This place is a gem. It’s packed to the rafters with an excellent selection of hard-to-find books for all sorts of TTRPGs, a selection of prepainted minis that will fill basically any need you have for your game and a wide variety of paints and supplies. When I come into Toronto I make a point of visiting Sword and Board because every time I’ve gone I’ve been so impressed with the helpful staff. The first time I spent the better part of an hour going through minis to find minis for my players - all with the help of one of the staff. My second trip was quick - I knew what minis I needed and they came through for me. Today I went in to peruse new books and I left with more than I was expecting simply because the service was so good. You can tell that this store is a labour of love. Every time I’ve been in they’ve had a tonne of stuff going on - from inventory to ordering to setting up the games space - but every time they’ve made time to help me out. They’ll always be my go-to store!
Had a lovely experience today whilst making my first ever purchase here. I was looking for a wedding gift for a friend and don't really know much about RPG games or Warhammer. I ended up having a really lovely chat with the guy working today who was so sweet and showed me tons of gift options and was patient with me while I asked a lot of questions. Only thing I would have really loved was knowing before I made the purchase that they don't do refunds just in case I didn't get the right gift BUT I really appreciated his help and patience with me. There was another employee there who was also very friendly and chatty so it was a nice first visit!
Here is my assessment of Sword and Board, what it sells and its services RPG books- a large and impressive collection, including a LOT of older-edition copies Board Games- a decent selection but not as large as you would get from a dedicated board game store Miniature wargames- they have a HUGE selection of Games Workshop stuff, plus Infinity, Frostgrave, Bolt Action, Wargames Atlantic, Cyperpunk minis, etc. They also have a lot of limited edition GW minis, books, but most importantly: used mini bins. If you want to buy some minis secondhand or sell some of your stuff, you can absolutely do so here. Gaming space: this is the main reason to come to Sword and Board: their gaming space is HUGE, with two separate basement rooms and a massive collection of (well designed) terrain, as well as board games on hand for people to play. There is space enough for several games or RPG sessions to happen at once. This sheer amount of space and terrain is what makes S&B probably my favorite gaming space in the city.
Really solid collection of RPG books to the point where it's almost overwhelming, especially a lot of great older WoD stuff and indie ttrpgs. Staff there was a really cool dude who knew his stuff about ttrpgs and we had a solid conversation. Picked up an older WoD source book, highly recommend
Visited for my first time today. It was a nice spot with lots of gaming room and terrain but I was greeted by the guy working who within his first couple of sentences told me “I’m making an announcement in the games room at 12:30 for the mtg tournament and if you try to talk over me I’m kicking you out”. I understand that public speaking can be scary but statements like these are quite abrasive to new customers. Did not feel very welcome.
Very friendly and inviting, also really nice to find a store with a decent used RPG selection. Update: was there again this weekend. Picked up some great old RPG stuff at competitive prices, and was really impressed with their selection of OSR and Mork Borg stuff.
Friendly knowledgeable staff and a great selection of minis. I can only speak to my experience buying D&D stuff, but I expect the same would be true for other games. Just make sure to ask an employee for a look at their mini selection - most of it seems not to be on display.
The Sword & Board is a Canadian Hobby store based in Toronto, Ontario. The Sword & Board is located at 1193 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1N4, Canada.
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