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The Joker

Game store Board game club

👍👍 Excellent place and even better service. The owners are 2 boyhood friends who love playing games and opened a shop together. They know all the games because they have a hand in the testing and development with the designers. From wanting to buy 1 game for a present, I ended up with 4 for various peo... People often mention games, game, staff, nice, shop, play, good, friendly, board, hand,


Address

Oudegracht 230A, 3511 NT Utrecht, Netherlands

Website

www.the-joker.nl

Contact

+31 30 233 2158

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (294 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 10 am to 6 pm
  • Thursday: 10 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 10 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday: (Carnival Saturday), 10 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Sunday: (Carnival in the Netherlands), Closed, Hours might differ
  • Monday: (Carnival in the Netherlands/Shrove Monday), 12 to 6 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Carnival in the Netherlands), 12 to 6 pm, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: games (35) game (17) staff (12) nice (11) shop (10) play (9) good (9) friendly (9) board (8) hand (6)
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  • 5/5 Halcyon Chia Phay E. 4 years ago on Google • 339 reviews
    Excellent place and even better service. The owners are 2 boyhood friends who love playing games and opened a shop together. They know all the games because they have a hand in the testing and development with the designers. From wanting to buy 1 game for a present, I ended up with 4 for various people. Each box was cheerfully wrapped up with different coloured ribbons of my choice. The Joker even has a spacious basement for gamers who can borrow games and play all hours. A romantic cave as it's next to the canal. Wished I had the time to play a round. Back home in Singapore, I gave my grown-up daughter her present and we had a good time playing it.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 nele M. 1 year ago on Google • 17 reviews
    What a beautiful and dreamy place. The owner was so helpful and friendly, he recommended to us what is now our favourite game (twentyone). He even gave us his phone number so we could call him for the rules if we could not understand the dutch instructions. Perfect for gifts and game lovers like us! :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jonas K. 1 year ago on Google
    Verity of games is astonishing, and stuff that you can do is also amaging not only you can buy and play game there, there's escape rooms also. Recommended.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Chiel Van S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Good (Original) Goed
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Grundy1980 N. 1 year ago on Google • 94 reviews
    One of the best boardgame shops I ever visited. Very friendly and helpful owner, lots of games. Just like in the old days.

  • 5/5 kevin “awd327” b. 9 months ago on Google • 57 reviews
    Great selection, good people, and nice hobby space downstairs to play board games, card games, etc. with your friends

  • 4/5 Niels P. 8 months ago on Google • 49 reviews
    Great shop! Small but a lot of choice of games and related stuff, nice staff and good to hear they care about the board and trading card community with regular tournaments and such. Excellent!

  • 5/5 Viola H. 10 months ago on Google • 31 reviews
    Love it!! You can buy here almost any game that you think of and if you don't know what you want, the guys there will help you to pick the right game for you. You can also play whatever you want for how long you want downstairs. It's free and you can evem bring you own food! They offered us coffee or tee for free and they sell some candy and cold drinks too. Also the locatiom is lovely - it's right next to one of the Uttrecht canals.

  • 5/5 Amy H. 1 year ago on Google • 27 reviews
    Awesome game shop. There are four game stores along the main canal in Utrecht. We went to three, and this one was our favorite. The staff was so friendly and were able to help us find an out of print game at a really good price. They even gave us a great recommendation for a local dinner.

  • 5/5 Beth H. 5 years ago on Google • 22 reviews
    Very helpful staff, very friendly and knowledgeable. They speak Dutch and English. Also felt very welcome as a female board gamer. There were a large variety of second hand games, and a wide variety of kids' games, too. Really lovely shop: I left with Pandemic: Cthulhu Edition and a smile on my face!

  • 5/5 Georg W. 1 year ago on Google • 17 reviews
    A great board game store for anyone with specific tastes! They had an excellent selection of old, used games and a very friendly staff!

  • 5/5 dewy v. 5 years ago on Google
    Great gameshop, they test all the games themselves. Nice feature is the second hand games they sell.

  • 5/5 Rea M. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing store for board and card games, you can even sit and play in the store with friends and strangers

  • 5/5 Hagen P. 4 years ago on Google
    Absolutely passionate about games, the staff and choice in this lovingly quirky shop left an excellent and lasting impression. Recommended!

  • 4/5 M van de B. 4 years ago on Google
    Always a good place if you are looking for new boardgames or advice about boardgames or bitcoins.

  • 5/5 You Can't See M. 5 years ago on Google
    amazing! everyone there is really nice, there is a huge assortment of games old and new, and it's the perfect place for Magic: The Gathering.

  • 5/5 Ruben van h. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice people, also have second hand boardgames (bought 3 games there)

  • 5/5 Samuel C. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly service and a good collection of boardgames

  • 5/5 Daniel S. 1 year ago on Google
    Very helpful clerk with all things card games related.

  • 5/5 Kai G. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly owners, good selection of games

  • 5/5 Ralph H. 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice store where you can buy and play games, and also get a cup of coffee and a decent conversation! They accept bitcoin payments.

  • 4/5 Borja E. 4 years ago on Google
    Small place but full of fun.

  • 1/5 Dennis de V. 2 years ago on Google
    came in saturday the 29th of januari. man behind counter started insulting me how i looked and started to talk very condescending to me for carrying an shopping bag from game mania. i never said a word and will never come back

  • 5/5 Nikki 2 years ago on Google
    Very friendly staff, enthousiastically explained around 5 games to us. Prices are pretty normal, but I was glad to support a local shop rather than some big online shop just to maybe save a few bucks. They also sell second hand games.

  • 5/5 Peter D. 2 years ago on Google
    Wonderful place! Owner knows a lot about games and is friendly and willing to help (in English as well). Highlight is the downstairs room where you can sit and play for as long as you want.

  • 5/5 PETER S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice games scored Super store. (Original) Leuke spellen gescoord Super winkel.

  • 5/5 Gudrun H. 5 years ago on Google
    Very good Board Game Shop with a large number of games, for beginners as well as for board game Geeks. The Shop also offers board game evenings in the shop at several days a week.

  • 5/5 Rei295 6 years ago on Google
    I've had many an evening spent at one of their tables. They have a downstairs area that's just full of chairs and tables, and unless there's an event going on, they don't really care what you're doing. They allow eating and drinking, and they have a small selection of snacks they sell as well. I've always been welcomed with a smile.

  • 5/5 Gosia C. 6 years ago on Google
    They were extremely kind with us, two travelers. We were made at home with the help of the owner and got to socialise with new people thanks to card games. They have a large selection of board games and collectible cards. I defenitely recommend!

  • 5/5 Lodewijk P. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Enthusiastic people with a passion for games. But what I particularly like is that you can also buy second-hand games and puzzles here. (Original) Enthousiaste mensen met een passie voor spelletjes. Maar wat ik vooral tof vind is dat je hier ook tweedehands spellen en puzzels kan kopen.

  • 5/5 Anton M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) A lot of games, also second-hand. An enthusiastic and enthusiastic seller (Original) Zeer veel spelen, ook tweedehands. Een bevlogen en enthousiaste verkoper

  • 5/5 Céline S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Great service, they care so much about the game world it is contagious. They make time to help you well even if you don't buy anything. Fair price and wide range of games. That's why I come from Belgium especially! (Original) Geweldige service, ze zijn zo begaan met de spellenwereld dat het aanstekelijk werkt. Ze maken tijd om je goed te helpen ook al koop je niets. Eerlijke prijs en groot aanbod aan spellen. Daarvoor kom ik speciaal van België!

  • 5/5 Harold N. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice shop. Incredibly knowledgeable and friendly staff. Amazing place to visit for games.

  • 5/5 katman k. 3 years ago on Google
    A great store with extremely nice and helpful staff. Products were good and they made my day.

  • 5/5 Hilke v. W. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) What a very nice shop with very nice staff! They are very interested in what you are looking for and are happy to think along with you. Had a very nice experience here and I will definitely be back! Nice to have staff so enthusiastic. It is well worth the visit! (Original) Wat een ontzettend leuke winkel met heel fijn personeel! Ze zijn erg geïnteresseerd in wat je zoekt en denken graag met je mee. Hele fijne ervaring hier gehad en ik kom zeker terug! Fijn om personeel zo enthousiast te hebben. Het is het bezoek zeker waard!

  • 5/5 Maxime de G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Super friendly staff and very nice help to find a nice game. Thanks! (Original) Super vriendelijk personeel en heel leuk geholpen om een leuk spel te vinden. Bedankt!

  • 5/5 Rene M. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Nice staff very helpful (Original) Leuk personeel zeer behulpzaam

  • 5/5 Barend S. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Name a game and they either have it or know it (Original) Noem een spel en ze hebben het of weten het

  • 5/5 Katie G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Staff was nice, helped well, knew a lot about all the games (Original) Personeel was aardig, goed geholpen, wisten veel te vertellen over alle spellen

  • 5/5 Matthijs T. 3 years ago on Google
    Best advice for games in town!

  • 5/5 Iris B. 3 months ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    You can play games downstairs. There is a huge collection and more for sale upstairs. Also cheap second hand game shelves and snacks.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Service options
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ In-store shopping

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