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- Great selection of games, gifts, and puzzles to pleasingly tease you or a friend’s brain. Love this little shop in the Ithaca Commons. I found so many items if interest for my kids and I, in a pleasing space with helpful and kind staff.Heather Fraser Hurtt4/24/2026Wonderful little shop with great items for all ages. They were very friendly and gave us helpful suggestions to assist us in finding just the right gift.Judy Lamendola4/14/2026Such a cool store with many fun items for adults and children!Anna Butters4/12/2026
- Excellent store and very creative products. Highly recommended.Tony Wohlers4/11/2026Love this shop! Best gifts and cool stuff!Sunni Dawson4/08/2026What a great store, filled with dozens of things that I wanted to buy. I selected two new games that look like a lot of fun. I never heard of either game before, and we have a floor-to-ceiling closet filled with games. They have a very wide selection of choices, something for everyone.Lisa Fields3/24/2026
- Wonderful mix of unique games and puzzles! Friendly, helpful staff!Lisa Briere3/20/2026Such a cute store and the clerk was so friendlyRebecca Chamberlain3/08/2026What a treasure this local game store is. Reasonably priced fantastic games and puzzles and more for all ages. Customer service was also excellent!Janet Shortall12/22/2025
- Absolutely love this store! My husband and I were just going to stop in for a few minutes. We ended up there for an hour!Reenie Kirby12/21/2025Great store!! So much variety in brain games for kids, family and friends! Expect the unexpected!
We will go back!💫
We weren’t looking for anything, but ended up with a game and dog phone stand😃Mark Cox12/19/2025We walked in on a whim not knowing what to expect and it is a super nice shop. Not just kids toys, they have so many cool brain teasers and puzzles for grown ups and kids alike. Super friendly staff and fair prices. We’ll be coming back for gifts and fun game night supplies!Karina Borrero12/13/2025 - I visited The Brain Shoppe on the Ithaca Commons today with my Secret Santa form for a work colleague, and I had an amazing experience! Drew was incredibly helpful—he carefully read the form, asked thoughtful questions, and helped me find two perfect gifts. I also picked up a few additional items for my family. Drew’s knowledge and attentiveness made the whole experience smooth and enjoyable. I will definitely be returning and highly recommend this shop to everyone!Denise Thompson12/12/2025Very cool store with tons of “brain games” located in the downtown Ithaca commons. Lots of games/puzzles you can’t really find anywhere else. We stopped in while wandering the commons and were impressed with all the offerings. Definitely worth a stop if you’re in the area.Nate Hartrich11/14/2025What a fun little shop, walked out with two stocking gifts for our grandkids.Carl Jennings11/10/2025
- What a fabulous shop!! I wandered in while visiting Ithaca this past week and walked out with games I cannot wait to share with my grandchildren. In addition to the unique items in the store, which is bright, open, uncluttered and just a perfect invitation to roam - there is also the gentleman who was working there (I believe the owner) who was So Helpful! He was knowledgeable about the games, how they worked, what the experience would be and truly helped me pick out the ones we felt would work best for my grandchildren and our "family game" nights. He was honest when he shared which ones were new to the store and that he had not yet experienced or learned about. Having him as a resource was a game changer for me (no pun intended) : ) I wish I lived closer because this would be my go-to store without a doubt. If you're near by - it's a Don't Miss !Claire Miller10/31/2025Stopped in here while traveling through the area look business. Amazing and fun shop. Owner/staff were very helpful and have me recommendations and great banter to help me choose the perfect mind-puzzle for my spouse. 10/10 shop, highly recommend!Metin Vargonen10/28/2025Wandered in on a whim while walking the Commons. Such a cute and fun place!! There were so many games we hadn’t heard of before. We took home one game and one wooden puzzle!! Great for adults too.Paige10/15/2025
- A great store, with awesome games and mind teasers. Always something unique!Claire Birkenheuer9/14/2025Thank you for having such unique, challenging and fun products. The interactive puzzle bar is great!C Caputo9/07/2025The store was pretty cool and it had awesome interactive puzzles and other games that is intriguing! The staff was pleasant and helpful.Sharmin Chowdhury9/07/2025
- Very nice store! We bought a very lovely book about mindfullness for children. It’s a good store to find a present. Greetings from the Netherlands.Ieke Gorissen8/14/2025My kids did not want to leave!Stephanie Kearney8/08/2025Absolutely obsessed with this place. It's not just fun for my kids I had fun to ! Bought a brain puzzle game and I can't wait to go back and buy more. There's so many options it's hard to pick! I also love that it's not like a traditional toy store everything here is educational gets your kids and your brains going they have puzzles that will keep your kids intrigued and busy for hours my new favorite place!Amanda Marie8/06/2025
- Our whole family found so many fun, interesting things at the Brain Shoppe!Leah Stormo-Soles8/06/2025Very cute place, love how you can test out the wooden games and the tricky metal separators!!Maddy Reed8/05/2025Great store to test your BrainAlex Jimenez7/28/2025
