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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 1623895" data-attributes="member: 53"><p>Indeed it is. However, it's becoming less and less common to see <em>roleplaying games</em> played at the FLGS. </p><p></p><p>Right now, organized play is the buzzword in the gaming industry. Thanks to MtG, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mage Knight and other games, every company that puts out a new competitive game (especially collectible games) sets up a tournament environment to help support the game. </p><p></p><p>At my larger local game store this has created an environment where finding space at the venue for a regular game is difficult. Monday is Heroclix, Tuesday is Mechwarrior, Wednesday is Yu-Gi-Oh!, Thursday is Mage Knight, Game of Thrones, Vs. and other card games, Friday is MtG, Saturday is Yu-Gi-Oh! and the general "special event" day, Sunday is Games Workshop. Add in the regular poker tournaments since poker has become hot, the regular D&D games (which fill many of the mentioned slots concurrently with the other games) and you have a very crowded venue. In the 80's it was the opposite, roleplaying games dominated the venues schedule.</p><p></p><p>However, this environment is good for the local game stores, or should be. There is certainly more incentive to support a game store that creates a play environment for you. That's something you can't get online and is much harder to develop on your own. </p><p></p><p>From a roleplaying standpoint, having a place where you can gather to play roleplaying games is attractive, too. Only the more insular groups won't gain from having an environment like we had in the 80's. Sure, it may be more comfortable to play at home. However, what if you want to gather new players? Isn't it attractive to have a "neutral ground" to run a few games before you invite a stranger to your house? Isn't it nice to play the occasional one-off with a group of players you don't know? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to play in the newest roleplaying game without someone in your group having to make the splurge to buy the new game so you can try it out? All these things can be had from an ideal FLGS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 1623895, member: 53"] Indeed it is. However, it's becoming less and less common to see [i]roleplaying games[/I] played at the FLGS. Right now, organized play is the buzzword in the gaming industry. Thanks to MtG, Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Mage Knight and other games, every company that puts out a new competitive game (especially collectible games) sets up a tournament environment to help support the game. At my larger local game store this has created an environment where finding space at the venue for a regular game is difficult. Monday is Heroclix, Tuesday is Mechwarrior, Wednesday is Yu-Gi-Oh!, Thursday is Mage Knight, Game of Thrones, Vs. and other card games, Friday is MtG, Saturday is Yu-Gi-Oh! and the general "special event" day, Sunday is Games Workshop. Add in the regular poker tournaments since poker has become hot, the regular D&D games (which fill many of the mentioned slots concurrently with the other games) and you have a very crowded venue. In the 80's it was the opposite, roleplaying games dominated the venues schedule. However, this environment is good for the local game stores, or should be. There is certainly more incentive to support a game store that creates a play environment for you. That's something you can't get online and is much harder to develop on your own. From a roleplaying standpoint, having a place where you can gather to play roleplaying games is attractive, too. Only the more insular groups won't gain from having an environment like we had in the 80's. Sure, it may be more comfortable to play at home. However, what if you want to gather new players? Isn't it attractive to have a "neutral ground" to run a few games before you invite a stranger to your house? Isn't it nice to play the occasional one-off with a group of players you don't know? Wouldn't it be nice to be able to play in the newest roleplaying game without someone in your group having to make the splurge to buy the new game so you can try it out? All these things can be had from an ideal FLGS. [/QUOTE]
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