Activate Games TCG 4.9(1,001)

The address on file for Activate Games is 1425 Montgomery Hwy #173, Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. 1 of the 3 Vestavia Hills listings carry posted hours at all, so this is one of the more complete records in the city. The directory files this listing under trading card games. That is a classification applied to the business record, not the result of anyone checking a display case. Statewide, Alabama accounts for 108 independent listings spread over 58 cities, plus 32 chain locations. The widest the posted week gets is 10 AM at one end and 11 PM at the other. The record carries a phone number and a website; 1 of Vestavia Hills's 3 listings have a website on file.

The closest other cities with listings are Birmingham, about 3 miles out with 14 shops, and Hoover at roughly 6 miles. Of the 2 Vestavia Hills listings carrying a rating, this one is first by review count, with 1,001 behind its 4.9 stars. Hours are posted for all seven days of the week. Measured from its coordinates, the nearest other shops in the directory are Pinnacle Cards and Games (under a mile) and Gear Gaming (2 miles). What the directory does not hold is inventory: there is no record here of what is in the case on a given day, which sets are open, or what the shop pays for cards. Call before you drive.