Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (DaveMage) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:57:15 GMT

TheRavyn wrote:
Incidentally, we used to drive up to a game at UF one Sunday a month.

You should have stopped by and said "Hi!"

(Go Gators!)

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (TheRavyn) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:26 GMT

DaveMage wrote:
That used to be Enterprise 1701, right?

Yep!

It was about an hour or so from my native tampa, but even as late as 2002 it was the only place to see stuff like Runequest and Judges Guild on the shelves. And if you went there on a Saturday back then, you might get lucky and catch an opening in Dave Arneson's game! I miss that place, nothing like it in my current neck of the woods....

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (DaveMage) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:57:00 GMT

That used to be Enterprise 1701, right?

That's about a 2 hour drive from here, but yeah, the times I visited I always spent too much money.

It's probably been 15 years since I was there, though.

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (TheRavyn) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:27:37 GMT

DaveMage wrote:
We have 1.5 game stores here in Gainesville.

I very rarely set foot in them. (There's one full LGS and one bookstore that has about 1/5 of the store devoted to RPGs & Comics.)

I can get pretty much what I want online - and at a lower price, and I have never gamed at the LGS, so I have no need for such a place anymore. Having one is a luxury at this point - but not a luxury I...

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (Dark Mistress) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:11:10 GMT

Yeah the Saint Charles store is the best of the chain. It is the biggest and has the most events at it. But it is way to far for me to drive to, considering I live in south Saint Louis City.

As for the online being cheaper or not, it depends if you buy direct from the maker of the products like say Paizo. Then you pretty much break even when you order online as opposed to going to the store, but more of your money goes to support said company as they get all the profit minus...

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (Snoring Rock) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:00:30 GMT

I visit the one in St. Charles that Mistress mentions here. I go in about once a week or so and check out the minis. I walk in and they hand me the key to the case; they all know my name.. They know where I am headed. This chain has superior service and the best people working there. I have visited the store since 1980. It was on main street in the cobble-stone street area then moved down by the ole car company. Now they are in an aging part of town in an old strip mall. They have the...

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (DaveMage) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:17:35 GMT

We have 1.5 game stores here in Gainesville.

I very rarely set foot in them. (There's one full LGS and one bookstore that has about 1/5 of the store devoted to RPGs & Comics.)

I can get pretty much what I want online - and at a lower price, and I have never gamed at the LGS, so I have no need for such a place anymore. Having one is a luxury at this point - but not a luxury I really intend to support.

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (Dark Mistress) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:25:43 GMT

I agree LFGS are slowly dieing. The local chain which has pretty much dominated the local market now. They are adapting, the sell a wide range of things. From card games, collectible cards, board games, RPG's, anime and other niche video's, and of course comics. The other things they started doing years ago was hold gamer auctions. You can bring your own game stuff and turn it over to the store. They auction it off at the auction, what ever it sells for is what you get in return for...

Re: Opinion - FLGS=FOOLISH LGS?

feeds@yuku.com (Q1000) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:58:51 GMT

Please keep in mind that the amount of 3.5 materials available is dropping as distributors stocks dry up and no new material is being published to fill this void. Many stores have just sold out of the bulk of 3.5 materials and are now moving on to the 4.0 materials and alternate D&D material now becoming available.