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Balance Your World — Martial arts and gaming community in Pinellas Park, FL.
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Christi Harrison
Love all these people! God Bless! Hope all your dreams come true!
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Posted 2 years ago
Michael Mccord
Best of the best 💓 this shop and its owner Seth
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Posted 2 years ago
Aegis Freelance
Very clean and professional atmosphere. Extremely kind and generous store owner who helps build on community. Supportive of local charities. Has been a staple in the Tampa Bay Community on several levels including training 100s combat stages show performers who spurred on combat shows over 3 decades of linage. These individuals went on to teach other professionals across the state. Some you may have even seen in local and national productions. I cannot speak highly enough of the individual managing and teaching at this location.
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Posted 2 years ago
Mark Keith
Great place for Magic the Gathering!
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Posted 2 years ago
Devlin D
The Staff are amazing super nice, they have great game selections, The facility is nice.
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Posted 2 years ago
Tashpointe gaming
went there and got to talk to the owner and he’s such an amazing guy, i got the chance to kinda just talk and joke around about d&d and magic and the current state of everything and he overall was just super chill and i HEAVILY recommend this place to anyone looking for a fun card shop, play space or even a very enjoyable place for tabletop stuff
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Posted 2 years ago
Damir
They have a great selection of products and great prices! Better then tcg player on certain singles. Will buy again
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Posted 3 years ago
Jason Riggs
Outstanding facility, super friendly staff.
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Posted 3 years ago
Richard Hollington
Best place I've ever hosted a tourney at.
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Posted 3 years ago
Carolyn Davis
Female nerd perspective and acquaintance of Seth and Stavro! I absolutely love being at balance. Atmosphere is so laid back and
friendly. They display/sell a lot of different products and the floor space in the store is so open and huge. Board game tables: separate rooms, couch with a tv for lounging and a martial arts studio. In terms of hygiene and keeping all spaces clean ; they definitely knock it out the park. Seeing a clean women’s restroom wins me over easily…I feel so comfortable every time I’m here. It has grown to be our favorite LGS and I’ll always support going there!
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Posted 3 years ago
Mitzie Peterson
Very nice!
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Posted 4 years ago
Zach Burrell
Excellent location for Flesh and Blood events; consistent and growing! Pretty awesome concept for a shop too, combining Martial Arts and gaming hobbies. Competitive pricing as well.
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Posted 4 years ago
Chad Blankinship (Fireshot84)
Quality experience with great prices. Perfect place to meet friends and play card games or get some classes in
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Posted 4 years ago
Stephen Perez
Great store. Love playing flesh and blood here weekly!
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Posted 4 years ago
Christopher U
Great turnouts every week for flesh and blood. Clean and friendly shop
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Posted 4 years ago
Jimmy Le
Great place! The flesh and blood local scene on sundays is amazing
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Posted 4 years ago
Valerio Foresta
Good friendly place
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Posted 4 years ago
Alex Santa Maria
An excellent place to sling spells
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Posted 4 years ago
scott coblentz
Very laid back and great atmosphere! Will definitely be returning
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Posted 4 years ago
Tristan Shuler
They let my friends hit each other with sticks. 5/5
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Posted 4 years ago
Anthony Matos
These guys have always had such a wonderful environment here and very nice tables. A lot of good space for plenty of games to be had
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Posted 4 years ago
Francis
Very friendly owner with a dojo available and plenty of gaming space for tabletop games and cardboard. I come here weekly.
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Posted 4 years ago
Hugh Coyne
Friendly atmosphere, great community, always a great time!
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Posted 4 years ago
Matthew Deer
Great people and an amazing place to play magic
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Posted 4 years ago
Jitter Bug
I come here every Saturday and there is a group of guys that beat each other with light sabers, it is amazing
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Posted 4 years ago
cody zcloudz
I come out every Saturday with my group of awesome friends so much fun
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Posted 4 years ago
pinkstarburst99
Always a well stocked store with friendly staff. Store is very clean and my favorite game store.
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Posted 4 years ago
Lila Perez
Amazing place. Amazing prices and always friendly!! Love to go here and meet with friends and play fun games.
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Posted 5 years ago
Andrew Nolan
Am excellent shop. All my friends love to come here and play magic and dnd. The owners are fantastic and run a clean safe shop. Can’t wait to come back!
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Posted 5 years ago
Lindsey McKnight
Great place to come and hang out and play games of kinds including card, board, and video games. Sign up to learn martial Arts or play a campaign of DnD, Pathfinders, and the like. Has an amazing stock of tools and supplies for everything you need.
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Posted 5 years ago
Jacob Kielbratowski
Great place, awsome tables, friendly staff, beware Seth's decks
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Posted 5 years ago
Corey Tyndall
Definitely the best card shop I have ever visited with the best environment
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Posted 5 years ago
Joseph Brown
Home away from home
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Posted 5 years ago
Andrew Koeser
If you are looking for a challenge or a motivator to work on your physical and mental wellbeing, Balance may be for you. The instructors are knowledgeable, welcoming, and in-tune with the ranging abilities of their students. The facilities are great and the cost is very reasonable.
If you feel compelled to learn martial arts, but keep finding reasons to put it off...just try this place. It was a leap for me, but I am so glad I took it.
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Posted 5 years ago
Jacob Greenberg
Chill place, great vibes, events run smoothly!
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Posted 5 years ago
sean fleck
Great place to play cards. I have played a lot of magic the gathering here and it has been a lot of fun! They have an up and coming flesh and blood community there as well. Definitely worth a try! Also the owner is a really nice guy!
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Posted 5 years ago
Talib Moran
Fantastic place to play magic
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Posted 5 years ago
Jacob Downing
Been going to Balance for nearly 2 years now and it's truly a unique treasure in town. The karate dojo is awesome and the welcoming atmosphere, complete with entertainment lounge and gaming tables to spare, makes it a no brainer for gaming. The staff has been more than accommodating and tries to give their customers what they want above all. Their board game wall of free to play games is enough to supply hours of fun. And if you're there at the right time and want an extra player, the owner might even stop to join your game if you asked. They survived a pandemic and always keep their space clean and safe. If you are a fan of martial arts and/or gaming, do yourself a favor and stop by. Supply your hobby by supporting a local business.
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Posted 5 years ago
digital stream
I go there every sunday when I can the owner's a fun dude to play mgt with
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Posted 5 years ago
Tony Valletta
This establishment is nothing short of a unicorn on the gaming side. Wonderful, kind and knowledgeable staff that are interested in the wares they peddle and engages with their clientele. An open environment that is accepting of all who wish to use the space for it's intended purpose; play. The space itself is bedecked with high quality tables meant for what you come here to do, not the mass manufactured garbage tier Home Depot folding tables found at the majority of it's competition in the area. The only knock against it is more of a nitpick, and is a symptom of their recent arrival on the scene: the limited selection of singles available for perusal. This has been slowly falling away as business continues and more cards pass through. Great place to play Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, Yu-gi-oh, Warhammer, or any conceivable board game under the sun.
The staff is phenomenal, the setup is great and I’ve met numerous other great people while at Balance. A++
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Posted 7 years ago
Rick May
Balance Martial Arts and Games is an amazingly unique store with a little something for everyone. As a gamer, I absolutely love the beautiful gaming tables in all different sizes that make for a perfect gaming play space no matter how big or small the game you're playing. The owner and staff always make me feel welcome and regularly will play games when me while I'm there. They also have a area to lounge and watch TV, a study room, and a workout area. You absolutely must come check this place out!
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Posted 7 years ago
Erika McClees
A great place to hang out!
The store is uniquely split into two concepts of gaming and karate. On the gaming side, instead of the typical plastics tables and chairs Balance integrates professional wooden gaming tables with matching chairs. The staff does a wonderful job at making sure everyone feels welcome. While the karate side is a huge workout space covered in puzzle mat. The classes are structured and tailored to the needs of each student. I was surprised by how dedicated each instructor is they always managed to engage each student and encourage them to keep getting better. I would highly recommend Balance to anyone that needs a fun space to hang out or relieve some stress.
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Posted 7 years ago
Jabba Walkie
How this place has a 4.9 star rating is beyond me.
They. Are. Scalpers.
7$ for modern set packs (bloomburrow)
6$ and up for packs that came out in the last 2 years and aren't even some hot commodity
It's pathetic when a lgs has worse prices than Walmart and target and I should just go there or order single packs online. (Every pack they had listed was cheaper in online stores).
They are REALLY trying to squeeze those profit margins and just hurt the community.
I bet they are charging 70$+ for the squirreled away precon bloomburrow deck because "that's market price on tcgplayer". I was too appalled by the booster prices to even ask what they had other products at.
The workers the few times I've stepped into the place are often lazy and sitting somewhere. And when they have helped they obnoxiously drink excessively loud when trying to communicate with them and seem bothered that I came in to look at their stuff.
Don't waste your time or money here, and definitely don't believe the 4 star and up reviews. This place is pathetic and needs to rethink what it means to be an lgs. They are supposed to be for the community, they are supposed to care about the community.
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Posted 2 years ago
Colin Roberts
>card store
>Call in
>Do you buy cards?
>No
Then what's the point?
