Area 52

Come and have a chat with Area 52 when you need a game. They are the best: super friendly and give great game advices.

I was looking for a game to play with friends. Owner Andrew was so friendly and came up to help. I talked to Andrew that I was after a game of portable size, easy to start and fun to play with friends, didn’t need to be family friendly and could be ‘wicked’, and great if it was Harry Potter or cat themed (one of our friends LOVES HP and cat). Andrew was so professional and suggested several game that checked the boxes.

Last night we opened the ‘Exploding Kittens’ (one of Andrew’s suggestions) and had great fun with friends for several hours. Hugely impressed by his knowledge and experience in games, and warm hospitality. Thumbs up! (Other team members Jenny and Dean are super friendly as well!)

Visited Area 52 at the new shop on the corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst. Friendly staff, nice selection of books and related stock of games and hobbies like Gunpla and Warhammer.

A huge selection of books, comics, manga, light novels, anime, collectable and gift ideas. A must-visit for geeks and pop culture fanatics.
Such a spacious store and great for exploring merchandise.

Can't resist going to this store when visiting Hobart and it never disappoints, so much to look at and the staff are lovely.

Amazing store for nerds! loads of boardgames, manga, card games. Plus super friendly staff

Really fun mix of habits, geekery, pop culture and books both geeky and general. One stop shop

The staff are very friendly and provided helpful advice for me as a novice player of 'Magic the gathering'. Area 52 has a broad range of games available.

My favourite place to browse and purchase manga and Pokémon cards. Kind and helpful staff, and good prices, plenty of events too!! Always go there when in the area, and end up buying something too haha. 10/10

Staff was great, had a great collection of books, cards and small figures

Very fun store with very friendly owners! Can't to visit once we visit Hobart.

Great vibe, great selection, and great prices makes Area 52 a must-see attraction for your gaming and cultural needs! Books, TTRPG needs, dice... so many wonderful things to delight and invite your attention.

Incredible family owned business thats been providing Hobart its nerdy services and community for years

This is the best store that sells this type of merchandise that I've ever seen. It's so much better than Minotaur in my home city of Melbourne and I only wish that there was an equivalent store to this one in Victoria.

Such a great board game store. They had so many options, and the staff were super helpful in answering questions and suggesting games to try. I could spend hours in there

This place has an incredible selection of books, comics, board games, miniatures and painting supplies, gunpla kits etc and the staff are very friendly and helpful.

Can always find something I like here.

great range of games, puzzles and books

Good range, nice new shop and STORE KITTY

Tasmania's premier pop culture store, filled with an array of collectibles.

Absolutely love this shop. Great selection of books especially if you want something different for a gift. Also a superb range of board games & card games. Enjoy having a look and then buying a book!