Places to play - Isu Duel Park Cafe

Isu Duel Park is located near Chongshin University station on line 4 (light blue line). You can also get there via line 7 as well.

According to wizards Duel Park's weekly FNM is a booster draft.


Contact Details
Korean address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 백석동 1209-3 지하 1층
Phone number: 070-8841-1999

Places to play - HalliGalli Ilsan

Another shop which has a facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/boardcafe). 
Unfortunately the map I have is a little blurry

Contact details
Korean address: 일산 동구 장항동 764 라페스타C동 202호, Goyang 410-380
Phone number: 010-3046-8899
Email address: eomyun@naver.com

Places to Play - Duel Stage Ilsan

I have heard this referred to as Duel Stage or Duel Station. The later makes more sense to me but is less original.

Another heavy on the Yugioh store.

Contact Details
Korean address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 백석동 1209-3 지하 1층
Phone number: 070-8841-1999

Photos Courtesy of http://blog.naver.com/PostList.nhn?blogId=alstn5517&categoryNo=9

Places to Play - Duel Champ Ulsan

I haven't been to Duel Champ in Ulsan but it looks pretty heavy on the Yugioh which I guess isn't surprising given the name.

Contact Details
Korean address: 울산광역시 중구 남외동 271번지 3층 듀얼챔프
Korean phone number: 052-248-4083

Places to play - Elder Dragon Ulsan

EDIT: This store has or is set to close soon (December 2014).

With a much snappier name than say "Michaels" I regret not checking out this store when I was in Ulsan.

Contact DetailsKorean address: 울산 광역시 중구 태화동 36-14번지 2층
Phone numbers: 010-7739-5042 // 070-8637-2718
Email address: ppai5@hanmail.net

Places to Play - Fortune Factory Busan

These guys have their own Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fortune-Factory/191699950957621) if social media is your thing.



Contact DetailsKorean address: 부산 남구 대연동 수영로 298번길 21 

(부산 2호선 경성대 부경대역 5번 출구)
Phone number: 010-5167-1629
Email address: bamyong2@naver.com

Places to play - Duel Zone Busan

Contact Details
Korean address: 부산광역시 부산진구 부전동 168-129
Phone number: 051-817-6803

Places to play - TCG Korea Busan

Sorry, this is all I have for now.

Contact Details

Korean address: 부산광역시 남구 용당동 580-5 3층
Phone number: 018-268-8074
Email address: tamiya80@naver.com
Website: http://tcgkorea.com/

Places to Play - The Rak Busan

The Rak is probably a pretty big deal in Busan.

Contact Details
Korean address: 부산시 금정구 장전동 316-11번지 4층 THE 다락
Phone number: 010-4044-1688

Places to play - Monopoly Cheongju

Located in Cheongju is the Monopoly Board Game cafe. Close to "Buy The Way" if that is any help.

Most important is the fact they do have one of those hammer things that seem essential for board game play in Korea. 
Thankfully I have never seen Magic players use them. I guess Magic players are just a better class of people.


Contact Details
Korean address: 충북 청주시 흥덕구 사창동 460번지 지하1층P
hone number: 011-9409-0326

 

Places to Play - Michaels Sincheon

There is a store named Michaels (assumedly part of the chain) located in Sincheon.

They run FNM booster drafts and type 2 tournaments and they are also registered for pre releases.

Contact Details
Korean address: 서울특별시 송파구 석촌호수로 114(잠실동, 지하1층)

Phone number: 02 - 423 -2229

Places to Play - Duel Zone Gangdong

Duel Zone Gangdong is located near Myeongil station on line 5 (Purple) east of Seoul.

Contact Details
Korean address: 서울시 강동구 명일1동 312-72번지 3층
Phone number: 010-6411-0626
Email address: impkks@naver.com

Places to Play - Dalmuti Gyodae

This store opened early in 2014 and now hosts a lot of magic events. The owner previously owned Tic Toc.

They are located in Seocho Gyeonggi-Do with the closest station being Gyodae (Kyodae) also known as Seoul National University station. It's where Line 2 meets Line 3 on the south side of Seoul. It is fairly close to Nambu bus terminal which is a major transport hub on the south side of Seoul.

Opening hours
Monday: 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Thursday: 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Friday: 4:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 12:00 p.m.


Contact Details
Mobile: 010-5128-1860
Email: Robbieyoon@me.com

English draft at Dalmuti

Every Sunday at 2:00pm Dalmuti will be hosting a draft with English cards.

If you don't already know how to get there it is located near Suwon Station. There are express buses and trains available to the station. Once there (http://theangryhermit.blogspot.kr/2013/01/how-to-get-to-dalmonte-suwon.html)

The cost of the draft is ₩18,000 which includes prizes and the events are sanctioned.

The atmosphere is very relaxed and if you want to play EDH a lot of the drafters are into that format too.

Places to Shop - Nonno 21

Nonno 21 is located near Nambu bus terminal a major transport hub in Seoul.

Their online store is www.nonno21.com

Like Hobby Plus I strongly suspect Nonno21 might be retail only. Certainly their website doesn't display magic very prominently. 

Contact Details
Phone number: 02-3465-0094
Korean Street address: 서울특별시 서초구 서초동 국제전자센터 9층

Places to Shop - Hobby Plus

Located very close to Nambu bus terminal Hobby Plus is registered with Wizards for tournament play but don't really have the space for it. 
I am under the impression they just sell sealed product.

Their online store is http//www.hobby-plus.co.kr

Contact Details
Phone number: 070-8614-4900
Email address: info@hobby-plus.co.kr
Korean street address: 서울특별시 서초구 서초동 국제전자센터 9층

Places to Play - PlayFirst, Goyang

Like DiveDice, Playfirst has an online presence and also doesn't have a space in its name.

It's also a little out in the sticks unless you are a resident of North Western Gyeonggi do.

They have both a Korean http//www.PlayFirst.co.kr and English http://www.playfirststore.com/ web store which is very impressive.

Contact Details
Phone number: 031-966-9985
Korean Street address: 경기도 고양시 일산동구 식사동 809-13번지 2층

Edit (23/12/2013): Their English site is under renovation and looks to have changed web address to http://www.draw2cards.com/

Places to Play - Battle City Mokdong

The Mokdong branch of Battle City is unsurprisingly located near Mokdong station on the purple line (line 5).

Contact Details
Phone number: 02-2692-6279
Korean Street address: 서울특별시 양천구 신정동 902-3번지 목마빌딩 지하

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Battle City, Geumjeong

Geumjeong is on line 1 (the dark blue line) and also intersects with line 4 (light blue line). I guess that makes it regular blue?

Take exit 5 is the information I have. 

They looked to have changed address recently which made people think they had closed.

Contact Details
Phone number: 02-939-6625
Email address: ohsooik@hanmail.net
Street address: 238-1, Sanbon-dong, Gunpo-si Gyeonggi-Do

238-1번지 3층경기도 군포시 산본동


* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Duel Zone, Nowon

They have a large online store and seem to be a franchise.
http://www.duelzone.co.kr/

Nowon station is near the end (or start depending on your perspective) of the light blue line (line 4) and intersects with line 7.

Contact Details
Phone number: 02-939-6625
Email address: ohsooik@hanmail.net
Korean Street address: 서울특별시 노원구 상계동 581-102 2층

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Duel Shop Maebong

This store is very new and I am not even sure of the name yet. It's located neat Maebong station on line 3 a couple of stops from Nambu Bus Terminal.

Contact Details
Phone number: 02 574 6086

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Witches Brew Board Game Cafe

This store isn't a designated Magic shop but is registered with Wizards.
They might not be able to provide the same level of tournament or product support as some of the dedicated card stores but they do have one advantage over them.

The Brew part of witches brew stands for beer! 

They also look to take the cafe part a lot more seriously than most other stores.

They are located near Gyeongin University and Gyeong-in National University Subway stop. Sometimes referred to as Gyeongin Dae.

Contact Details
Phone number: 010-5419-2936
Email address: ds2936@daum.net
Korean Street address: 인천 계양구 계산동 970-64 2층 위치스브루(계산로 77)

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Taken Board Game Cafe

Wizards refer to this place as Tycoon rather than Taken. Just reading it in Hanguel leaves that open for interpretation.

Taken is not close to any subway stops and looks like it would require a bus/taxi ride on top if you are not in the area. The closest station is Jemulpo on the Incheon stretch of line 1 (the dark blue line) a couple of stations away from Juan station where Duel Land is located.

Their phone number is 032-864-3369 and email is ragenet7791@yahoo.co.kr

Unfortunately I don't have a map for them.

There FNM is standard (W10,000) and starts at 8:00 pm.

Contact Details
Phone number: 016 - 630 - 0319
Email address: ragenet7791@yahoo.co.kr
Korean Street address: 인천광역시 남구 용현동 194 - 25 번지

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only

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Places to Play - Duel Land Incheon

Duel Land is located near Juan (주안) station on line 1 (the dark blue line) of the Seoul Subway system. This is on the Incheon section of the line rather than the Sinchang line when the two branch of at Guro.

The map provided looks fairly decent. Take exit 4 and it is not that far. I have fallen for that trap before though so a picture of the street/store front would be nice.

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - About TCG

 About TCG is located near Sinpung station on line 7.

They have some pictures of Jace in their store and their website address is http://abouttcg.com

That is pretty much all I know about them.

Contact Details
Phone number: 070-7578-2679
Email address: eliyas@nate.com
Korean Street address: 서울특별시 영등포구 대림동 909-40 지하



























* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Dive Dice Hyehwa

Edit: This store has changed ownership and has now been renamed too Red Dice


Not to be confused with their sister store Dive Dice Hongdae which I rate very highly.

I have heard some complaints about this store. Nothing that sounds like a deal breaker but it is probably amplified by the fact most Korean magic shops are awesome. I feel they always go out of their way to look after me at Dalmuti.

Dive Dice Hyehwa is located near Hyehwa station on the light blue line (line 4) in Northern Seoul. Sometimes this area is also referred to as Daehak Ro (대학로).

Get out at Exit 4 and then follow that road until you get to the main street and then turn right. 

It's easy to miss and walk past. It's signage is on the front of the building on the third floor and it shares the building with a Norae Bang which hogs most of the first floor signage. 

Contact Details

Phone number: 02-765-7455

Email address: qseop@koreaboardgames.com

Korean Street address: 서울특별시 종로구 명륜2가 211번지 유니지오 빌딩 303호

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to play - Duel Mall

Duel Mall is located in the city of Daejeon and is pretty big on Yugioh.
Their online store is http://duelshop.com/

Unfortunately the maps I have for this place are via the normal Korean Internet maze of flash and outdated explorer add ons so I can't post a much.

Contact Details
Phone number: 010-4909-0342
Email address: colongi@hanmail.net
Korean Street address: 대전광역시 서구 둔산동 1945번지 2층

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Yatap Battle City

Battle City is near Yatap station on the Bundang line (yellow line) in Seoul.

Contact Details
Phone number: 031-707-7278
Korean Street address: 경기도 성남시 분당구 야탑동 368-6 지하1층

If a picture says a thousand words then this entry is pretty much finished.

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Alice

Alice is located in Gwangju famous for being the current residence of the 2nd best blog (the first being Expat Hell obviously) in Korea. The home of Via Korea seems to have multiple magic shops but the one with the biggest online presence is Alice.

They have their own cafe site (http://cafe.naver.com/kjmagic.cafe) and host regular FNM.


Contact Details
Phone number: 016-682-3835
Email address: goldkyg@naver.com
Korean Street address: 광주광역시 동구 충장로3가 19-10 3층

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Michaels, Daegu

Located in Daegu so out of my comfort zone in regards to how the **** do you get there. 

I'm interested to know if these are related to the Michaels in Seoul or whether its just a strange coincidence.

Daegu has a facebook group named Magic the Gathering Daegu (https://www.facebook.com/groups/629348830410832/).

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Card Castle

This store has it's own web store at http://cardcastle.co.kr

Edit: April 2014 - Apparently this store is moving to a new location and will ahve a new address soon.

Card Castle is in Changwon (near Busan) and accessible by bus. 

Contact Details
Phone number: 055-237-2417
Korean Street address: 경남 창원 의창구 도계동 330-5 대영상가빌라 203호 좌측

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Total TCG

Total TCG seems to be new to Magic and hosting FNM. They are also known as Dual Land or Hobby Hobby.
They are located in Gwangmyeong which is on the dark blue line (line 1). It has it's own station but it is branched of from the main line similar to stations like Sadongtan. Have a look at the subway map and you will instantly understand what I am saying. 
On their cafe website http://cafe.naver.com/gwangdualland/654 they have fantastic directions which are a real cut above the regular not to scale pretty looking map most stores give you.

Take exit 3, walk through some sort of mini park with a huge horse statue looming large over it. And then...... just look at their website since it does a much better job and I can't copy their photos.

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to Play - Saboten Store

Now that I am comfortably a regular at Dalmuti in Suwon I don't see myself travelling to different stores which are all further away in the foreseeable future.

So this entry is about a store which I haven't been to so I am sorry for any inaccuracies but I thought I would put the information out there and if something is wrong it hopefully gets corrected.

Saboten has there own website http://sabostore.com/ which is covered with pics of anime girls. I'm guessing there will be a lot of Sword girls stuff in the trading card section.

They are located near Sadang Station which is where the light blue line (line 4) and line 2 intersect.

Judging from the map I'm guessing you take exit 10 or 11 and then ..... good luck.

FNM is a draft starting at 7:30pm on a Friday.

Contact Details
Phone number: 010-2999-4381
Email address: serra@sbtinc.co.kr

* I have not been to this store and this info comes from online sources only.

Places to play - Kindle

EDIT: This store is permanently closed.

How to get there:
Use exit one from the subway and then turn right. You will walk past a Burger King which is set up to show them making your burger for you.

My experience:
This along with DiveDice is the main shop for foreigners now that OZ is leaving the scene. At the moment their are English drafts scheduled for 2:00 pm. 

It is very close to the Konkuk University subway stop on the light (and dark) green subway line.  I can't remember but I think the on board Korean subway system calls it something different. I am sorry I cant recall what it was.

Kindle is located on the 5th floor of the Pizza Hut building further along that main road. 

It's a very spacious and clean looking shop but is also very popular so for big events it can get pretty full.

There was a heated falling out between the Manager and a group of foreigners though and some have decided to boycott this store.

Contact Details

Phone number: 010-4588-7548

Email address: kminjjan@hanmail.net

Korean Street address: 서울시 광진구 화양동 49-18 번지 동흥빌딩 5층

OZ in Gangnam

This store is apparently moving and will no longer be stocking Magic the Gathering.

Bye Bye OZ