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Message: <blockquote data-quote="occam" data-source="post: 5673032" data-attributes="member: 39815"><p>Wow, I'm really taken aback at the awful experiences reported by the OP and others in this thread. I've had some of my own (some stores do seem to attract the kind of folks that would otherwise be confined to basements), but I've had very positive experiences otherwise. In the Seattle area, I've played in several D&D Game Days at one store (Gary's Games), played and then organized D&D Encounters for over a year at another (Uncle's Games in Bellevue), and a few weeks ago started playing D&D Encounters at a new store (Card Kingdom in Ballard). I've met a lot of great players, friendly and mature and considerate, and been encouraged by the influx of lots of kids excited to play D&D. Scheduling can be an issue (a perennial issue of mine at Uncle's, due to conflicting events and late-arriving players), but the games at Card Kingdom have been starting on time, and overall my experience has been fun, with very, very few bad eggs (and not really that bad even then). It's unfortunate that not everyone has the same opportunities to find a rewarding casual public gaming experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>