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Geek-worthy Friendly Local Game Stores
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Reading this thread http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/88987 got me thinking about making a geeklist to highlight such stores. As has been mentioned in numerous threads, just opening your door for business is not in itself enough of a justification for customers to spend their money at your place. This list, then is dedicated to the shops that provide added value in the form of expertise, service, and friendliness. I'll start it off with one. Add your own favorites. List a game you associate with the store. Then provide location and contact info and your take on why this store is worthy of your geeky dollars, drachmas, and deutschmarks.
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 13:21:17
Edited On: 2005-12-02 13:21:17
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Games & More!
Valley West Mall
1551 Valley West Dr. #178
West Des Moines, IA 50266
515.267.8222 phone
I bought this the day before Thanksgiving. Also picked up the Dark City expansion for Citadels. Corinne Harrison, the owner, is responsive and makes a point of getting to know her customers. She plays a lot of games and has many on staff who are avid gamers as well. Sometime in the first part of next year, Games & More! is moving to a much larger space in the same mall. They'll have room for tables. She has a library of games that you can sit down and try out, too. How valuable is that?
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 13:21:17
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Raven Tales
Town Square Mall
Owensboro, KY
Great store! Paul, the owner/manager, always has something new for us to play with, and he's more than happy to have me take a table over with Heroscape, and start pulling people into my favorite addiction! |
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:13:51
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Tikal [Average Rating:7.47 Overall Rank:70]
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Game Den
1239 E McKellips Rd., Suite 116
Mesa, AZ 85203
480-844-0470
Bought this at the store and now Mike (owner) tries and make me regret it by beating on me each Friday night I bring this out. Nice selection of new and used games and loads of RPG materials, CCGs, etc. |
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:19:35
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http://www.warlordsunlimited.com/
Warlords Unlimited
Richmond, KY
They are still just starting out and focus more on D&D, booster sets (D&D, Star Wars, Heroclix), and comic books. I love the store and store owner, Keith. We can come in any given night to play D&D or minis. |
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:20:26
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All Fun and Games
2062 Kildaire Farm Road
Cary, NC 27511
919.233.7727
Great store that caters to the full range of gaming: Euro, wargame, kids, CCG, RPG and mainstream. The owner and workers love, know and play the games they sell (and they are all super-friendly). A big space for playing games with organized game nights for most of the genres. I only wish I lived a little closer so I could patronize it more. |
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:30:16
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I've become a big fan of Uncle's Games here in Washington. The local boardgame meetup (of meetup.com fame) was held at the Redmond, WA Uncle's.
They sell all sorts of games, including the best assortment of boardgames I know of locally (the Seattle area.) They sell online as well. They were more than accomodating when I wanted to arrage demo time for Clout: Fantasy. The kind of service they provide to publishers right on through to customers is something I really appreciate.
They host regular gaming of all types, including keeping a large supply of 'store' games open so you can try before you buy. While I was demoing Clout, they had a D&D group playing in-store. As I said, they also host board game groups, which tend to focus on Eurogames.
The Redmond Town Center address:
Redmond
16507 NE 74th St., Redmond, WA
(425) 497-9180
The Crossroads Mall, Bellevue address:
Bellevue
15600 NE 8th Ave., Suite K10, Bellevue, WA
(425)746-1539
They actually have two more stores in Spokane, WA as well. I've never been to them, but I'd bet they are of equally high quality.
www.unclesgames.com
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:37:47
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Worlds Away
666 Dundas Street
London, Ontario
N5W 2Y8
519-433-1267
I cannot count the number of days that I have just sat around watching movies at this store. The owner is a great guy whos in it for the fun of owning a gaming store, and not the profit and it shows. Always willing to let you hang out and watch a movie, or talk about random geek crap. Magic is whats mostly played there, always someone willing to trade/play. Great snack collection, and the cheapest prices in town for almost everything they sell. Amazing store.
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:38:12
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Meta Games Unlimited
3309 E Sunshine
Springfield Missouri
417-881-9390
I listed this game as it is my most recent purchase at what I believe to be the best brick and mortar game store I have ever been in. Eurogames, classic games, CCGs, minis, roleplaying, they have just about everything as well as a huge open gaming area to boot. The only bad thing I could say is their wargame (hex and counter, etc) selection is a little light but they sure have plenty of everything else.
Did I mention they have a huge boardgame selection.
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 16:02:15
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Posted On: 2005-12-02 14:37:25
For travellers: Cary is an suburb of Raleigh.
Web address (with map): http://www.allfunngames.com/