The Shop on the Borderlands

The Shop on the Borderlands: new and out-of-print tabletop RPGs from the UK

The Shop on the Borderlands is a UK-based online store dedicated to selling tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs), board games, war games, dice, miniatures and novels. Its catalogue combines classic out-of-print titles with new releases, and the company states that it keeps in stock everything it lists on its website, without listing products it does not have available at that time.

A broad catalogue of roleplaying games and wargames

The store organises its range into categories covering a wide variety of systems and settings. Featured sections include Dungeons & Dragons, Old School Renaissance (OSR), Cthulhu, Traveller, Pathfinder, Starfinder, 7th Sea, Cyberpunk, Cypher System, d20 Modern, Doctor Who, GURPS, Hero System and Champions, Legend of the Five Rings, Middle-Earth Role-Playing Games, Mork Borg, Paranoia, Pendragon and Paladin, Powered By The Apocalypse and Forged in the Dark, Rifts and other Palladium games, Rolemaster and HARP, RuneQuest, HeroQuest and Mythras, Savage Worlds and Deadlands, Shadowrun, Star Trek, Star Wars, Tales From The Loop, Things From The Flood and The Electric State, Tales of the Valiant, Warhammer and The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battles Game, and World of Darkness, Ars Magica and Exalted.

In addition to roleplaying games, the catalogue includes board and card games, magazines, dice, miniatures and painting supplies, novels, comics and books about games, as well as gifts for gamers and science fiction and fantasy art. There is also a section for videogame RPGs and other related software.

Second-hand and out-of-print products

One of the store's distinctive features is its range of out-of-print and second-hand roleplaying games. The company explains that many of its items are old and that their condition varies from "mint / as new" to worn copies. For each title, they show photographs of the specific copy being sold, not stock images, and when there are several copies in different conditions, they post photos of each one so that the buyer can distinguish which is the copy in very good condition and which is the acceptable one. The website includes a page detailing the precise meaning of its condition grades.

Buying collections and sourcing specific titles

The store buys used roleplaying games from individuals and offers a search service for customers who cannot find a specific title in its catalogue. In that case, the customer can email stating what they are looking for and, optionally, how much they would be willing to pay for a copy, and the store will track it down.

Shipping and payment methods

Shipping is free for UK orders of £20 or more, while orders below that amount cost £2.50. For most European countries a flat rate of £12 per order applies, and £25 for the rest of the world. The store accepts major credit and debit cards, as well as PayPal, and notes that card details are handled only by companies with appropriate security protocols.

Corporate information

The Shop on the Borderlands is a trading name of Phlegmatic Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with number 8946172 and VAT number 355635188. Its registered office is at Llanreath House, Beach Road, Llanreath, Pembroke Dock SA72 6TP.

Location and contact

Llanreath House, Beach Road, Llanreath, Pembroke Dock SA72 6TP · Phone: 0845 852 0950 · Email: info@shopontheborderlands.co.uk