Uptown Gaming & Collectibles TCG 4.9(75)

The address on file for Uptown Gaming & Collectibles is 219 SW Cherry St, Ankeny, IA 50023. If Ankeny comes up short, Urbandale (2 shops, ~8 mi) and Grimes (~9 mi) are the nearest alternatives on file. Measured from its coordinates, the nearest other shops in the directory are Jay's CD & Hobby (under a mile) and L & K Sportscards & More (5 miles). The widest the posted week gets is 11 AM at one end and 8 PM at the other. Its 4.9-star Google rating rests on 75 reviews, the second-largest review count of the 2 rated listings in Ankeny.

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. Uptown Gaming & Collectibles posts hours for all seven days. Statewide, Iowa accounts for 47 independent listings spread over 32 cities, plus 14 chain locations. The record carries a phone number and a website, so there are two ways to check something before setting out. 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.