Latest News

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  SteamRoller at Games U.

  Come down to Games U for a Steamroller just in time for one last run to prepare for Phoenix Open. $10 entry Registration begins at 10AM Dice at 11AM The format will be SR2017 75 Points. 2

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  Gathering of Cardboard – Board Game Open Play

  Come one come all! Join us at Games U for a board game open play! With plenty of table space, all are welcome! You can bring your own games, or you can sample the small selection of demo

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  Pokémon Trainer Day – Open Play

  Calling all trainers! Join us at Games U for Pokémon Trainer day! This event with be a simple gathering with no tournament planned. If you or your child are new to Pokémon and want to le

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  Phoenix Game Makers Guild

  A monthly gathering of tabletop game designers. Bring your game designs and we will help each other make them better. Please update your RSVPs if your status changes.

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  DropFLEET Commander Tournament – 1,500 pts

  This marks the end of the Games U DropFleet Slowgrow league. Even if you weremt a part of the slowgrow, you can join in anyway! Doors at 11am Dice at noon!

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  DropZONE Tournament – 1500 pts

  11 am registration. Dice at noon. Date may change. Stay tuned for details!

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  Ancient Games Night

  Learn how to play go, senet, the Royal Game of Ur, and tablut, a version of the Viking game hnefatafl. GO - Go is a Chinese game that dates back to the 2nd millennium BC. It was mentioned b

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  Games U Mercenary Market. Let the haggling begin!

  It is time for the fiirst ever Games U Mercenary Market! On the 15th of July we will rearrange all of the tables and rent them out flea market style to anyone wishing to sell off old games a

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  Frostgrave Campaign Start day

  Welcome to the frozen city of Frostgrave! Join your fellow wizards in an epic quest to recover the mystical treasures from a city that suffered a magical apocalypse. This will be the

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  Malicrafts: Minis and Terrain Building and Painting Meetup

  Malicrafts is a minis and terrain building/painting meetup brought to you by Maliphoenix, the local Malifaux community, and hosted by Games U. It's intended to bring minis builders/painters

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  Summer Immolation – Infinity Tournament

  The air can ignite your skin, but Games U is air-conditioned! Come join us in Gilbert, AZ on Sunday, July 1 for a 300-point Special Operations ITS. Missions will be Supplies, Capture and Pr

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  Pokémon New Trainer Tournament

  This event will be $5 for entry. This fee will go towards prize support. Sign ups start at 4:30 or earlier. Tournament starts at 5pm sharp. Calling all trainers! Join us for our second P

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  Gathering Of Cardboard – Board Game Free Play

  Join the us as we gather up the cardboard and play some board games! Bring your own games or choose from a selection from our demo collection. Come with a large group or come by your self!

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  Warmachine and Hordes Journeyman League

  For those interested in learning to play the fantastic Warmachine and Hordes games from Privateer Press we will be starting our first Journeyman League on July 5th. Wether you are new to t

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  Warhammer 40k 8th Edition Midnight Launch!

  We will be staying open late on Friday night so that those who wish to can collect their pre orders and pick up their new goodies for 8th edition as soon as possible. If your name is on our

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  40k 8th edition – Try out the new rules!

  40k 8th edition drops on the 16th. Join us at open the next day to test out might and metal with the new edition! Lets se how many people we can get in and start trying out the new rules!

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  Games U Lost and Found Purge

  This is a reminder. We have a lost and found. We will be emptying the lost and found at the END OF JUNE. There are a lot of items that I know people will be upset to lose. If you have lost

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  Bolt Action D-Day

  Continuing a tradition started at another game store many years ago we will be hosting an event to commemorate D-Day! Stay tuned for details as they are added!

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  Warhammer 40k D-Day

  To commemorate the D-Day invasion of WW2 we will be running a themed event involveing a series of scenarios/missions themed to match the historical events. Check back often as details will

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  Phoenix Game Makers Guild

  Are you wanting to break into the world of Game design and production!? Want to give that idea that has been kicking around your head a chance to become a reality? This may be a good place

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  Dropfleet Commander Slow Grow League!

  Details to come but this will be the first meeting and demo, introduction game day for our slow grow Dropfleet Commander league. We will be starting at 750 points which in most cases is a st

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  Phoenix Game Makers Guild Meetup

  Phoenix Game Makers Guild A monthly gathering of tabletop game designers. Bring your game designs and we will help each other make them better. This initial meeting will be a bit of introduc

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  Pokémon New Trainer Orientation

  Calling all Trainers! Join us for new trainer orientation! In this meeting we will go over cards, rules, and tournament formats. Expect a short meeting before open play to brief player

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  May Tournament Games U

  10 am registration 11 am dice rolling 2016 Steamroller rules in effect $10 entry fee

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  The Burning Of Philipii Primaris

  The Heresy continues... Loyalist armies have descended upon the Traitor held world of Philipii Primaris, a stable gateway through the terrible Ruinstorm. With their hearts set on interceptin

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  Games U X-Wing Store Championship!

  Pilots, to your ships! The first ever X-Wing Store Championship at Games U. is happening Saturday, May 20th! X-Wing Store Championships are meant to be a highly-accessible introduction to t

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  Table Top Day Iron-Man Tournament

  This event will recquire a $5 entry. Join us for International Table Top day and our First Annual TableTop Day IronMan! The tounrament will consist of a minimum of 4 games with players

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  Board Game Democon!

  Democon is an event designed to give people a chance to try out some new games, have some fun with friends and family, and maybe win a new game along the way! Games U will have several (sti

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  Warmachine/Hordes 75 point Steamroller

  First Warmachine/Hordes Tournament at Games U. Come out and join the fun. Get there early with lists ready. Divide and Conquer (if you bring 2 lists both must be played by round 3, unless t

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  1,500 Pt Dropfleet Commander Tournament

  You read right, it's a 1,500 point DropFLEET tournament! We will be using the Experimental Rules available on the Hawk Wargames website, except, we will be using an alternative to the Grou

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  DzC & DFC Demo Day!

  - 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM - Dropzone Commander Demonstrations - 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM - Dropfleet Commander Demonstrations Come on down to Games U in Gilbert and get a demo game of either Dropzon

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  Star Wars Destiny Launch Party

  We wil be having a pre-launch Destiny event for Spirit of Rebellion and we will be prepared to start accepting pre-orders for the game as we should have firm quantities. Come down, play, pre

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  Blood Bowl League Meeting!

  This is the meeting for anyone and everyone interested in joing our first Blood Bowl League. We will go over rules, using the online league manager interface, and anything else needed to get

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  Age of Sigmar League Tournament

  This is the sendoff tournament for the Games U AoS slow grow league. You do not have to have played in the league to play in the tournament! Armies will be 2000 points. Registration will b

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  April 15th 9th Age Tournament

  3 round tournament. Registration at 10, games start at 10:30 am.

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  Baxters Renegade March Rtt

  Baxters is hosting another tournament for the 2017 ITC ! Saturday, March 25th! come on down and Get those points in Games will be played at 1850 points, and will incorporate all ITC FAQ, GW

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  Through the Breach RPG demo:A Stitch in Time Act II

  This is Act II of the TTB global event. Through the Breach is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the world of Malifaux. The players take on the role of the Fated, men and women who have cau

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  Dungeons and Dragons Demo day!

  We will have volunteers from The Mesa High Adventures League in the shop on saturday to do demos and answer questions about the current addition of Dungeons and Dragons! If you are curious,

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  Malifaux Event: Enforcer Brawl & Henchman Hardcore

  Malifaux dual event: Enforcer Brawl and Henchman Hardcore Enforcer Brawl, Noon – 2:00pm *No painting requirements! Prizes!* Each player selects one Enforcer and attaches up to one Upgrad

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  Dropzone/Dropfleet Campaign Day

  Dropzone/Dropfleet Campaign Day We will have a one day, three round combination Dropzone Commander and Dropfleet Commander Campaign Day at Games U on Saturday, March 4th starting at 11:00 A

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  Games U Bolt Action Escalation League!

  From April 2 to May 28th play games and get points to see who comes out on top of this friendly league. Oh and win a prize? YES prizes. Starting at 500pt and incressing by 250pts every 2 wee

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  X- Wing Spam Something Tournament!

  $5 entry. Please arrive no later than 10:45AM, pairings will be at 11AM. SPECIAL FORMAT - rules are as follows: 1) Build a single ship + upgrades, following standard tournament rules/restr

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  Half a Rumble, Part 1

  The fun continues at Games U.! Event Link: https://its.infinitythegame.com/event/6539 Come play with us at Games U in Gilbert, AZ as we use missions from the Rumble on Route 66 for our mo

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  75 Point Steamroller!

  First Warmachine/Hordes Tournament at Games U. Come out and join the fun. Get there early with lists ready. Divide and Conquer (if you bring 2 lists both must be played by round 3, unless t

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  Let’s Blow Some Stuff Up!

  Our first Infinity tournament at Games U.! Let's Blow Some Stuff Up! This will be a 300 point Direct Action tournament with NO SpecOps, with a focus on inflicting casualties to keep things

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  Rogue 1 Sick Day

  We all know you plan to call in sick thursday and go see Rogue 1, but did you know there are going to be two new ships released for the X-Wing tabletop miniature game that day!? Instead of b

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  9th Age Tournament

  Come and join us as we host our first 9th Age tournament! I will add details as we get them sorted but expect 3 rounds with a break for lunch and check back often for information on prize su

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  Dropzone Commander & Dropfleet Commander Demo Day

  Stop by the brand new Games U in Gilbert and try your hand at either Dropzone Commander, the amazing 10mm scale skirmish battle game set in the 27th Century, or its brand new sister game, Dr

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  Store Grand Opening

  We will be open for business on December 1st. Come down and check out our amazing new shop!