LordEntrails
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It's really interesting, it's not the size of the place that drives the number of stores.I have to say I'm surprised that a place the size of Southampton (that's where you are, right?) doesn't have a dedicated RPG/CCG shop.
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Phoenix metro area, ~5th largest city in the US, with about 4.5 million people, only has 2 TTRPG (or close to it) shops. There are lots of comic shops, video and game stores. But every few years I go and look for a real FLGS, I can only find Imperial Outpost and one other (which seems to come and go every few years, currently a Games Workshop store).
Based on what others have said in there areas, I would expect ~10 FLGSs, but not the case. And I don't know why.