Black Lion Games

Black Lion Games is a board game and hobby shop located at 90 Buccleuch St, Newington, Edinburgh, EH8 9NH, in the Southside/Newington area. It is operated by POD Point (UK) and is classified as a Store with a primary type of 'store'. The business status is OPERATIONAL. The shop has a rating of 4.6 out of 5, based on 339 user ratings on Google Maps. It accepts credit cards, debit cards, and NFC payments; it does not accept cash only. The shop has no café and no play space. There are 7 electric vehicle charging points on site, all Type 2 (Socket Only), Level 2 (Medium, over 2kW), AC single-phase, 230V, 32A, each providing 7kW of power. The usage type for the charging points is 'Public - Membership Required' with a complicated tariff structure: £0.45/kWh and £0.75/kWh. The operator is POD Point (UK). The shop's opening hours are: Monday to Saturday 10am–6pm, Sunday 11am–5pm. The phone number is +441316672128 and the website is https://www.facebook.com/blacklionedinburgh. The raw categories for the shop are: board games, establishment, game shop, Keyforge, Magic: The Gathering, point_of_interest, RPGs, store, trading card games, wargames. It is listed on Scotland TCG Hub with the note that there is no play space and no café. The shop started as a stall in the basement of a retro-fashion store called Flip, which closed in 2007. The current premises have seen lean years with nearly-bare shelves, but business is now holding up well. There are evening clubs for Magic: The Gathering and Keyforge. The shop is described as having an airy and bright interior with well-stocked shelves. The assistant manager is Stu, who is immensely friendly and knowledgeable. During a visit in April 2019, the shutters were down but Stu had just been next door getting a coffee and hurried back to let the visitor in. The shop had a notice board beside the door with the shop's name. Inside, there were shelves of board games, including titles like Abyss, Aeon's End, Betrayal at House on the Hill, Brawl, Conan, Dicey Goblins, Epic, Fireteam Zero, Hive, Keyforge, Metal Adventures, Oceanos, The Refuge, Root, Secret Hitler, Seven Wonders, Spartacus, Starfighter, Steam Time, Tavern Masters, Warlock, Western Legends, and Wiz-War. Wargames stocked include Blood Bowl, Bolt Action, Frostgrave, Kill Team, Test of Honour, and Warhammer Ancient Battles. RPGs include AD&D A1 and Basic D&D Orcs. There is a shelf commemorating the shop's humble beginnings with vintage roleplaying games and second-hand modules. The visitor purchased a copy of Temporum by Donald X. Vaccarino, which Stu looked up on BoardGameGeek, checked the components, and bagged up for the customer. The shop participated in Conpulsion, Edinburgh's games convention, and would have had an overflowing haul the day after the visit.