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Looking to game in Seattle
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Hey all, looking for some recommendations for a place to pick up some World of Warcraft TCG cards and get some games in. I played Star Wars CCG back in the day and a spot of Magic, but some of the guys back home are playing WoWTCG and I figured I'd give it a go out here. It would be a bonus if they also catered to the Warhammer and Confrontation crowd as well.
I'm living in Ballard (Market & 15th) so if there's anywhere relatively close to there (less than a 30 minute drive).
Thanks,
BP
I'm living in Ballard (Market & 15th) so if there's anywhere relatively close to there (less than a 30 minute drive).
Thanks,
BP
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But I dont believe they do games in there.
Edit: Thanks servo
it's just The Dreaming
it's on the ave.
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that store kinda sucks, and is retarded expensive. For comics just walk a few blacks to Zanadu, and for collectable cards, you're way better off ordering them online (they charge as much as 5 times as much for a pack of magic cards as I can find them online)
They're not. Stopped by last night and it was all closed up. paper in the windows and somebody spray-painted something cryptic over one of them.
Any other recommendations for places to play some WoW:TCG or get some Warhammering on besides Fire and Sword in Northgate?
http://shanesbigleaguesportscards.com/
They have very old school minis, in the dusty corners of the store, and doll out the pre-painted kind as well. There's lots of dusty old comic books and weird action figures lying around too.
Actually if you live around Seattle, I have a ton of common/uncommon prepainted D&D minis (from some of the initial expansions), I'd gladly send your way, shoot me a private message with your address. If I could dump one or two Bulettes onto you, (to lighten my load of junk in boxes), you'd be doing me a favor.
As for "finding" games, this is rough these days. For Magic its easy, dial up the store that plays Friday Night Magic, dial up WOTC customer service to find the place nearest to you that still runs it.
For Warhammer of course, the Games Workshop just off 405 near the T-Mobile building is a good place to start.
Too late. They closed the store and went eBay-only about 6 or so months ago.
Once upon a time they had space for gaming in the back (piled high with comic storage boxes since the early 90's), and even showed anime back when you could only get it on Laserdisc, or 5th generation VHS copy. Good times, now gone, just like O'Leary's Comics, Nibbles & Bytes, Plastics & Tactics and so many others over the years.
For a real good gaming store, try Fantastic Games. They are are just off of Highway 99 in Edmonds/Lynnwood and regularly offer a discount on their games.
Their Website http://www.fantasticgamesandtoys.com has directions.
They have a lot of boardgames, a few miniatures, but best of all they do have gaming space. I haven't gamed their yet, but will as soon as I'm done dealing with the Wedding-Industrial Complex.
Actually, WOTC happened.
Back in the pre-Magic days there were little game stores all over. Some were comic book places with gaming stuff, others were computer places with gaming stuff, and a few were games-only, but there were often 2 or 3 in a town like Kirkland, Olympia, Woodinville, or Federal Way.
After Magic exploded in popularity, WOTC started up their own chain of gaming stores from the HQ and in the University district, to stores in the main Malls in Federal Way and Northgate. They had play areas and stocked pretty much everything. The smaller stores that were close by couldn't compete and began to fold. Around this time Games Workshop started opening its own stores as well, further draining the Fantasy & 40K players off. About a third to a half of gamer stores in and around Seattle went away around this time with not just one, but two 800-pound gorillas in the neighborhood.
When Hasbro bought WOTC (for the license to Pokemon, mainly) what usually happens when one corporation takes over another occurred. WOTC stores got crammed full of Hasbro games and stopped supporting or ordering non-Hasbro/WOTC lines of products. Tournaments lessened, and accountants began to examine the profitability of the WOTC stores first, and providing gamer-friendly space second. Since their clientele became more and more alienated, they drifted away and Hasbro decided to cut their losses on the WOTC stores and shut their doors for good.
Over time most of the game stores which have survived have done so due to a good location, like Orobouro Games in Redmond which can catch all the Microsoft traffic, or The Games Matrix in Lakewood/Tacoma which catches the Ft Lewis military crowd. Others like Xanadu have Comics as their main bread & butter and games on the side, or Olympic Comics & Cards in Lacey which has a little bit of everything: comics, games, collectables and enough business savvy not to go under.
New game stores have opened, and the best make sure you keep coming back with either discount prices, game area & tournaments, or LAN gaming which can't be found elsewhere. An example of this would be GameTrolls in Tumwater which even has their own brand of hyper-caffienated coffee and an espresso counter in the shop, has the best prices on card games around, and many windows with southern exposure to counter the 'gamers cave' stereotype.
It's not solely Video Games fault. Rising storefront rents, the temptation of adding Sports Cards to the mix since Collectable Card Games brought in so much money, the subsequent collapse of the Sports Card market, MMO's such as World of Warcraft & City of Heroes becoming time-sinks, as well as players growing up, getting jobs, getting married all have had their impact.
What I do is spread my money around and buy my gaming stuff at as many different local stores as I can. I definitely don't save as much as I would shopping online/eBaying, but it keeps the local stores afloat so they don't disappear quite as fast. Every game store I've mentioned gets some of my money during the year, and I hope more stores pop up so I can throw some business thier way too.
Plus there's a Game Convention in Bellevue coming up in February. I think it'll be the same place the Tabletop Gaming for PAX '06 was located.
I'm giving you a B.
There are plenty of hobby games stores in the area.
Boardgamewise, Gary's Games in Greenwood, Berserk Games in Greenwood, Uncle's Games in Bellevue and Redmond, Games and Gizmos in Refmond, and I believe that you can get some stuff at Eagle Hobbies on Lake City way.
If you are specifically looking for a boffo miniatures and RPG store, try Genesis Games and Gizmos. I know that they are pricey for boardgames, but my D&D playing friend went bananas when he saw their minitaures, hardbacks, modules, etc, and there seemed to be plenty of Warhamster type-stuff.
Any of the above mentioned stores (possible exception of Eagle Hobbies) should be fine places to pick up CCG packs, and there are regular game nights at the Uncle's Games store at Redmond Town Center (most Fridays, I go there and play. This Friday, I'm going to watch opera students striptease. I think I'm making the right call).
Uncle's Games also does CCG nights (I think), but I doubt that they have the floorspace to accomodate miniatures gaming. Actually, they do indeed have a Magic Tourney every Thursday.[/url]