The Game Preserve- Bloomington

01/27/2026

It’s still a bit cold outside, but we are open today! 🥶

01/26/2026

Due to an emergency travel advisory, we will remain closed today (1/26/26).

Now is a good chance to try out that game you got for Christmas! ❄️

01/25/2026

Closed today (1/25/26) due to weather conditions.
Stay home and play a board game! ❄️

12/31/2025

Update on our move to our new location. Unfortunately, there will be some delay in opening and our date to reopen is moving from January 1st to Friday, January 2nd. We hope to see y'all there!

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12/23/2025

Hello fellow Gamers! As many may be aware our Bloomington store is moving locations, and that time has finally arrived! For those who weren’t aware, we will be moving just slightly west across College Mall Rd into Eastland Plaza at 2652 E Third St. With that we have a few updates to store hours and operations for the coming weeks.

Christmas Eve: OPEN 10am-4pm
Christmas Day: CLOSED
12/26: OPEN Regular Hours
12/27-12/28: Regular Hours but Game Space CLOSED
12/29-12/31 CLOSED FOR MOVING
1/1/26 OPEN (at our NEW LOCATION!)

We don’t expect any changes or delays to this schedule, but if there are we will have further updates. All of this information can also be found on our event calendar: [email protected]" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=[email protected]

Happy Holidays to everyone, and we look forward to seeing you at our new location in the New Year! 🎅☃️

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11/28/2025

Come down this Black Friday and take advantage of our weekend specials!

08/11/2025

BREAKING NEWS: At the start of next year The Game Preserve will be MOVING. We are moving across College Mall Rd into Eastland
Plaza between Jimmy Johns and T&T Nails. Hope to see you there!

05/30/2025

Registration for the Final Fantasy MTG Prerelease is now OPEN!

Starting today, you can come by the store to register for either our Friday or Saturday Prerelease events. We expect the turnout for this event to be high, so slots are limited. Be sure to sign up early to guarantee your spot!

If you register and are unable to attend please notify us before the start of each event to receive a refund, otherwise we will hold the onto the Prerelease box for up to two for you to pick up at the store.

12/23/2024

11/26/2024

Black Friday came early at The Bloomington Game Preserve!
Come in now through this weekend and enjoy 20% off of all board games, puzzles, dice, models, TCG singles, and gaming accessories as well as up to 30% off of select sale items!

and of course, Happy Thanksgiving to all of our customers

11/11/2024

We are excited to once again be helping out The Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington this November!

Visit our store anytime from now until November 21st, and when you purchase any of the games pictured you will have the option to have it added to our donation to their annual Community Thanksgiving dinner, where they will be distributed to children and families.