RIW Hobbies has a long, storied tradition of supporting local players as they strive for excellence in gaming. You may not know many of your favorite Magic: the Gathering content creators, game designers, and tournament players honed their skills right here on our tabletops in Livonia, Michigan at RIW.
For decades, Team RIW has represented our local game store community at the highest levels of Magic: the Gathering. Many of the most iconic strategies ever designed, decks you’ve probably enjoyed sleeving up over the years: Heezy Street, Dragon Storm, Next Level Blue, Steel City Vault, & Atarka Red (designed by then store manager Devon Payntor!) were created, tested, tuned and made famous by Team RIW.
RIW has been, and continues to be, the premiere destination in southeast Michigan for gamers looking to hone and enhance their play through collaboration with other talented players. It takes teamwork to reach the highest levels of play and our squad has a longstanding tradition of embracing this challenge, working together, and achieving improbable success.
THE TEAM RIW HOBBIES: HALL OF FAME
The legacy and tradition of Team RIW is our ongoing commitment to supporting local players as they look to break into regional, national, and international MTG tournament play.
“2002 Team RIW Hobbies Jersey & 2020 Team RIW Hobbies Jersey”
A winning culture in gaming requires both excellent teamwork and leadership and RIW Hobbies has been fortunate to have a lot of both over the years:
The top seven Pro Point leaders in Michigan are @herberheezy, the five people currently in this car, and @RayFuturePro. 601 total Pro points in the car. #riwhobbies
— Brian DeMars (@BrianDeMars1) November 19, 2018