
Matthew Lescroart (left) and Spencer Jordan (right) enjoy a local, deck-building game called “Clank” on Feb. 11. [Photo: Kavann Tok]
Manager and MSU Denver alumni Matt Greer said, “If you tell someone you work here and if they’ve never been in here, you don’t really know where to begin. The best thing to say is, we have a lot of stuff here that you won’t find anywhere else.”

“The Wizard’s Chest is a very special place. I used to shop here when I was a little kid. I used to get my Halloween costumes here. I would come in when I was so young that I was afraid to go into where all the Halloween parts were.” –Matt Greer [Photo: Kavann Tok]
“The idea is that a beginning magician can come in and learn more,” Russell said. “If you have what feels to you to be an unusual interest or hobby, this is a safe place to come and find other people who have that same interest.”

“You have to use your mind in order to think, because if you don’t, you’ll blow the trick and you’re going to lose the game.” — Steve Bottoms on Magic, The Gathering [Photo: Kavann Tok]
“You can come in with some friends and just take a game,” Greer said, “go sit in the game room and play it. That’s what I really like is learning a new game.”
Originally an 8,000 square foot building in Cherry Creek was relocated in 2015. The new building is 16,000 square feet with a big, open space, high ceiling and brick walls, which used to be a car dealership and warehouse.

“I’m an assistant manager at The Wizard’s Chest, going on seven years. I really love the atmosphere. Our staff is phenomenal, and then just the range of products we sell. There’s not a lot of stores that have our niches.” — Joe Carrasco [Photo: Kavann Tok]
“It’s kind of creepy that way,” Greer said. “Our old store looked like a castle, but it was kind of a more retail space. This actually feels like a castle.”
Assistant manager Joe Carrasco runs most of the Magic: The Gathering events, where participants can play in tournaments. “There’s something for everyone, just the nerd-dom, like how geeky you can be in the store. It’s definitely a one-of-a-kind of place.”
Who knows how many miniature battles, card duels and spaceship wars have ensued at The Wizard’s Chest over the years? Gamers in the Denver metropolitan area certainly wouldn’t want to miss out on the action of this one-of-a-kind gaming experience.
If you go:
Address: 451 N. Broadway, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-321-4304
Business hours:
Mon-Sat: 10am-7pm
Sunday: 10am-5:30pm
Extended hours in December
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By Kavann Tok
Posted Mon, Mar 12, 2018