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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tomBitonti" data-source="post: 7087241" data-attributes="member: 13107">Ditto this.  I've been in a number of game stores over the years (less in recent years), and that sounds about average for a store which caters to comics.The range of stores which seems typical varies from having a primary center which is not RPGs (comics; model control planes and such; miniature gaming; CCGs; model trains; puzzles) with a side of game and RPG items, to small stores which have a mix of RPG and general gaming items, to larger stores which have CCGs, RPGs, miniatures, and games, plus a gaming area.That ends up as a pretty big range: Small barely functioning stores which didn't last very long.  Bigger stores with lots of second hand items and lots of comics, which have lots of things tucked away in corners.  Well run stores like the local Game Theory (<a href="http://www.gametheorystore.com" target="_blank">http://www.gametheorystore.com</a>) -- my go to gaming store -- which has a big gaming area and a rather decent amount of in store items.In all of these, the proportion of RPG shelf space has shrunk.  That may be misleading, since space in the gaming area used for RPGs needs to be considered.  I pretty much figure that RPG sales have shifted to either Amazon, print-on-demand, or as Pathfinder subscriptions, so the stores just don't stock as much as before.  That's how I get most of my RPG and gaming stuff in general.  I still make purchases at the store, since I value their existence.The trends that I've noticed are:*) Somewhat less space allocated to RPG items on shelves, and a smaller proportion of D&D items.*) Miniatures about the same, but with less WH and WH40K and more WarMachine.*) CCGs still having a decent presence.*) A *LOT* more board games than say a decade ago.Thx!TomB</blockquote>

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