Mostly Games

Port Coquitlam's old downtown still runs along Shaughnessy Street, and a shop like Mostly Games is exactly the kind of storefront the strip was built for. The store sits at 2646 Shaughnessy Street, on the heritage block that grew up around the CPR roundhouse and remains the city's walkable core, close to City Hall and the Prairie Avenue shops. A toy and game shop here draws on foot traffic, on regulars, and on the steady stream of birthday planning that any neighborhood produces.

A dedicated game shop does something a general toy aisle cannot. Staff who play the games they sell can steer a family away from a poor fit and toward a title that matches a child's age, a group's patience or an evening's mood. That guidance matters most with board games and card games, where the right pick depends on player count and temperament more than on the picture on the box. Asking the counter what it recommends for a first-time player is a fair test of the shop.

No phone number or website appears, so confirmation is simplest in person: hours, special orders or holds, and whether the shelves lean toward toys, hobby lines or tabletop games. Gift suggestions and age-specific picks are reasonable questions for a shop of this kind, and a short browse will answer most of them.