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<blockquote data-quote="PoeticJustice" data-source="post: 4820913" data-attributes="member: 51788"><p>As I'm moving to Towson, MD in August, I'm really hard up for any game store recommendations. Please, please post if you know any good ones!</p><p></p><p>As for my localities (Dale City to Richmond, VA), there are there are three that I recommend patronizing and several that I don't feel strongly enough to recommend one way or the other.</p><p></p><p>The first is Game Parlor in Dale City, VA. Although the folks attending the counter don't always live up to it, this is the most professionally run game store I've ever been. Large, well-lit, and clean. On the inventory side of things, the store is incredibly well stocked, keeping Hardbacks for virtuall every game system I've heard of. In addition to 4e stuff, I've been able to buy the new PARANOIA book and the new edition of Baron Munchausen. Their board game stock is even better. On the downside, there are no discounts, so one may experience sticker shock after buying books cheaper elsewhere. Still, this brick-and-mortar gaming Amazon is well worth the trip.</p><p>Did I mention that not only to they have 30 or so game tables, but also a separate roleplaying room in the back?</p><p></p><p>The second is Game Vault in Fredericksburg, VA. This store is unfortunately not as clean as Game Parlor, and is not as well stocked, but has several features that make it my favorite of the three. The first is hours. While Game Parlor closes every day at 9 p.m. sharp, Game Vault will regularly stay open past midnight to acommodate customers. One time they stayed open an hour late on a weekday just so I could drive up from Richmond and buy a board game. Also, Game Vault offers discounts on special orders, discounts to customers who have spent a certain threshhold of money (200 and 500 dollars), and occasionally has roll-a-d20-and-get-that-percent-off-days. Game Vault also has a well-stocked game library from hich anyone can just walk up and use. Finally, Game Vault has incredibly cheap snacks and offers regular customers a small tab payable at the end of the month. Customer Service is something they take really seriously here, and I think it shows.</p><p></p><p>Finally there One Eyed Jacques at Richmond, VA. This store offers such steep discounts (40-60%) discounts on products at their ebay store that I feel like a sucker buying things anywhere else. The store maintain decent stock on mainstream current RPGs like GURPS, WoD, and D&D. They have good minis selection. This is the smallest of the three, and consequently there isn't as much play space, and it is often monopolized by long-established groups of grognard magic and D&D players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PoeticJustice, post: 4820913, member: 51788"] As I'm moving to Towson, MD in August, I'm really hard up for any game store recommendations. Please, please post if you know any good ones! As for my localities (Dale City to Richmond, VA), there are there are three that I recommend patronizing and several that I don't feel strongly enough to recommend one way or the other. The first is Game Parlor in Dale City, VA. Although the folks attending the counter don't always live up to it, this is the most professionally run game store I've ever been. Large, well-lit, and clean. On the inventory side of things, the store is incredibly well stocked, keeping Hardbacks for virtuall every game system I've heard of. In addition to 4e stuff, I've been able to buy the new PARANOIA book and the new edition of Baron Munchausen. Their board game stock is even better. On the downside, there are no discounts, so one may experience sticker shock after buying books cheaper elsewhere. Still, this brick-and-mortar gaming Amazon is well worth the trip. Did I mention that not only to they have 30 or so game tables, but also a separate roleplaying room in the back? The second is Game Vault in Fredericksburg, VA. This store is unfortunately not as clean as Game Parlor, and is not as well stocked, but has several features that make it my favorite of the three. The first is hours. While Game Parlor closes every day at 9 p.m. sharp, Game Vault will regularly stay open past midnight to acommodate customers. One time they stayed open an hour late on a weekday just so I could drive up from Richmond and buy a board game. Also, Game Vault offers discounts on special orders, discounts to customers who have spent a certain threshhold of money (200 and 500 dollars), and occasionally has roll-a-d20-and-get-that-percent-off-days. Game Vault also has a well-stocked game library from hich anyone can just walk up and use. Finally, Game Vault has incredibly cheap snacks and offers regular customers a small tab payable at the end of the month. Customer Service is something they take really seriously here, and I think it shows. Finally there One Eyed Jacques at Richmond, VA. This store offers such steep discounts (40-60%) discounts on products at their ebay store that I feel like a sucker buying things anywhere else. The store maintain decent stock on mainstream current RPGs like GURPS, WoD, and D&D. They have good minis selection. This is the smallest of the three, and consequently there isn't as much play space, and it is often monopolized by long-established groups of grognard magic and D&D players. [/QUOTE]
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