Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Death of the LGS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Zurai" data-source="post: 4337065" data-attributes="member: 52324"><p>I'm afraid I can't sympathize either. I <strong>do</strong> have a FLGS - emphasis on F - and the owner goes out of his way to put that F there. His store is actually two adjacent lots in a strip mall; one is full of merchendise and 9 or so computers that he sells access to by the hour, while the other is a complete gameroom with four minis tables, a dozen standard tables, a bathroom, and a separate "VIP" room for private games.</p><p></p><p>He sells everything from imported card games, to minis, to every roleplaying game in print (and some out of print), to board games.</p><p></p><p>He only hires knowledgable, personable staff. His guys know what they're doing, know what's in stock/on order (or at least know how to find out quickly), and are happy to take individual orders and preorders.</p><p></p><p>He runs weekly demos of random games that he sells. He runs several tournaments every week for a variety of card games, and he has other people run minis tournaments once a month a game or so. He recently recruited a whole slew of DMs to run a store Open D&D campaign where anyone could sign up to play, and gave the DMs that stuck with their games a free 4E DMG (that's how I got mine).</p><p></p><p>He sells snacks and drinks, but he doesn't prohibit outside food and drink. Hell, there's a chinese food store and a pizza/italian joint within literal spitting distance. Instead of trying to compete with them, he takes advantage of the salty food and makes a killing on sodas and icecream bar type dessert snacks.</p><p></p><p>In other words, he runs a prototypical Friendly LGS, and he does well by it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zurai, post: 4337065, member: 52324"] I'm afraid I can't sympathize either. I [b]do[/b] have a FLGS - emphasis on F - and the owner goes out of his way to put that F there. His store is actually two adjacent lots in a strip mall; one is full of merchendise and 9 or so computers that he sells access to by the hour, while the other is a complete gameroom with four minis tables, a dozen standard tables, a bathroom, and a separate "VIP" room for private games. He sells everything from imported card games, to minis, to every roleplaying game in print (and some out of print), to board games. He only hires knowledgable, personable staff. His guys know what they're doing, know what's in stock/on order (or at least know how to find out quickly), and are happy to take individual orders and preorders. He runs weekly demos of random games that he sells. He runs several tournaments every week for a variety of card games, and he has other people run minis tournaments once a month a game or so. He recently recruited a whole slew of DMs to run a store Open D&D campaign where anyone could sign up to play, and gave the DMs that stuck with their games a free 4E DMG (that's how I got mine). He sells snacks and drinks, but he doesn't prohibit outside food and drink. Hell, there's a chinese food store and a pizza/italian joint within literal spitting distance. Instead of trying to compete with them, he takes advantage of the salty food and makes a killing on sodas and icecream bar type dessert snacks. In other words, he runs a prototypical Friendly LGS, and he does well by it. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Death of the LGS
Top