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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3574802" data-attributes="member: 19675">FWIW, I know that Yair is an Israeli and S'mon is a law lecturer in England.One sure way to find people from other countries on this board is to check out the various (probably closed due to heated discussion) threads involving Intellectual Property and Copyright.&nbsp; While there are a lot of similarities between the laws of the various countries, details do differ, as others are quick to point out.Don't start one- ask a Mod or get a membership and do a search of your own.I'm not sure size had that much to do with it as compared to how individual stores handled the game and unique city demographics.M:tG showed up while I was living in Austin.&nbsp; None of the places there ran any tournaments, so there was little friction between traditional gamers and the youngbloods.&nbsp; Typically, the stores that carried it sold out within a month.King's Hobby shop- the store that introduced me to the game- was able to keep the store supplied in M:tG months after all the other stores had run out in the heady days of Alpha and the first few expansions.&nbsp; It seems the owner had a buddy with a game shop in Los Angeles who had heard about the M:tG market hype and pre-ordered BIG with every set...and then couldn't move any of it.&nbsp; KH bought out his surplus at a discount.Unlike your area, though, not many game shops I've seen in TX (Austin, D/FW Metroplex/, and San Antonio) even have a significant sized gaming space, and those that do usually have them reserved.&nbsp; Sure, you might encounter a M:tG or even Pokemon tournament, but you were still just as likely to find a boardgame demo, a LAN game, Wargame or RPG being played.Because of this, most games in Tx that I've seen are run out of someone's house, apartment, or neigborhood hangout (like a pizza joint) as opposed to in a game store.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3574802, member: 19675"] FWIW, I know that Yair is an Israeli and S'mon is a law lecturer in England. One sure way to find people from other countries on this board is to check out the various (probably closed due to heated discussion) threads involving Intellectual Property and Copyright. While there are a lot of similarities between the laws of the various countries, details do differ, as others are quick to point out. Don't start one- ask a Mod or get a membership and do a search of your own. I'm not sure size had that much to do with it as compared to how individual stores handled the game and unique city demographics. M:tG showed up while I was living in Austin. None of the places there ran any tournaments, so there was little friction between traditional gamers and the youngbloods. Typically, the stores that carried it sold out within a month. King's Hobby shop- the store that introduced me to the game- was able to keep the store supplied in M:tG months after all the other stores had run out in the heady days of Alpha and the first few expansions. It seems the owner had a buddy with a game shop in Los Angeles who had heard about the M:tG market hype and pre-ordered BIG with every set...and then couldn't move any of it. KH bought out his surplus at a discount. Unlike your area, though, not many game shops I've seen in TX (Austin, D/FW Metroplex/, and San Antonio) even have a significant sized gaming space, and those that do usually have them reserved. Sure, you might encounter a M:tG or even Pokemon tournament, but you were still just as likely to find a boardgame demo, a LAN game, Wargame or RPG being played. Because of this, most games in Tx that I've seen are run out of someone's house, apartment, or neigborhood hangout (like a pizza joint) as opposed to in a game store. [/QUOTE]

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