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<blockquote data-quote="sckeener" data-source="post: 3609796" data-attributes="member: 8801">Houston has several gaming stores, but I only consider one to be local.&nbsp; Houston is such a commuter city that the stores are mostly spread out.&nbsp; In my end of the city (Clear Lake Area), we have one, Horizon Games.&nbsp; It moved locations to be on the freeway and I haven't visited it since the move.&nbsp; I was thinking about this issue earlier this week....we really need a new solution beyond the gaming store.&nbsp; I starting thinking about this because I wasn't in a group this year and stopped buying gaming products.&nbsp; I'm about to start up another group and decided to buy all the gaming products I had missed (such as complete scoundrel, critical hit deck, etc)&nbsp; I was able to get my gaming books online for half the cost with free shipping....I like to buy from local stores, but I can't see how they can compete with deals like that.Chain stores probably can succeed...the Barnes and Nobles.&nbsp;&nbsp; But really the gaming needs to be everywhere....and especially at Toy's R Us....we need young kids seeing it all over the place....The easiest times I've had with gaming were clubs.&nbsp; There was one in the Clear Lake Area called CLAG or Clear Lake Association of Gamers.&nbsp; It met every 3rd Friday at a Unitarian Church.&nbsp; It cost a $1 to get in...The next easiest was ARGH....I even ran a college club of ARGH.&nbsp; It took 3 of us to form a club, but then we had free rooms to game in and a small budget.&nbsp; If you are in college, I highly recommend forming a school group....the perks are great!.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sckeener, post: 3609796, member: 8801"] Houston has several gaming stores, but I only consider one to be local. Houston is such a commuter city that the stores are mostly spread out. In my end of the city (Clear Lake Area), we have one, Horizon Games. It moved locations to be on the freeway and I haven't visited it since the move. I was thinking about this issue earlier this week....we really need a new solution beyond the gaming store. I starting thinking about this because I wasn't in a group this year and stopped buying gaming products. I'm about to start up another group and decided to buy all the gaming products I had missed (such as complete scoundrel, critical hit deck, etc) I was able to get my gaming books online for half the cost with free shipping....I like to buy from local stores, but I can't see how they can compete with deals like that. Chain stores probably can succeed...the Barnes and Nobles. But really the gaming needs to be everywhere....and especially at Toy's R Us....we need young kids seeing it all over the place.... The easiest times I've had with gaming were clubs. There was one in the Clear Lake Area called CLAG or Clear Lake Association of Gamers. It met every 3rd Friday at a Unitarian Church. It cost a $1 to get in... The next easiest was ARGH....I even ran a college club of ARGH. It took 3 of us to form a club, but then we had free rooms to game in and a small budget. If you are in college, I highly recommend forming a school group....the perks are great!. [/QUOTE]

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