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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 5081329" data-attributes="member: 20741">You are thinking of The Worldhouse.  It was once Toronto's premiere gaming store. It opened in 1982. For years it was successful on Bloor near Bathurst and later was extremely successful when it was on Spadina near Harbord. When RPGs were at their height - the Worldhouse was the schizznit.It never really survived the move to College and Bev.  That and the lack of the owner's significant interest in CCGs pretty much killed it. It closed in 2000.Hairy T has three locations now. Hairy T and 401 Games remain the main stores in Toronto itself. The Comic Book Warehouse in Brampton (2 locations) is the best store in the burbs (and in many respects, probably is the best store in the GTA, to be honest).There are other stores. One on Yonge north of 401 and Sheppard does a brisk boardgame, CCG, CMG and, to a lesser extent, RPG business. There is another out in the Dufferin Bloor area -- big into CMGs and CCGs. They have a large organized play setup there.401 Games has the best prices, but their RPG selection (if you are not a WotC fan) is a little iffy. Great boardgame, CCG and CMG selection at 401 Games though.Often overlooked in all of these discussions is Crossed Swords on Annette (near Jane and Bloor).  For wargames, miniatures and miniature terrain Crossed Swords remains  one of the premiere historical miniature stores in the world.   Their RPG stock changes over the years and has its ups and downs. It's acceptable, but RPG books have never been their focus.  Even if you don't paint minis, their terrain and building models are a VERY good reason to go there. Seriously, there are few stores in the world that can compete with Crossed Swords in its niche. You won't come close to finding Crossed Swords selection at even Origins or Gencon -- in the dealer room or outside of it, for that matter.Unlike the experience in America, the FLGS in Canada has remained a relatively secure business model. Internet based sales knocked out most of the FLGS's in many American cities, but internet retailers don't enjoy that huge competitive price advantage in Canada due to much higher shipping costs and imposition of sales taxes by CCRA.</blockquote>

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