Arctic Board Games Inc.

What Arctic Board Games Inc. does

Arctic Board Games Inc. is a privately held, founder-led specialty hobby retailer incorporated and operating since 2017 out of Steinbach, Manitoba. The company sells board games, tabletop miniatures and wargaming paints (including full Citadel and Army Painter ranges), jigsaw puzzles (the full Cobble Hill line at 717+ SKUs), and trading card game singles. It serves Canadian hobby gamers, miniature painters, TCG collectors, and families through two channels: a single physical storefront at 363 Main Street in Steinbach and a Canada-wide WooCommerce e-commerce site, with a dedicated TCG singles subdomain at singles.arcticboardgames.ca. The company self-identifies as "Steinbach's only dedicated board game store" and maintains a 4.9/5 Google reviews rating.

The technology stack is a standard small-business e-commerce configuration: WooCommerce for catalog and checkout, with payment processing routed through Square, PayPal, and Monero (cryptocurrency). The catalog is offered under both third-party brands (Cobble Hill, Citadel, Army Painter) and the company's own "ABG" private-label brand. Products are sold à la carte across a $9.99 to $159.99 price band with free-shipping thresholds incentivizing order-size growth, but the company has no subscription, membership, or enterprise contract layer and has actively discontinued a prior loyalty rewards program.

The business model is direct retail markup on a long-tail hobby catalog with no external funding, two principal owners (Egon and Andrew) within a 1-10 employee footprint, and no disclosed revenue, GMV, or order-volume figures. Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional and geographically concentrated in Steinbach for in-store sales and in Canada for e-commerce. The lack of recurring revenue, external capital, or multi-unit footprint defines the company's strategic posture as a founder-operated lifestyle retailer adding product-line breadth rather than scaling operationally.

Name

Arctic Board Games Inc.

Legal name

Arctic Board Games Inc.

Website

https://arcticboardgames.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arctic Board Games Inc. is a founder-led specialty hobby retailer based in Steinbach, Manitoba that sells board games, miniatures, TCG singles, jigsaw puzzles, and hobby paints to Canadian customers through a WooCommerce online store and a single physical storefront.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Game Retail

NAICS

Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (45912), Hobby, Toy, and Game Retailers (459120)

SIC

Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops (5945)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRALALAA

Board Game & Puzzle Specialty Retailers

Consumer Products & Retail/Specialty Retail (Hobby, Books, Office, Pet, Toys)/Board Games and Puzzles

SECONDARYCRALAGAC

Collectible Card Games (CCG/TCG) Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Specialty Retail (Hobby, Books, Office, Pet, Toys)/Collectibles, Trading Cards & Memorabilia Retail

SECONDARYCRALALAI

Board Game Accessories & Components Retail (Sleeves, Dice, Tokens, Inserts)

Consumer Products & Retail/Specialty Retail (Hobby, Books, Office, Pet, Toys)/Board Games and Puzzles

Keywords

• Board game retail
• Tabletop hobby store
• Trading card singles
• Miniature paint supplies
• Hobby game puzzles

Headquarters

HQ city

Steinbach

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: One-time sales of board games, miniature supplies, puzzles, trading card game singles, paints, and accessories through the online store. Revenue generated through product margin on physical goods sold to consumers across Canada.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arctic Board Games Inc. is a Canada-wide specialty retailer selling board games, trading card game singles, puzzles, miniature paints, and hobby gaming accessories through an online storefront and a physical retail shop in Steinbach, Manitoba. The catalog spans strategy, family, cooperative, card, dice, and party games, 717+ puzzles including the full Cobble Hill line, and Citadel and Army Painter paint ranges. The company serves hobby gamers, miniature enthusiasts, TCG players, and families across Canada via e-commerce shipping and free local pickup.

Product overview

Arctic Board Games Inc. operates a multi-channel retail business serving the Canadian tabletop gaming community. The company offers a comprehensive product portfolio centered around board games, trading card game singles, puzzles, and hobby supplies. The core offerings include board games across multiple genres (strategy, family, cooperative, party, dice, card games), a dedicated TCG singles platform (singles.arcticboardgames.ca) for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and other TCGs, an extensive puzzle selection featuring 717 products including Cobble Hill puzzles, and paint/supplies for miniature gaming with Citadel and Army Painter brands. Supporting products include gift cards (digital and physical) and in-house ABG branded items. The business operates both an e-commerce platform with Canada-wide shipping and a physical retail location in Steinbach, Manitoba.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Arctic Singles: A separate online platform for trading card game singles, accessible at singles.arcticboardgames.ca
• ABG Products

Products and services

• Board Games Wide selection of tabletop board games including strategy, family, cooperative, card, dice, and party games from various publishers, sold to hobbyist and casual gamers across Canada.
• Puzzles Extensive puzzle collection from Cobble Hill and other publishers featuring piece counts from 36pc to 2000pc across themes including animals, nature, travel, and educational categories; 717 puzzle products in the catalog.
• Trading Card Game Singles Individual card sales for Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, Disney Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Flesh and Blood, One Piece, Star Wars Unlimited, and Riftbound, targeted at collectors and players.
• Paint & Supplies Miniature painting supplies including the full Citadel paint range (Base, Air, Contrast, Dry types), Army Painter Speedpaint, primers, basing materials, brushes, tools, and Warhammer Age of Sigmar paint sets.
• Gift Cards Digital and physical gift cards for the store. Digital cards are emailed to recipients with no expiry date or shipping fees; physical cards are shipped with applicable shipping fees.
• ABG Products In-house branded products under the ABG Products label sold at the Arctic Board Games retail location and online store.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Miniature Market: Large US-based online retailer specializing in board games, miniatures, TCG singles, and hobby supplies. Direct peer given nearly identical product mix across board games, miniatures, and TCG singles with national shipping.
• 401 Games: Canadian board game, TCG, and hobby retailer based in Toronto with both physical stores and Canada-wide e-commerce. Direct peer operating the same model (board games + TCG + miniatures) within the same Canadian geography.
• Face to Face Games: Canadian hobby retailer with multiple physical locations and strong e-commerce presence, known for TCG events and board game selection. Direct peer serving the same Canadian market with overlapping verticals.
• Game Nerdz: US-based online board game and hobby retailer offering wide selection of board games, TCG singles, and accessories. Direct peer operating a comparable e-commerce-first specialty model.
• Game Kastle: US-based hobby game retailer with both retail stores and online sales across board games, TCGs, and miniatures. Direct peer with similar product breadth and community/event-driven model.
• CoolStuffInc: Major US online retailer of board games, card games, and hobby products. Direct peer competing in the same online hobby specialty space, with similar catalog depth in TCGs and board games.
• BoardGameBliss: Canada-based online board game retailer offering Canada-wide shipping. Direct geographic peer competing in the same Canadian e-commerce hobby segment.

Regional players

• Frontline Gaming: US-based miniatures and wargames specialty retailer with strong Warhammer and Citadel paint focus. Regional peer with strong overlap in the miniature paint and Warhammer category that Arctic Board Games has expanded into.

Emerging players

• Board Game Atlas: Online discovery platform for board games and local game stores. Emerging player in the hobby retail ecosystem that drives traffic to specialty stores like Arctic Board Games.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon: Dominant generalist e-commerce platform that carries board games, TCGs, puzzles, and hobby supplies. Broad incumbent competing on price, selection, and shipping speed rather than specialty expertise.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Arctic_board
• Facebookfacebook.com/Arcticboardgames
• Instagraminstagram.com/arcticboardgames
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arctic-board-games

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Arctic Board Games Inc.