Rain City Games
@raincity.games
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@raincity.games
· Nov 12
2025 Holiday Gift Guide
You have quirky friends? We have quirky gift ideas. Plus some great advent calendars, holiday jigsaw puzzles, and other themed goodies!
www.raincity.games
You didn't ask, but we still answered - the most questionably-helpful holiday gift guide is back!
The "I'll have what she's having" of holiday shopping.
Staff Favourites
Analysis paralysis? Here are some of our favourites!
www.raincity.games
December 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The "I'll have what she's having" of holiday shopping.
Give them something that says "I respect your [lack of] space."
Gifts for the Perma-Renter
Owning a game *about* owning a house is just as good... right? Commiserate with us with these games about real estate, construction, public transit, and avocado toast.
www.raincity.games
December 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Give them something that says "I respect your [lack of] space."
Sure, we just mean they like planets and stuff. Absolutely.
Gifts for the Space Cadet
For the person who dreams of the stars but will settle for a table with dice and snacks.
www.raincity.games
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sure, we just mean they like planets and stuff. Absolutely.
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wed + drop-in painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + Netrunner
🔮 Fri - MTG Avatar draft + Lorcana Infinity
👒 Sat - Board games + One Piece TCG
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
🔮 Sat - Lorcana Infinity
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wed + drop-in painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + Netrunner
🔮 Fri - MTG Avatar draft + Lorcana Infinity
👒 Sat - Board games + One Piece TCG
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
🔮 Sat - Lorcana Infinity
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Event Schedule
Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!
www.raincity.games
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wed + drop-in painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + Netrunner
🔮 Fri - MTG Avatar draft + Lorcana Infinity
👒 Sat - Board games + One Piece TCG
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
🔮 Sat - Lorcana Infinity
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wed + drop-in painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + Netrunner
🔮 Fri - MTG Avatar draft + Lorcana Infinity
👒 Sat - Board games + One Piece TCG
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
🔮 Sat - Lorcana Infinity
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Remember - in cooperative games, no one wins alone, but everyone can lose spectacularly together. 💖
Gifts for the Fence Mender
Cooperative games for that one person who's just trying to keep the "group" in "friend group."
www.raincity.games
December 9, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Remember - in cooperative games, no one wins alone, but everyone can lose spectacularly together. 💖
When "I want you to think fondly of me but maybe not come visit me" doesn't quite fit on a postcard.
Local Cheer - Designed in Vancouver!
Support VERY local - these gifts and games were all designed in Vancouver and BC's Lower Mainland!
www.raincity.games
December 7, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When "I want you to think fondly of me but maybe not come visit me" doesn't quite fit on a postcard.
Reposted by Rain City Games
March *already* looking way too busy? Single-day TCTC tickets are now available!
Tickets
TCTC 2026 Tickets Early bird pricing is available for a limited time! Scroll down for details about each ticket type. March 13-15, 2026 View the Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2026 schedule &…
terminalcitycon.ca
December 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
March *already* looking way too busy? Single-day TCTC tickets are now available!
Surely a cat sitting on your cards is the ultimate stamp of approval?
Gifts for the Cozy Indoor Enthusiast
More of an indoor person? A blanket fort architect? These cozy games will make your game night warm and inviting.
www.raincity.games
December 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Surely a cat sitting on your cards is the ultimate stamp of approval?
Think of it like the Victorian flower language, but with cardboard.
Gifts for Your Best Frenemy
Serve up manipulation and betrayal with a smile in these games framed around social deduction, bluffing, and just straight-up lying to your friends. Hooray!
www.raincity.games
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Think of it like the Victorian flower language, but with cardboard.
Games that teach negotiation, strategy, and the fine art of sibling bribery.
Gifts for Family Game Night
Family-friendly board games for mixed age groups - because they already have enough socks.
www.raincity.games
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Games that teach negotiation, strategy, and the fine art of sibling bribery.
Hitting a liiiittle too close to home here
All I Want For Christmas...Is To Get Out Of This *$#!% Mall is a game about working retail during the Christmas season.
Rather than dice, it uses a constantly looping playlist of holiday classics, but beware, if Mariah Carey plays, bad things happen!
starshinescribbles.itch.io/christmasmall
Rather than dice, it uses a constantly looping playlist of holiday classics, but beware, if Mariah Carey plays, bad things happen!
starshinescribbles.itch.io/christmasmall
All I Want For Christmas...Is To Get Out Of This *$#!% Mall by StarshineScribbles
Avoid Mariah Carey, Escape The Mall
starshinescribbles.itch.io
December 4, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Hitting a liiiittle too close to home here
Pirate gift exchanges, white elephant gifts, or just the office Secret Santa for that one person you met on Zoom like three months ago and haven't heard from since.
White Elephant Gifts
Weird, wild, and quirky - make a splash at your office gift exchange with these budget-minded board games and card games.
www.raincity.games
December 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pirate gift exchanges, white elephant gifts, or just the office Secret Santa for that one person you met on Zoom like three months ago and haven't heard from since.
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + board game playtesting
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM draft
🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + board game playtesting
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM draft
🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Event Schedule
Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!
www.raincity.games
December 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + board game playtesting
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM draft
🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr + board game playtesting
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM draft
🧩 Sat - speed puzzling + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Turns out "crunchy" isn't just a type of peanut butter
...you discover, mouth full of little wooden cubes.
...you discover, mouth full of little wooden cubes.
Gifts for the Game Guru
Strategic games for serious gamers, featuring recent hotness and other new releases for gamers who like to be in the know.
www.raincity.games
December 2, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Turns out "crunchy" isn't just a type of peanut butter
...you discover, mouth full of little wooden cubes.
...you discover, mouth full of little wooden cubes.
We interrupt all this talk of sales (psst - we're having a sale) to remind you that TODAY is your last chance to get tickets to @terminalcitycon.ca at early bird prices!
Join us March 13-15, 2026 for Canada's largest tabletop game convention - right here in downtown Vancouver!
Join us March 13-15, 2026 for Canada's largest tabletop game convention - right here in downtown Vancouver!
Tickets
TCTC 2026 Tickets Early bird pricing is available for a limited time! Scroll down for details about each ticket type. March 13-15, 2026 View the Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2026 schedule &…
terminalcitycon.ca
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
We interrupt all this talk of sales (psst - we're having a sale) to remind you that TODAY is your last chance to get tickets to @terminalcitycon.ca at early bird prices!
Join us March 13-15, 2026 for Canada's largest tabletop game convention - right here in downtown Vancouver!
Join us March 13-15, 2026 for Canada's largest tabletop game convention - right here in downtown Vancouver!
Still lots of amazing deals on board games, card games, and other nerdy fun!
Black Friday / Small Business Saturday Weekend
We carry board games, party games, D&D, Magic: The Gathering, jigsaw puzzles, gundam, dice and more in downtown Vancouver and New Westminster, BC.
www.raincity.games
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Still lots of amazing deals on board games, card games, and other nerdy fun!
Only a few days left to secure your December's worth of dopamine hits!
Advent Calendars
The countdown to Xmas is on! These advent calendars will help you pass the time to the big day, whether you're a fan of escape rooms or roleplaying games.
www.raincity.games
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Only a few days left to secure your December's worth of dopamine hits!
The Americans are eating turkey today so I guess we're having a sale!
Black Friday / Small Business Saturday Weekend
We carry board games, party games, D&D, Magic: The Gathering, jigsaw puzzles, gundam, dice and more in downtown Vancouver and New Westminster, BC.
www.raincity.games
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Americans are eating turkey today so I guess we're having a sale!
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM + Lorcana drafts
👒 Sat - board games + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
✨ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM + Lorcana drafts
👒 Sat - board games + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
✨ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Event Schedule
Join us in-store for weekly game nights, MTG pre-release events, and other special events!
www.raincity.games
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Weekly events!
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM + Lorcana drafts
👒 Sat - board games + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
✨ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Vancouver
🪖 Wed - Wargame Wednesdays + drop-in mini painting
🃏 Thu - MTG Cmdr
🧑🦲 Fri - MTG Avatar FNM + Lorcana drafts
👒 Sat - board games + One Piece TCG
🤖 Sun - MTG Cmdr + Pokemon + Gundam TCG
New West
🃏 Fri - MTG Cmdr
✨ Sat - Lorcana draft + D&D
⚡ Sun - MTG Cmdr + kids Pokemon
Reposted by Rain City Games
Local friends! You should go to TCTC! Also, you should play games with me while you’re there!
Making a weekend of it?
If you’re planning to join us for all 3 days of TCTC (March 13-15, 2026), the weekend pass is the most cost-effective way to experience TCTC. And our early bird pricing ends November 30!
If you’re planning to join us for all 3 days of TCTC (March 13-15, 2026), the weekend pass is the most cost-effective way to experience TCTC. And our early bird pricing ends November 30!
Tickets
TCTC 2026 Tickets Early bird pricing is available for a limited time! Scroll down for details about each ticket type. March 13-15, 2026 View the Terminal City Tabletop Convention 2026 schedule &…
terminalcitycon.ca
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Local friends! You should go to TCTC! Also, you should play games with me while you’re there!
Have a friend who needs to touch grass? These board games and card games are nature-themed, which is practically the same thing.
Gifts for the Wilderness Wanderer
Have a friend who needs to touch grass? These board games and card games are nature-themed, which is practically the same thing.
www.raincity.games
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Have a friend who needs to touch grass? These board games and card games are nature-themed, which is practically the same thing.
Good news: They're all shelf-stable.
Gifts for Your Bunker Buddy
They're apocalyptically good!
www.raincity.games
November 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Good news: They're all shelf-stable.
A holiday tradition!
We only bring in a limited number of these each year (they get weirdly unpopular around January), so grab yours before they're gone!
We only bring in a limited number of these each year (they get weirdly unpopular around January), so grab yours before they're gone!
Holiday Jigsaw Puzzles
Assemble your own festive cheer, one piece at a time.
www.raincity.games
November 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
A holiday tradition!
We only bring in a limited number of these each year (they get weirdly unpopular around January), so grab yours before they're gone!
We only bring in a limited number of these each year (they get weirdly unpopular around January), so grab yours before they're gone!
Aww thank you so much! Tinseltown is... a magical place.
plugging the board game store in tinseltown, my favourite and most cursed mall across the street from my home
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
honestly the mall could be 90% empty but as long as it, the cat cafe, bali thai and the movie theatre are still running i'll keep stanning
For the cozy wanderer who enjoys quiet evenings, warm fireplaces, and occasionally saving the world before bedtime. Preferably with snacks.
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Aww thank you so much! Tinseltown is... a magical place.
For the cozy wanderer who enjoys quiet evenings, warm fireplaces, and occasionally saving the world before bedtime. Preferably with snacks.
Gifts for Your Local Hobbit
Because staying home is an adventure too - especially when the pantry is full and the kettle is singing.
www.raincity.games
November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
For the cozy wanderer who enjoys quiet evenings, warm fireplaces, and occasionally saving the world before bedtime. Preferably with snacks.