Welcome to Manchester's Fan Boy Three

Situated in the heart of the Northern Quarter since 2004,  Fan Boy Three is one part Friendly Local Game Store, one part boardgame cafe and one part award winning Organised Play centre. 

But now you don't have to actually be in Manchester to visit. You can browse online like you would in store, check out the new releases, buy event tickets, join groups, chat to mates and make new ones.

And, you know, buy stuff.

Find out why we were voted UK's favourite boardgame store 2019 by UK Boardgaming Trading and Chat 

Shop at Fan Boy Three

Whether you are a boardgamer, a cardgamer, a roleplayer, a miniatures player, or you just love games and you don't care about categories, we've got games for you. 

Honestly? Even if you don't think you like games we've got games for you. Click on the beholder and start browsing

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Play at Fan Boy Three

From Magic: the Gathering to Warhammer, Dungeons and Dragons and dozens more games we have Facebook groups to connect with players and regular in store activities. 

We run more events than any other store, so something is always going on. And if you have never played before, we run lots of learn to play sessions and demos too.  

Organised play

Book at Fan Boy Three

Why not book a table at Fan Boy Three for you and your friends to meet up and play one of the hundreds of boardgames in our library?

Our Fan Boy Tea cafe serves drinks, snacks and sandwiches, and we'll even give you your table fee back as money off any boardgames you buy that day!

Book a table

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Our downstairs tournament arena

Seating for 128 players for those big competitive events - complete with its very own state of the art ventilation system to keep everyone new pack fresh all day!

Outstanding Organised Play Store 2015

GAMA Power Retail Awards

Voted UK's Favourite Boardgame Store 2019

Boardgame Trading & Chat UK

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Fan Boy Three in Lockdown

Four. Horsemen of the apocalypse... no wait, that's a bad one. Four seasons. Four o'clock in the morning - the time I stay up to most nights uploading images to the website. The sides of a square. Since ancient times four has been the number to indicate solidity. Something that can be touched and felt.

Four is two teams of two - the perfect number for bridge, arguably the first 'social' game. Four Settlers of Catan. Four character roles in fantasy roleplaying - striker, tank, controller, healer. Pandemic. Maximum player count for Gloomhaven.

Extremely convenient for square tables, in a way that five is not.

And it is one day closer.