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General Category => General Chaos => : Patrick August 18, 2011, 06:23:12 PM
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Thought this would make a good topic and useful resource...
My local game shop is Pair-A-Dice Games in sunny Oceanside, California.
Lots of cool games. The staff is generally pretty helpful and I've met 3 really cool guys that I game with on a weekly basis.
What's yours?
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Wandering Havoc in Marysville, Washington. I run between 2 and 4 games there in a given week, plus any time spent hanging out playing cards or boardgames. I'm also a lifetime member of the store.
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GEEKS Comics in Whittier, California is my store of choice. I head there every Saturday for D&D (or whatever the game of the week is).
Aside from all the comic books, the store owner is really expanding his RPG stock. Lots of cool new games that unfortunately I have no money for (Damn you GenCon!).
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I know this is supposed to be about shout outs, but the one in Carbondale, IL (Castle Perilous) is very crappy...very over priced, not very friendly, and when Magic events are held, he doesn't hand out the prizes given to him by Wizards of the Coast. If anyone wants to open a competitive store, please feel free. We gamers down south want a thriving player community.
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Zombie Planet, which is also home to Eden Studios, the people who brought you All Flesh Must Be Eaten and the Buffy the Vampire RPG. They stock comics, games, books, gamer-themed snacks, plush Cthulhu dolls... God damn am I blessed.
Also Flights of Fantasy, but they have like a million cats and that's enough to make me never go there.
Speaking of Eden Studios, Ross, I'm still working on that thing we discussed. Things have been... unsettled here recently, I'm going to try to get back on it when I come back from vacation in 8 days.
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CYBERSTORM/Millennium Games in Rochester, NY. Good store, good staff, STUPID name. I haven't worked up the nerve to introduce myself or try to get in games there, but I'm sure I will, eventually.
Additional shout-out to my FLGS of Old Times in Richmond, VA: One-Eyed Jacques, where I first encountered ROBORALLY. (I never played to win the race, I played to destroy the other robots.)
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I know this is supposed to be about shout outs, but the one in Carbondale, IL (Castle Perilous) is very crappy...very over priced, not very friendly, and when Magic events are held, he doesn't hand out the prizes given to him by Wizards of the Coast. If anyone wants to open a competitive store, please feel free. We gamers down south want a thriving player community.
Had I taken SIUC's fellowship offer for my PhD, I might have taken you up on that suggestion.
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Hey Setherick, what is your area of study?
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Hey Setherick, what is your area of study?
Don't let him into your head! He's an academic. Has books in his office and everything, I've seen pictures.
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but, but...I'm so bored at work. I need small talk. I'm already listening to rppr's actual play podcast...I need more!
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I wish we had a local gameshop...
There's a comic shop that has gaming stuff, but I've lever been there as I've heard largely negative things about it...
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Tooting my own horn! Illusive Comics and Games in Santa Clara, Califorina. There are two other gaming shops in my area but i'm not a fan of either of them (bad staff and atmosphere). Game Castle in Santa Clara, CA and Legends Cupertino, CA.
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Hey Setherick, what is your area of study?
English and cynicism
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Hey Setherick, what is your area of study?
English and cynicism
Fixed that for you.
The nerdy version: Nineteenth-century American Literature, Nationalism, and Biopolitics
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Hey Setherick, what is your area of study?
English and cynicism
Fixed that for you.
The nerdy version: Nineteenth-century American Literature, Nationalism, and Biopolitics
Wouldn't an advanced degree in Bullshit be far more lucrative than a doctorate in Cynicism? ;)
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Gamers Sanctuary in Flint, MI.
That's right folks, come and game in one of the nations most dangerous cities. The outside gunfire really adds to the realisum of your Delta Green games.
But, seriously folks it's a great shop and in a nicer part of the Flint area.
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Gamers Sanctuary in Flint, MI.
That's right folks, come and game in one of the nations most dangerous cities. The outside gunfire really adds to the realisum of your Delta Green games.
But, seriously folks it's a great shop and in a nicer part of the Flint area so never under any circumstances visit it.
Fixed that for you.
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Have you met the rabbit lady? From that moore movie.
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@ Setherick: sorry i never got back on your colorful areas of study....all I can say is, I have feel like a schmuck for just having a degree in chemistry
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Gamers Sanctuary in Flint, MI.
That's right folks, come and game in one of the nations most dangerous cities. The outside gunfire really adds to the realisum of your Delta Green games.
But, seriously folks it's a great shop and in a nicer part of the Flint area.
I don't know why, but I get the feeling that Michigan would make for a great backdrop to a modern day CoC game.
Gaming at your shop would be awesome, ESPECIALLY with the ambiance that only the sounds of background gunfire could provide!
If I am ever in the Flint area, I will make a point to visit your local haunt...
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I live in Sacramento, CA but I still travel down to Lodi, CA for my comics and gaming needs.
The Comic Grapevine is good place and the owner is great.
Olde World Gaming in Elk Grove, CA deserves a mention, they are more geared toward war gaming and TCG's but I have had some good gaming discussions there.
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I live in Sacramento, CA but I still travel down to Lodi, CA for my comics and gaming needs.
The Comic Grapevine is good place and the owner is great.
Olde World Gaming in Elk Grove, CA deserves a mention, they are more geared toward war gaming and TCG's but I have had some good gaming discussions there.
I'll have to remember this as I'm in the area...
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No deals with hostage takers...lol
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If were shouting out comic stores as well, I got to say Comic Relief In Flint, MI. They do some gaming there but mostly comic sales, it's the only decent comic shop in the area and yes it's in a worse part of Flint than games is.
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I live in Sacramento, CA but I still travel down to Lodi, CA for my comics and gaming needs.
The Comic Grapevine is good place and the owner is great.
Olde World Gaming in Elk Grove, CA deserves a mention, they are more geared toward war gaming and TCG's but I have had some good gaming discussions there.
I'll have to remember this as I'm in the area...
Where abouts are you hanging your hat now days?
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I live in Sacramento, CA but I still travel down to Lodi, CA for my comics and gaming needs.
The Comic Grapevine is good place and the owner is great.
Olde World Gaming in Elk Grove, CA deserves a mention, they are more geared toward war gaming and TCG's but I have had some good gaming discussions there.
I'll have to remember this as I'm in the area...
Where abouts are you hanging your hat now days?
Davis, nice university town...
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Just to throw it out there. For those of you who don't live near a comic shop/game shop. My shop can ship comics and whatever else to you (We have a few customers who moved out of the area that we ship to).
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hey snake-eyes, i know this might sound stupid, but do you guys have any of the new Lenore comics?
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I live in Sacramento, CA but I still travel down to Lodi, CA for my comics and gaming needs.
The Comic Grapevine is good place and the owner is great.
Olde World Gaming in Elk Grove, CA deserves a mention, they are more geared toward war gaming and TCG's but I have had some good gaming discussions there.
I'll have to remember this as I'm in the area...
Where abouts are you hanging your hat now days?
Davis, nice university town...
Whoa whoa whoa. You live like 20 mins from me. Now I wonder why this has never come up before.
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Whoa whoa whoa. You live like 20 mins from me. Now I wonder why this has never come up before.
Yarp. And for some reason I want to say it did, but may have been someone else living in Sacramento...
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hey snake-eyes, i know this might sound stupid, but do you guys have any of the new Lenore comics?
We do have the newest issue in stock. We have issue 2 as well but not issue 1. Slave Labor is having a small con this saturday so we'll be getting more in then.
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Whoa whoa whoa. You live like 20 mins from me. Now I wonder why this has never come up before.
Yarp. And for some reason I want to say it did, but may have been someone else living in Sacramento...
Possibly. Well if you ever decide to head out this way for some reason drop me a PM maybe we can hang.
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Awesome game store in Detroit Area...
http://www.gobretail.com/gobstore-madisonheights-mi.php