Fun Board Game in Changwon/Masan

I could not find an English name for this store so the translation to "Fun" board game is pretty loose and random.

They are located in Masan which is a little west of Changwon which is a little west of Busan.

They are a board game cafe which is serious enough about Magic to host PPTQ's. They are closed on Mondays apparently.

Their contact phone numbers are
Land line: 055-223-1980
Mobile: 010-6551-1110

Apparently while they don't speak any English but are better at writing/texting. 

Places to Play - Master list

This is my attempt at a master list of Magic Shops in Korea. Those that aren't hyper linked are unconfirmed so I (or you) will have to check out if they actually host magic tournaments.

Seoul/Gyeonggido
Battle City - Yatap
M&A - Imun Dong
Total TCG - Gwangmyeong
Saboten - Sadang
Dalmuti - Suwon
Kindle - Seongsu
The Rak - Naksungdae
Michaels - Gangbyeon 
Rolling Dice - Hongkik University
Red Dice - Hyehwa
About TCG - Sinpung
Duel Shop - Maebong
Duel Zone - Nowon
Battle City - Mokdong
Playfirst - Goyang City
Dalmuti - Gyeodae 
Duel Zone - Gangdong
Michaels - Sincheon
Duel Stage- Ilsan
HalliGalli - Ilsan
Isu Duel Park Cafe - Sadang
Cafe de BonBon - Bucheon
Battle City - Geumjeong
Board Game Cafe Pann - Bundang
Cafe Able - Jeongwang

RIP- OZ - Gangnam
RIP- Tic Toc
RIP- Dive Dice - Hyehwa
RIP- Kindle - Konguk

Incheon
Dual Land - Nam Gu
Taken Board Game Cafe - Nam Gu
Witches Brew - Gyeongin
TPZ Shop

Cheongju
Monopoly - Cheongju

Jeonju
Jeonju Board Game Box

Ulsan
Dual Champ

RIP- Elder Dragon

Gwangju
Alice

Daegu
Michaels

Busan
The Rak
The DARAC
Dual Zone
TCG Korea
Fortune Factory

Daejeon

Duel Mall

Board Game Cafe Meca

Changwon/Gyeongnam
Card Castle
PAPA Board 
Fun Board Game



Places to Shop
Nonno21 - Nambu / Seoul
Hobby First - Nambu / Seoul

If you are looking for an English Language draft then Dalmuti - Suwon hosts one every Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Places to Play - Red Dice

Dive Dice Hyehwa closed to apparently focus on their online business. Not many tears were shed and in it's place (literally) are new owners with a new name.

Red Dice 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. 

Contact Details

Phone number: 070-7581-3501
Hours: 2:00 pm to 11:00 pm 

Email address: qseop@koreaboardgames.com

Korean Street address: 서울특별시 종로구 명륜동 2가 211번지 유니지오 빌딩 3층 303호
Web site: www.reddice.co.kr

Places to Play - M & A

M & A in Korean is written as 엠엔에이.

It's located near the Korean University of Foreign Studies. On the subway it's Line 1 (dark blue) and is called 외대앞 (named after the university).

I haven't been there but quoting one of the guys from Casual MTG Seoul (Facebook group)

"To get there, take the one line up to hankuk university of foreign studies station and go out exit 6. Get on the right side of the street and walk past a make up spot. Then, you'll see an alley next to a phone store. Go in the alleyway and in the door on your left. Go up four stories and there it is."


That's all I have for now. I haven't been there but I will try and get the goss from those who have as the store seems quite popular recently as a place to play casual games of Magic.

Places to play - Papa Board

PAPA Board is located in Changwon in the South of South Korea.
It looks like they take the cafe side of the board game cafe part very seriously and it seems a nice place to play.
As you can see they have a LOT of plastic hammers and are clearly worth a visit if you are in the area.

I have never been there though and can't offer much advice on how to even find the place. According to their directions they are very close to the South East corner big intersection/rotary in the middle of this map. 
If you are near Changwon I would seek out t a little more information before trying to find this place. Hopefully they show up on Wizards store locator soon. 

Cafe de BonBon - Bucheon

This is a brand new board game cafe located in Bucheon. Bucheon is on line 1 (dark blue) of the Seoul subway system.

They are very new so organised play doesn't seem to be set up yet but the owner seems keen.
Organised play isn't that important because you will be pleased to know that they pass the hammer test*.

They are open from 2:00 pm to Midnight, hours which are unsurprising in both Korean and gaming culture.

Their Korean address is 원미구 부일로 483번길 15 2층, Bucheon 420-822

They also have a facebook page, I strongly recomend it for people who are fans of fluffy dogs.

https://www.facebook.com/tongtongbonbon

On a serious note they look to have a lot of enthusiasm and if I lived closer to Bucheon I would be really keen to support this store. Their advertising was really cool compared to a lot of Korean magic stores who announce themselves quite dryly and with a minimalist touch to providing information.

*They have a plastic hammer available for assaulting your friends and loved ones with.

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

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/