + Riftbound 🏳️‍🌈 Sun - MTG Commander Pride New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Commander ⚔️ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D 🏳️‍🌈 Sun - MTG Commander Pride + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 31/05/2026

Always wanted to try D&D but never had the chance? Well now you do! Join us for a one-shot miniseries at our Vancouver store! Each session is standalone, or join us for multiple dates for a longer story arc. Games are geared toward beginner / newer players, but all experience levels welcome!

Dungeons & Dragons RPG One-Shots

Join us for a series of one-shot adventures set in the most popular roleplaying game of all time!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 27/05/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting 🃏 Thu - MTG Commander 🧙 Fri - MTG Strixhaven FNM + Lorcana draft 🦿 Sat - Netrunner + board games + One Piece TCG ⚡️ Sun - MTG Commander New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Commander ⚔️ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Commander + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 20/05/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🪖 Wed - wargames + mini painting 🃏 Thu - board game playtesting + MTG Commander 🧙 Fri - MTG Strixhaven FNM + Lorcana draft 🌀 Sat - board games + Riftbound + One Piece TCG ⚡️ Sun - MTG Commander New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Commander ⚔️ Sat - D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Commander + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 19/05/2026

Fascinating - and fabulous! - article in The Conversation about the role that tabletop games can play in mediating the negative effects of a digital society. (With a guest appearance by little ol' me.)

theconversation.com

Not just a fun hobby: Board games can help build connections and reduce stress

Research demonstrates that playing board games helps develop socio-emotional growth, strengthens relationships and helps build community.

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 13/05/2026

Weekly events! Vancouver 🎨 Wed - drop-in painting + wargames 🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr 🧙 Fri - MTG Strixhaven FNM + Lorcana draft 🐑 Sat - Catan Natl Qualifier + Riftbound + One Piece TCG 🃏 Sun - MTG Cmdr New West 🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr ⚡ Sat - Pokemon prerelease + D&D ⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon

Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!

Rain City Games @raincity.games · 08/05/2026

Tomorrow's Vancouver store Pokemon prerelease is full, but there are still a bunch of seats left for Sunday's event - join us!

Pokémon Chaos Rising Prerelease Events - Vancouver

Legendary battles await in downtown Vancouver!

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Outset (Dave Manga) 🔜 Essen @outsetgames.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

We are hiring. We've got 3 job postings in sales and social media. More details on our website. outsetmedia.com/pages/job-po...