02 4933 8726
The Tactica play space on a busy day: rows of tables full of card players, with a wargame on terrain in the foreground

Tabletop battles. Real-world bonds.

Maitland's home for Magic, Warhammer, D&D, Pokémon, One Piece and more. A massive play space on High Street, game nights all week, and a crew that puts community first.

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10 yearson High Street 5K+players through the doors 4.8 ★from 120 Google reviews

What we play

  • Magic: The Gathering
  • Dungeons & Dragons
  • Warhammer 40,000
  • Warhammer Age of Sigmar
  • Games Workshop
Plus
  • Pokémon
  • One Piece
  • Lorcana
  • Riftbound
  • Flesh and Blood
  • Star Wars Unlimited
  • Star Wars Legion
  • The Old World
  • Horus Heresy
  • Halo Flashpoint

The party has spoken

Real Google reviews from Maitland players. 100% recommend on Facebook, too.

Crit!
AAdrian M.Local Guide
Amazing atmosphere, friendly staff and the largest tabletop gaming area in the Hunter region. A must visit for all people into nerd culture.
D&D
KKeith K.Local Guide
Geeks… Geeks everywhere. D&D games that go to late at night. Son loves it. Great staff.
Good bloke
CCody V.Google review
The store owner held the door open for me as I entered. What a good bloke!
Warhammer
SSven W.Google review
Jacob and his team are doing an amazing job. Big room for plenty of table top games inside, good selection of games and super friendly service. Really appreciate being able to order hard to find GW products.

Critical hit!

Family
JJohn D.Local Guide
Good luck finding a nicer and more accommodating games shop. Family oriented and always happy to help, the staff here deserve a medal.
Magic
GGüney Y.Local Guide
Huge store, lots of space to play all sorts of games from Magic to Warhammer to Dungeons and Dragons. On top of that you get owners and staff that have their heart in this business and community.
SSteve C.Google review
Best in the Hunter. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff.
Beginners
TToby S.Google review
Great place to go to for Dungeons and Dragons role-playing for both beginners and more experienced players (young and old). Friendly staff. Would recommend.
First event
EElizabeth M.Google review
Participated in the Bloomburrow MTG prerelease tonight. It was my first event in years. The staff were so helpful and kind.
Ordered in
BBrodie E.Google review
The staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Sadly didn't have what I was after but ordered it in for me. Will definitely go back for my hobby needs.
Commander
MMr. MguffenGoogle review
Great store for playing some Commander. Good people and great staff. Would recommend to any MTG players in the Maitland area.
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Coming up at Tactica

Big events on the calendar. Book early, these fill up.

Book now
From25Sep

MTG: Reality Fracture prerelease

$55 entry. Book and pay before 21 Sep for $5 off.

  • 1v1 Fri 25/9
  • 2v2 Sat 26/9
  • 1v1 Sat 26/9
  • 1v1 Thu 1/10
Tournament
Sat3Oct

The Old World: Battle March

Warhammer: The Old World tournament from 10am at The Levee, Central Maitland.

Pick your game

18 weekly game nights

Days and one-off tournaments are on the full events calendar. Not sure where to start? Call 02 4933 8726.

Superheroes, hobbits and pirates

All on one counter. The newest Magic sets, Pokémon, One Piece, Riftbound, Warhammer and D&D, stacked high on High Street.

The Tactica glass counter packed with Magic, Pokémon, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh and Riftbound boxes under Marvel Super Heroes displays
The counter. Bring a list.
Superheroes!A display of Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes bundles, prerelease kits and commander decks
MTG Marvel Super Heroes
A stack of Magic: The Gathering The Hobbit gift bundles with Bloomburrow commander decks
The Hobbit
Yellow One Piece Netflix deck boxes, binders and playmats piled on the counter
One Piece gear
Riftbound League of Legends Vendetta booster boxes in the display cabinet
Riftbound
A pyramid of Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven bundles
Secrets of Strixhaven
A row of One Piece Card Game starter decks in green, purple, red, yellow and blue
One Piece starter decks
Epic Encounters and Local Legends D&D miniature boxes in the shop window, with High Street outside
D&D encounters in the window
WarhammerThe Warhammer 40,000 Armageddon boxed set, with red-armoured Space Marines battling Orks on the cover
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Daughters of Khaine: The Crimson Lash box
The Crimson Lash
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Cities of Sigmar: Freeguild Gallants box
Freeguild Gallants

Can't see it on the shelf?Ask. We'll order it in, hard-to-find Games Workshop included.

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Build it. Paint it. Play it.

Paints, terrain and tables for the armies you've spent months on, and plenty of people keen to see them.

A painted fantasy banner model with the Tactica hex logo painted on its cloth
Yes, that's the Tactica logo.Painted onto a banner and taken into battle. That's the kind of crowd you'll find here.
A rack of AK Interactive hobby paints in the store
A blue-armoured army of painted miniatures on a green battle mat with ruined terrain
A purple and bone-coloured swarm army of painted miniatures
Close-up of painted blue armoured miniatures firing weapons
A winged commander miniature leading a painted swarm

More than a shop

A business run by gamers, for gamers. Here's what that looks like on High Street.

The play space

Rows of tables. Terrain included.

A massive open gaming space with room for big events and casual games at the same time.

Can't find it?

We'll order it in.

Including hard-to-find Games Workshop kits.

New here?

Young and old. New and seasoned.

Beginners and veterans share the same tables.

Organised play

From Friday night to nationals.

Weekly leagues through to regional and national-level events, with large prize pools.

A decade of dice

Serving the Hunter's tabletop community since 2015.

5K+Players through the doors
1,600+Tournaments hosted
10K+Matches played
$5K+In prizes awarded

Meet the crew

The people behind the counter, and behind the events.

Jacob

Managing owner

"Jacob and his team are doing an amazing job." Sven W., Google review

Aaron

Brand manager

Say g'day next time you're in.

Callan

Accounts manager

Say g'day next time you're in.

Visit the store

Roll in and say hi

Shop 2, 385 High St, Maitland

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The Tactica shop window on High Street, stacked with D&D encounter boxes
"Location is good with parking a couple minutes away and food all around."
Michael D., Google review
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