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Correct, I remember they also sold WWII miniatures.Interesting. There were a few hobby stores in my area that carried them too, but they tended to be those that also sold figurines for miniature war gaming. Once the fantasy themed figurine brands like Ral Partha became available, they was a noticable uptick in the number of RPG books on their shelves.
Later, a toy store started selling D&D. After that a young man opened a fantasy wargaming store which sold 1e Warhammer Fantasy Battle, hex & chits wargames, D&D and other RPG products. A cool place. We now had three venues selling D&D. That was from 1980 to 1983.
I moved to Montreal, the big city in 1984. There I found the 'Mecca of RPGs', with rows upon rows of Grenadier and Ral Partha miniature blisters. It's still open today. They survive selling board games. The RPG books section is very small these days. It used to be a 20 feet long bookcase filled with books from top to bottom.
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