Just a few steps away from Stevenson Square in the Northern Quarter stands the home of Pokémon League players in Manchester. Stepping into Fanboy Three on Hilton Street, you’ll hear the enthusiastic players before you see them.
That’s because they are in the deceptively large basement of the game store where they share a space with budding Warhammer players in what is called an “organised play space.”
Fanboy Three has been in the city for almost two decades now. Opened in 2004, they were one of the first dedicated play stores in the city inspired by the US model where fans of all things nerdy can come to buy, debate, compete or simply connect.
