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#1 pogminky Oct 29, 2009 14:05:33	What do you think the ideal FLGS would do?  What events would it run?  What tournaments?  What games would it support?  What would it sell? etc.
#2 Airos Oct 31, 2009 9:34:05	Food. Seriously, I think this is something that far too many "gaming stores" neglect. I've spent hours at many FLGS' in my area, (most of which are now gone), for various reasons; gamer meetups, M:tG tournaments, Warhammer 40k games, D&D games, or even just to hang out. Heck, the one I go to now has computers for internet access/LAN parties, a big screen for sports games, arcade games and tables upon tables for any game you want to play. After a couple of hours, though, I start to get hungry. Which means I either need to bring food with me, (messy), order delivery, (assuming there's anything nearby and open), or leave and come back later. In the case of a tournament, leaving really isn't an option. Now, I'm not asking for 5-star cuisine, but basic "gamer" staples wouldn't be out of line. Pizza, burgers and hot dogs, soft pretzels, nachos, popcorn, chips... I've seen a couple who had candy bars for $1, but that's not really "food". If they're afraid of getting greasy cheese on their products, they could just have a separate area, ala "food court", and hand every one a couple of wet-naps or something with each order. That, and a simple "you smear it you buy it" policy should get the idea across. Beyond that, I want to see more stores, (in my area at least), support older, out-of-print editions of popular games, (i.e. D&D). Yes, I understand that space is money, and you can't afford to support every older gaming system when the customers are coming in looking for the "hot, new edition". No, you're not going to get a lot of people looking for some Twilight 2000 sourcebook. I'm talking about fracking D&D, though. You know D&D? The "world's most popular role-playing game"? Yeah, some of us didn't make the switch, and would like to have a reason to shop at your store for more than dice and minis. Instead, I'm forced to "shop" on amazon.com to find the books I want, (because I loath eBay). I'd even pay cash money for an interesting 1st or 2nd edition book if I happened to see it on the shelf, and could flip through it. I still "update" older material for my 3.5 games, and have used stuff from older gaming systems to fuel my d20 modern/future games as well. If I can walk into sports memorabilia shop and buy baseball cards from the 50's, or a coin shop and buy a coin from the 1800's, I should be able to walk into a gaming store and buy a D&D book from 5 years ago. And a slice of pizza.
#3 i_roll_ones Nov 02, 2009 10:52:35	I agree on the food, but I think some less messy options (Freaking nuts. COME ON! Walnuts! Not that bad!) might be in order at the very least. But if a gamestore had decent pizza, I'd so be there. Through, there are two FLGS in my area. I tend to frequent one over the other because it has some snacks (The other has NO snacks), drinks, and doesn't smell funny. So my vote goes to a place with some ventilation that doesn't stick the gamers in the basement. I wonder if the store is afraid we'll scare the norms or something, and are too cheap to spring for air fresheners. OR water for the water cooler. : (