What makes a game store a game store?

[DestroyYouAlot]

This is all great if you live in a city that supports specialty shops, but I think overlooking general outlets like Books-a-Million or Borders would be a shame, especially for people who are in smaller markets.

It's great that they're around - doesn't make them a game store, much less a FLGS. And Barnes and Noble has a store finder function on their website already.

 

[Nightchilde-2]

I would say its a matter of emphasis. If a store's focus seems to be to cater to gamers with RPG/Card/Mini games and related materials then its a game store. Where that threshold may lie will be subjective and determined on a case by case basis.

QFT.

While my store, The Elysium, does sell some incidental items such as anime and comics, my main focus is on gaming products.

And that, I'd say, is the definition of a game store (even if most of my business is from online sales).