Off The Shelf Games is a friendly local board game store and lounge in East County San Diego, California. Our retail section features board games, roleplaying books, dice, miniatures, paints, and many related accessories. Our lounge features an expansive board game library and snack bar. We have events nearly every day, and an active discord community to meet new friends to play with.
Table Reservations
We have many tables and comfortable chairs for our guests while they play from our board game library. We recommend calling us ahead of time at 619-499-5111 to reserve a table. There are no extra fees for table reservations.
Boardgame Rentals
Most games from our board game library are also available for a 3-day rental with a membership. This is a great way to enjoy fun tabletop games with your family in the comfort of your own home, for only $6 per game! Members may rent out 2 games at a time.
Stay and Play
Includes all day access to our library of over 1500 board games, our vast collection of RPG minis and maps, and our wet palette paint station
$8
Membership
| 1 Month | 3 Months |
| 1 Player: $20 | 1 Player: $50 |
| 2 Players: $35 | 2 Players: $90 |
| 3 Players: $45 | 3 Players: $120 |
| 4 Players: $55 | 4 Players: $150 |
Unlimited Daily PlayPass
Rent board games for up to 3 Days at $6 per game
Free half table to sell your games at our monthly Flea Market
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Meetup Tabletop Adventuring Club | Meetup Calling All Teens!(Middle school to High School grades 6-12) Evil has been invading the realm,
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Meetup Tabletop Adventuring Club | Meetup
Calling All Teens!
(Middle school to High School grades 6-12)
Evil has been invading the realm, crawling through cracks in the walls, and overall making life downright miserable. However, we have you – an adventurer from TACademy – to help save the day!
Welcome to TACacdemy (FKA Teenventures) by TAC! The #1 HQ for teen adventurers all across the realm! Our heroes have fought off a wide variety of monsters, such as goblins, ghosts, ghouls, manticores, and much, much more.
However, we need some extra help!
That’s where you come in! We are calling for all adventurers between the ages of 10 and 17 to gather their gear and embark on epic quests led by a representative from the Tabletop Adventuring Club Academy.
TACademy is an MMTTRPG (Massively Multiplayer Tabletop Role Playing Game) using the 5e Dungeons & Dragons. You will discover and affect the world around you, as you and your party adventure through interlinked one-shot games.
If you’ve always wanted to try out D&D, but aren’t sure where to start, this is the perfect opportunity! TACademy is a beginner friendly event for pre-teens and teens who are new to any TTRPG.
TACademy is held on the second and fourth Saturday starting at 6 PM at Off the Shelf Games. There will be pre-generated characters available for you to use, or you can create your own before the game.
Tabletop Adventuring Club (TAC), LLC is a group of Dungeon Masters running a 5e Dungeons & Dragons MMTTRPG at Off the Shelf Games (OTS). The cost for attending a TACademy session is $25 per participant.
If you are running late, please contact your event host/DM to let them know. Arrivals later than 15 minutes without communication may result in your seat being given to another TACademy Adventurer on the waitlist. Additionally, if you RSVP and do not show up to your registered session without cancelling in MeetUp, then TAC reserves the right to charge you an additional $5 at your next session as a cancellation fee. Thank you!
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Time
December 13, 2025 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-08:00)
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News Features
NBC 7 San Diego News Segment featuring Off The Shelf Games – aired Oct 2, 2020
KPBS Photojournalist Segment featuring Off The Shelf Games – aired July 24, 2023 (skip to 21:20)
Job Opportunities
If you are interested in becoming part of the Off The Shelf Games team, visit our job opportunities page to submit an application for consideration.
