Griffon Games and Bookstore
121 W.Colfax Ave
South Bend, Indiana 46601

 

Hours of operation

Mondays through Thursdays 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Fridays & Saturdays  10:00 AM to 7:00 PM

 

Game room hours

Fridays  7:00 PM to midnight

Saturdays  10:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Phone: (574) 287-5533

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MAY 2012
HALF-PRICE BOARD GAME SALE
Some titles at 75% off
Selected recent titles at 50% off
and classic or new game titles at 10% off.

Hobbyist Paint Brush Sale
Sables, Foxes, Camels, Synthetics
A variety of popular small sizes and
various manufacturers
$1.00 per brush!

Magic the Gathering 2012 core, Scars of Mirrodin, Dark Ascension and Avacyn Restored
 Everyday sale prices: $3.50 boosters 
Fat Packs (when available): $34.95 back in stock
Box of 36 boosters $105.00
Vintage Magic singles available again!

The Griffon Bookstore and Games

The Griffon Bookstore, founded in 1976 by Sarah Bird and Ken Peczkowski, is widely acknowledged as a pioneer in the retail gaming industry. The Griffon has over 4,000 square feet of space on 4 levels devoted to an eclectic assortment of books, games, records, gift items and miniature supplies.

Dice Sets & Card Games
The Griffon features a huge selection of gaming dice in sets, singles, and custom made dice/token bags. Always on hand are many traditional and non-traditional card games from around the world as well as card supplies such as card shufflers, card shoes, card holders, card trays, and storage boxes.

Traditional Gaming
For the traditional strategy gamer the Griffon carries in stock over 30 different styles of chess sets, boards and 6 different styles of chess clocks and accessories. The classic Asian strategy games of Go, Shogi, Chinese Chess, Mah jong, and Ti-chu are always on hand in a variety of sizes and styles.

Miniature Supplies
Miniature modelers, gamers, and diorama makers will find a wide assortment of items in stock. Included are terrain making supplies: flocking, ballast, static grass, tree flock, glues, water effects, and accessories from manufacturers such as Woodland Scenics; ready made scenery from Runic Forge; miniature making tools from Xuron, Xacto, and Zona; ready to make plastic kits from HAT, Pegasus, Lindberg, Zvezda, and Revell; the complete line of acrylic paint colors from Reaper; a wide variety of modeler paint brushes in sizes ranging from 3 to 25/0; glues of all types from Testor's, Zap-a-Gap, and Tamiya; mini rare earth magnets for pinning projects; bases and stands for miniatures; 1/72nd scale accent scenery in plastic and metal; and in-store sample displays.


Books
The Griffon's new and used book selections are specialized to cover the fields of classical literature and poetry, classic and medieval history, philosophy and theology, foreign languages, science fiction, mysteries and thrillers, and perhaps one of the largest area sources of military history and reference arranged by time periods.

Game Rooms
The Griffon boasts one of the oldest continuously running dedicated game rooms in the country. For 35 years the Griffon Game Room has hosted countless RPG games, card games, miniatures games, chess tournaments, and board games. The rooms can accommodate over 50 players.

Stamps and Philately
Since 2000, the Griffon has been the connection point for stamp collectors in the Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan area. The Northern Indiana Philatelic Society (NIPS), which was founded in 1922, uses the Griffon as its drop off point for the purchasing and appraising of stamp collections and other related paper items such as old stock certificates, envelopes, post cards, paper money, autographs, reference books, and official documents. Mr. Peczkowski is a professional appraiser with over 30 years of experience and references in the book and stamp fields. Small appraisals can be done for free on site at the book store. Call to make sure that the appraiser is available.

South Bend - Notre Dame - Michiana
So, when in South Bend, Indiana or when visiting the nearby University of Notre Dame or Saint Mary's College, stop in at The Griffon.