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Game Stores in The Netherlands - please rate & add!
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In the Forum Posts Top Ten you'll find classics such as how is Game X compared to Game Y?, Nokia 874XC-3 CHEAP! and When will it be released!!!???

And of course: "Game stores in...?"

BGG'ers travelling always want to know which gamestores there are in their destination country. And fellow Geeks will always help out and list the stores they know off. To make things easier, I've made a List of some game stores in The Netherlands with some info along with it. But:

I need help!

Please list any gamestore in The Netherlands not already on this list and try to put in the information I did for the first ones.
Please rate the stores you've been to, what are they like, is it worth visiting, is it too expensive, etc. etc.
Please make another List like this one for other countries. I don't know any gamestores in Belgium, Finland or New Zealand. If you do, make another list and help our fellow Geeks out!

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Posted On: 2006-08-08 02:46:43
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1. Memory [Average Rating:4.60 Overall Rank:4821]
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Most cities in The Netherlands have quite a few stores where they sell games. Of course there are toystores, but your best bet is probably V&D. Also have a look at the better bookstores, which - in many cases - have some interesting (albeit few) games.

Bart Smit
www.bartsmit.com
Intertoys
www.intertoys.nl
Top 1 Toys
www.top1toys.nl
V&D
www.v-en-d.nl

In Dutch shops you'll find mostly 999Games productions - our biggest publisher. Besides that a lot of Jumbo & Ravensburger and in better shops Phalanx, PS Games, Quined, White Goblin, Game Master, etc.

Prices are just above German level mostly, but of course you can always find some good games on sale. Especially V&D has some nice offerings from time to time. As they need to make room for new games, you'll find they easily let older games go for 30/40/50% discount.
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Posted On: 2006-11-30 14:10:16
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Mostly the more common games; not much change. Generally a toystore.

Intertoys
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See Bart Smit comment

Top 1 Toys
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Very different stores. One Top1Toys is not the same as the next. Some may have a great collection, others just the usual.

V&D
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Best of the big stores in my opinion. Do look for the bigger ones. Not all that impressive, but quite a good selection of games and always a nice discount to be found. Update May 2008: collection at V&D keeps getting smaller...
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Used to have a sort-of-interesting small collection, but is downgrading considerably. Does sometimes have huge discounts on popular titles, but for all intents and purposes, avoid. starnostarnostarnostarnostar

Intertoys
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Better than Bart Smit. You might find some good popular oldies pining away, as the stores are franchises. starhalfstarnostarnostarnostar

Top 1 Toys: never been there.

Toys'R'Us
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From what I remember, about equal to Intertoys. starhalfstarnostarnostarnostar

V&D
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Used to be the best of the major chains, but after rigorous restructuring to avoid bankruptcy, the product range declined somewhat. It's a bit of a hit & miss with this store: you can get unbelievable discounts, or find games which are long out of print. Don't skip a V&D because it happens to be in a small town! starstarstarnostarnostar
2. Revolution: The Dutch Revolt 1568-1648 [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:235]
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Breda

De Dobbelsteen Breda
Boschstraat 110
Breda
076-5284700

www.dedobbelsteen.com
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TU 10.00-18.00
WE 10.00-18.00
TH 10.00-21.00
FR 10.00-18.00
SA 10.00-17.00
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Labyrinth is a comicbook / game store not to far from the trainstation and the city centre.
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Not a big selection, but you can find quite a few interesting games here. A lot of Warhammer as well.
3. Defiant Holland [Average Rating:3.19 Unranked]
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Tilburg

De Dobbelsteen Tilburg
Langestraat 176
Tilburg
013-5443700

www.dedobbelsteen.com

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TU 11.00-18.00
WE 11.00-18.00
TH 11.00-21.00
FR 11.00-18.00
SA 10.00-17.00
SU Closed

De Dobbelsteen is a gamestore in the city centre of Tilburg. As of recently it has a new owner.

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See Breda comment. Not the best place to buy games, but there's a nice collection. Have to go back though, since management changed.
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Both Breda and Tilburg are now De Dobbelsteen. The Tilburg branch apparently changed interior and collection, so I'll have to go back and hopefully change my opinion.
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Nice! New interior, bigger collection and friendly people. Way better then it used to be. The collection is not BIG, but apparently there's more to come!

Edit April 2007: more & more to be found here. Now added GIPF games and QWG.
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Eindhoven

Eppo
Kleine Berg 33
Eindhoven
040-2441882

www.eppo.nl

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TU 11.00-18.00
WE 11.00-18.00
TH 11.00-18.00
FR 11.00-21.00
SA 11.00-17.00
SU Closed

Eppo is a big comic store that carries a selection of board- and card games. Just outside the city centre.
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Posted On: 2006-08-01 12:29:03
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Great people, but mostly a comic store. You'll find quite a few imported games here.