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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 5250129" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> <strong>Decide if you're a Gaming Store with a Cafe, or a Cafe with a Gaming Store</strong>. You can find the right balance over time, but sooner or later they will conflict, and you will need to have a primary. Are you like a Starbucks with a better bookshelf and some game space, or are you like a FLGS who happens to sell coffee and snacks? That'll tell you if you need to have a better selection of books, or a better selection of brews. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> <strong>Free WiFi</strong>. Oh sweet Jeebus, if you expect people to hang out there, let their laptops get online. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> <strong>Keep the Zones Distinct</strong>. The last thing you want is some sticky-fingered man getting hot dog ketchup all over your shiny new WotC hardbacks. Let there be some crossover (let people take what they want wherever they want) but have clear "cafe seating" where the chow is, and have clear "game tables" where the books are. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> <strong>Make it Somewhere To Hang Out</strong>. The longer people are chillaxing at your place, the more likely they are to buy an overpriced latte or game book. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Keep people in your store. Be like the B&N cafe where everyone has their macbooks out. Good layout, comfy seating, attentive cleaners, chill tunes, whatev. Keep gaming books, but also keep board games, card games, whatever. Videogames? Hell, why not.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"> <strong>Make it Community Based</strong>. Have a corkboard for posting your game meetups, keep even non-gaming stuff in some circulation (free newspapers -- does the Onion deliver there?; CDs and music, too!; art on the walls!). Keep it friendly and casual.</li> </ol><p></p><p>I would absolutely go game in someone's living room esque cafe where there's a bench set up and dice available for purchase with my tea. I would even do a "room subscription" or something to cycle in a regular game. </p><p></p><p>That's my own pipe dream, though. Good luck! It sounds like a cool concept, and I hope you do well!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 5250129, member: 2067"] [LIST=1] [*] [B]Decide if you're a Gaming Store with a Cafe, or a Cafe with a Gaming Store[/B]. You can find the right balance over time, but sooner or later they will conflict, and you will need to have a primary. Are you like a Starbucks with a better bookshelf and some game space, or are you like a FLGS who happens to sell coffee and snacks? That'll tell you if you need to have a better selection of books, or a better selection of brews. [*] [B]Free WiFi[/B]. Oh sweet Jeebus, if you expect people to hang out there, let their laptops get online. [*] [B]Keep the Zones Distinct[/B]. The last thing you want is some sticky-fingered man getting hot dog ketchup all over your shiny new WotC hardbacks. Let there be some crossover (let people take what they want wherever they want) but have clear "cafe seating" where the chow is, and have clear "game tables" where the books are. [*] [B]Make it Somewhere To Hang Out[/B]. The longer people are chillaxing at your place, the more likely they are to buy an overpriced latte or game book. ;) Keep people in your store. Be like the B&N cafe where everyone has their macbooks out. Good layout, comfy seating, attentive cleaners, chill tunes, whatev. Keep gaming books, but also keep board games, card games, whatever. Videogames? Hell, why not. [*] [B]Make it Community Based[/B]. Have a corkboard for posting your game meetups, keep even non-gaming stuff in some circulation (free newspapers -- does the Onion deliver there?; CDs and music, too!; art on the walls!). Keep it friendly and casual. [/LIST] I would absolutely go game in someone's living room esque cafe where there's a bench set up and dice available for purchase with my tea. I would even do a "room subscription" or something to cycle in a regular game. That's my own pipe dream, though. Good luck! It sounds like a cool concept, and I hope you do well! [/QUOTE]
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