Great toy & game store in Basel. Been there 2 years ago, loved it. Still do. Friendly, good prices, good selection. But after Bern, pfff.. Still great though.

32000 items on a few square metres. Tons of toys, books, etc. I can hardly breathe in that store.

They do carry a few 'exotic' titles (FFG, Eggert and such) though.

The best shop I've seen! Great, great selection! Prices are not bad. You'll find games there you won't find in normal FLGS. If I hadn't bought that many games already I would have come home with Roads&Boats, Royal Turf and Indonesia as well...

I'll second that -- a truly wonderful shop, with a great assortment of Euros & some rares/OOP/prototypes.

WOOF!


My only regret is that luggage space prevented me from buying more.

And they've been carrying Assassin since 1993 without ever selling that copy.

Heh

Meh. Not for me. Fantasy/Miniatures. It's hidden away in a small alley and more a club then a store.

Infact it is more centered aroung Games Workshop and Magic the Gathering. Good support of the local scene for both groups.

Best regards

Comic/Toys/Game store. Nice, friendly, somewhat higher prices, not a bad selection. Quite a few French games. Not bad.

Was closed when I was there. Looked like a fantasy/miniatures store.

The shop sells mainly miniature games, CCGs and imported games. Not too much selection of Euro games but a rather good variety of wargames and (sorry for the use of term) ameritrash games. Friendly personnel which seems to know a bit about the games they are selling. The prices are generally higher then on-line, but not excessive. I would buy there anytime again.

I was there today and now there's even less room to get around than when I last visited! It is very cramped (I'm frankly surprised they don't get cited for being a fire/safety hazard!) and the game selection seemed, well, a bit on the low side. I'll try to get back again next week and make a fuller report.

Gavin

Web update: www.astuce.ch and www.astuceshop.ch

If this is the place I think it is, it has a lower second level -- sure looks like it from the site's pictures.

I remember thinking that prices were higher than I excpected, but I also do not profess to be that in touch with European pricing. In any case, they had a respectable selection of popular Euros, with maybe a rare title or two.

Seemed to be more of a toy store than game store. Still, they actually had more & better games than some game stores have over here -- and great toys, too.

My favorite Game Shop in Zurich. Focuses on Board and Cardgames. Good choice, even some OOPs, but no Miniatures. Fair prices for a FLGS. Friendly and competent. Has an open game night once a month.

11/14/2008

I was planning to take a tour of all of the FLGSs near central Zurich. Unfortunately, time only permitted me to visit one, so I picked Bitli's. It's situated on the north end of Langstrasse in Zurich.

The shop is pretty much one room, maybe 30 by 30 feet square. There are 2 glass tables in the middle with some 2 player Kosmos games, and all of the items for sale run along the walls. The shopkeeper (who spoke English) just came back from Essen 08, and there's not sufficient room to display everything, so there were several stacks of games around the room. I accidentally toppled one of these over, but he was cool with it. There's even a windowed place in the back of the room where one can take a smoke break.

It took me an hour of several laps around the store to settle on Perry Rhodan: Die Kosmische Hanse, Ubongo - Duel, a dusty copy of Kontor, and one of possibly 2 copies of Cavum, paid with Visa. Prices are very MSRPish - Kontor was vaguely on the list from memory, and I couldn't wait on Cavum. The other 2 are hard to find in the States.

I also saw the new Titan (1), Keltis (lots), Ghost Stories (lots), Heads of State (2), Der Hexer Von Salem (lots), among others.

The room is fairly packed, with a majority of games stacked under tables. Good density, given the space.

Went back here last night. Essen 08 stacks there, but reduced somewhat. Saw Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition, 1 or 2 copies of Titan (Valley), and 2 copies of PitchCar, 1 copy of Auf Achse,

Was looking for Wasabi! and Snow Tails specifically, but ended up getting their international edition of The Name of the Rose. Store owner friendly as before.

Greatly situated in the old town of Zurich. Great selection of boardgames also imported ones. However it is on the expensive side. Sells also stuff for jugglers or hobby magicians. Has Miniatures as well. Not all clerks are that friendly.

Have just been today to the shop which is in a lovely central historic part of Zurich. The prices weren't too bad either, and the selection was excellent, with all the latest gamer's games from Essen and Nüremberg.

Nice store. Clerks are being friendly and helpful. Game selection is rather on the light side (f.i. you'll find Carcassonne but not Twilight Imperium or wargames). Prices are average.

Half of the store is board and cardgames, CCGs and puzzles and the other half is stuff for RPGs. Shop owner is cooperative. Game selection is mixed: Sometimes there is basic stuff missing but sometimes you find a long oop gem. Prices are rather on the higher side.

Exceptionally friendly staff. Truly excellent selection of board and card games considering the store is located in a small town. Games night at the store every Thursday, and additionally one Saturday per month.

OK, that's *gotta* be it -- Thun seems too small a town to support more than one game store, right?

Now that you mention, I seem to recall seeing something about the Thursday night gaming.

Too bad I was there about 9p on a Wednesday.