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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Event Details
While every day is technically open board gaming day at Off The Shelf Games, Sundays are the best open gaming days with 7 designated tables for making new
Event Details
While every day is technically open board gaming day at Off The Shelf Games, Sundays are the best open gaming days with 7 designated tables for making new friends or having a blast with some long-time friends. The Sunday Open Board Gaming group plays a wide variety of board games from Splendor to Brass Birmingham. You can come with a suggestion of what you would like to play or pull a game Off The Shelf and see who wants to play or if you have no idea, see what others have or want to play, it’s all good!
Time
February 8, 2026 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm(GMT-08:00)
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Event Details
Do you love birds and board games? Then you will love Wingspan!! No experience necessary - a staff member will be available to teach the game.Attract a beautiful and
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Do you love birds and board games? Then you will love Wingspan!! No experience necessary – a staff member will be available to teach the game.
Attract a beautiful and diverse collection of birds to your wildlife preserve. Wingspan is a medium-weight engine-building board game from Stonemaier Games. Each card features a real bird with a fun fact.
You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats (actions). These habitats focus on several key aspects of growth:
- Gain food tokens via custom dice in a birdfeeder dice tower
- Lay eggs using egg miniatures in a variety of colors
- Draw from hundreds of unique bird cards and play them
The winner is the player with the most points after 4 rounds. Wingspan can play 1-5 players and game time is about 40-70 minutes.
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Time
February 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:00 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.
