RE: Wargames Stores

	Believe me, having wargaming stores in your area may not be all
it's
cracked up to be.  I have 4 stores within a 40 or so mile drive of where
I
live.  Of these four stores, one is a Wizards of the Coast outlet, which
has
mostly turned into a Hasbro game and toy store.  The second store mostly
carries Games Workshop items, and will not let you use the store's
tables
for games that they don't sell.  The third store caters to the areas
historical gamers, who were "horrified" at the mere thought of playing a
SF
or fantasy based game.	The fourth store, which has a more balanced
approach, still only lets his gaming area be used for products he
carries or
can order, and has a stated preference for 25mm figures.  Oh, we do have
a
GW store in one of the malls also, but I don't count that store as
anything
useful.

	This leaves me with only the gaming room in my house (yes I do
have my own
gaming room in my house, so I guess I am spoiled) that I can play GZG
games
in.  This is fine as it stands, but it makes it hard to attract new
players.
I guess we all have our own problems, and will just have to keep playing
through them.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
[mailto:owner-gzg-l@lists.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU]On Behalf Of Richard Kirke
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:12 AM
To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Wargames Stores

>	I have also had the same experience.  In fact I have had store
owners tell
>me that I should buy games that they can get instead.	The problem is
that
>I
>just found out about Full Thrust a few months ago (yes I have been
living
>under a gaming rock for the last several years) and was disappointed
that
>the only way I could get any of the related products was by mail order
from
>overseas.  I am playing the game, and introducing it to others as well,
but
>I am sure that I would have a much easier time of doing so if the game
and
>it's related products were available in local stores.

<engage wargaming rant mode>
Wargaming... stores...? You guys over the pond are soooooooo spoilt! GZG
minis etc, in fact all the minis I have ever been interested in are only
available by mail order here in the UK.

I've always had a yearn to run a proper wargames shop, with lines from
lots
of manufacturers, but since I don't have the capital I'll have to stick
to
shows and mail order.

There are a few wargames stores (other than GW, which I think we all
agree
doesn't count) in the country, such as Keep Wargaming... but never
anywhere
near where I live!
<rant mode disengaged>

Richard

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