Welcome! We are one of the largest stores in the world, located at 414 Grand Avenue in beautiful downtown Spencer, Iowa. We opened at our original location in 2014 and we moved in September of 2020 to our current space.
At just under 13,000 feet on the main floor and a mezzanine, we have about 4500 square feet of comfortable retail space and about 8000 feet of play space spread out over three areas: The Battlefield, the Hangar Bay, and the Highground and some lovely seating along our front windows.
Play Space
We love the community that we have here at Game State! We have our Facebook page that has served us loyally since we’ve been open, and our events are listed on Facebook and we’re more than happy to talk to you there about our pictures and video from inside the shop! Check our our Community Section of this website for more information!
Our play space is split up to accommodate several different types of gaming. The Battlefield, The Highground, and the Hangar Bay are our large play areas and we have a Game Library for you to use while you’re here! Whether you’re playing Magic, Heroclix, Warhammer, X-wing, Dungeons and Dragons, your favorite board game, or just hanging out, we invite you to use our tables!
Our retail space features several types of games, including Gateway Games for those of you who might be new to collectable card games, board games, role playing games, table top war games, or even LEGO! We are always happy to get what you need with a special order and you can see what we have in the store for games and cards on our Shopping link.
We host nightly events that all are welcome to attend, and we have tournaments that are usually on Saturdays and Sundays. Please take the time to check out our Event Calendar; we have activities planned every day but Monday. There is always plenty of room for you to come in and enjoy the space even if you’re not participating in the main event or tournament!
And there’s so much more!
Game State is such an amazing place to visit, to play at, and to have seen grown since we opened the doors in November 2014. We’ve seen marriage proposals, almost had babies born in the shop, we’ve lost friends, and we’ve forged a community of gamers that is truly amazing to be a part of. There are pages more information that I could cover. From our 3D Print Lab to the Buy-Sell-Trade area of the shop to contests to after school programs, to working with the SCA, to dozens and dozens of other things. But, those are best talked about in the appropriate areas of the web page. So go on! Explore the web page! Find us on Facebook! Ask questions! Or, better yet, come on in to Game State and find out why we’re the Biggest store with in the Best Community.