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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olive" data-source="post: 1637941" data-attributes="member: 1297">Melbourne has a number of gaming shops, and I've been to most of them at least once. I'll try to give a run down:Mind Games - two stores, one in the city which I go to. They sell board games and computer games down stairs, and wargames/minis/CCG in one section up stairs and RPGs in another section upstairs. Decent price, get stuff regular and quick, good stock and the main guy up there is a bit gruff, btu we get on well. They call me to twell me when my magazines are in, and generally are pretty good. I often have to tell Matt about releases, and he has some fairly hard and fast opinions, but there you go. It's also abotu a 5 min trip out of my way ont he way home from work, so that's nice too.Napoleon's - mostly a military history/wargaming shop, but with a fair number of RPG books. I buy my DnD minis here cos they're usually $1 or so cheaper than anywhere else I've been. Actually I'd buy more here if I wasn't loyal to Mind Games.Dungeon of Magic - Really wierd underground place with hardly any books but lots of CCGs. I've been once, and never been back.Alternate Worlds - Out of the way for me, and a comic shop mostly. Plus, when I've been in the people have been kinda wierd and not known what they were on about. There's some other comic shop which ahs stuff near alternate worlds but I can't remember the name.There's also military simulations, a long standing mail order place, but they are a) more expensive than the LGS's even before postage and b) they advertise as having things in stock when they don't, then charge you, order them surface from the US and then send them out two months later. I'd never order from them except for the fact that they offer some nice pre-order discounts. But I'm scared it will be horrible again so I've never tried them out...So, to the question why should I support my FLGS? Well, I shouldn't per se, but I have a good couple near by, and I like beign able to walk into a shop, have a chat, and buy some stuff then and there. I don't like shopping online, and waiting, and it's rarely much cheaper once you factor in international postage. 've had players who were new to the game go and buy books and dice, and they never would have done that if they had to order them special.</blockquote>

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