Toy and game stores Auvergne

"Specialized in game ideas for the whole family", the sign announces. For years, this small, discreet store has been offering products that are hard to find elsewhere. Whether you're an adult looking for originality or a demanding teenager, this is where you'll find the right game for every occasion. Apart from the traditional chess or puzzle games, you will find board games for all ages (from 2 years old), board games, role playing games, card games, as well as figurines and trading cards. New products are regularly added to the shelves. Novice and experienced gamers alike appreciate the expert advice provided by the Labyrinthe team.

The Center of the Games is a little hybrid place, a boutique where you can meet, conviviality and tournaments, where lovers find themselves in front of a chessboard or a game of cards, and where novices try games before buying. In winter, a whole room is made available to players, and the summer leaves the tables to enjoy the terrace. Fred welcomes you with smile and kindness. He shares his passion for gambling and, if necessary, explains the rules. All games are honored in his shop: traditional games, figurines, role plays, Magic, solitary cards… one single bemol: the old side of the storefront.

After jewelry and a concept store, here comes Muse's 3ᵉ boutique in Clermont-Ferrand. This time, it's children who are in the spotlight. Emma takes us into a world where softness reigns. We fall for the pretty cuddly toys that can even be matched with the changing table and bedding. You'll find everything you need for a beautifully decorated nursery: lights, posters... Toys are carefully selected for their quality and aesthetic appeal. A must-discover boutique for your children or as a birth gift.

Originally, Peekaboo is a game of peekaboo for toddlers but it sums up very well the spirit that reigns in the store. By taking advantage of the team's advice, you will find everything your children need among a selection of beautiful brands, often made in France and using noble materials. Thanks to the space dedicated to the decoration of the baby's room, you will be able to create your personalized birth list. Children can take part in free discovery workshops every Wednesday and Saturday and moms will appreciate the jewelry corner and the creations of Pluie d'Etoiles or Léa Toni. A second boutique has opened downtown, on Georges-Clemenceau street.

The small surface area of the shop creates a fairy-tale accumulation effect. Here, wooden toys are king: diners, doll's houses, knight's outfits, spinning tops. There is a wide range of toys, from puppets to science games and from cuddly toys to outdoor games. Upstairs, a space dedicated to decoration transforms the children's room into a fairy-tale world. The prices are representative of the quality of the products, but there are also affordable small gadgets and figurines. An annex at number 17, a little further up the street, displays larger toys, such as magnificent rocking horses, wooden tricycles and pedal cars.

From the outside, one would expect a simple tobacconist's shop. However, the Savane has managed to forge a new identity. Obviously, it keeps its first cap and offers magazines and newspapers, but inside, several entrances are offered to the visitor. If you take the stairs up, you will find the tea room. Two floors down, the Savane becomes a fashion accessories store. Another change of scenery with the decoration-gift room. Selection for children, home accessories, cosmetics... It's hard to leave empty-handed!

Cligne-musette is another name for hide and seek, but also this Chamalières boutique, specialized in the world of children, which offers high-end items for children, often unavailable elsewhere. Marianne, the charming boss, meticulously selects creations by designers off the beaten track to renew her window every month and adapt it to the seasons. Toys and products that are fun, creative and intelligent are available as decorative objects, for the greatest pleasure of parents! An address to remember for all budgets, whether for yourself, for the little one, or to find the original gift for a birthday or a baptism!

Meccano is the only French manufacturer of world-famous toys to produce part of its range in France. Constantly innovating, the brand imaginesnew assembly systems, new materials and integrates new technologies into its toys.

History. The very first Meccano was invented in 1898 by Frank Hornby. The father of two boys, he imagined for them this system of parts, screws and nuts, enabling them to build a crane like the ones that so fascinated them, loading and unloading ships in the port of Liverpool. Frank Hornby perfected his system and marketed it under the brand name "Mechanics Made Easy" in 1901. The Meccano name was registered in 1907.

The first Meccano factory opened in Liverpool that same year; it was soon replaced to meet increased production demand. Meccano's worldwide success led to the opening of two new factories, in Berlin in 1912 and Belleville (France) in 1920. The Belleville plant was soon replaced by the Bobigny plant, which by 1951 was capable of producing over 500,000 Meccano sets per day! In 1959, a new factory was built in Calais, which is still the main production site for Meccano products.
In 1979, the Liverpool factory closed. The French subsidiary took up the torch and continued the Meccano story.
In 2000, Meccano acquired the Erector brand, which had been present in the United States since 1913, thus unifying its presence on all continents. Meccano is still sold under the Erector brand in the United States.

The products. The brand has developed a wide range of building sets: airplanes, racing cars, off-road cars... It has also created a range of robotic products called "Spykee", robots to be built and controlled from a computer via wifi. Meccano has also launched a range of licensed games such as The Lapins Crétins, Sonic and Gears of War.

Employment. Around twenty employees.