| Kimber VanRy | 22 Sep 2014 11:00 a.m. PST |
In the city that is forever changing, check out Brooklyn wargaming for a tour through the surviving classic hobby and game shops of Manhattan. link
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| jowady | 22 Sep 2014 11:41 a.m. PST |
Oh man, the late, lamented Polk's; an absolute wonderland when my Dad used to take us to New York. Polk's seemingly had everything. Its good to hear that there are hobby stores still in existence outside Manhattan though. |
| OldGrenadier at work | 22 Sep 2014 12:00 p.m. PST |
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| M C MonkeyDew | 22 Sep 2014 12:03 p.m. PST |
Thank you. That brought back some great childhood memories. Bob |
| Caesar | 22 Sep 2014 12:39 p.m. PST |
Compleat Strategist had two locations at one time, one of them was further uptown. I liked the second location as it wasn't as cramped and I remember it having a bigger selection of boardgames. FAO Schwarz had an interesting gaming section around 25 years ago, they stocked Avalon Hill, GDW and others. |
| vtsaogames | 22 Sep 2014 12:54 p.m. PST |
Ah, Polk's, the place that got me started gaming. |
The G Dog  | 22 Sep 2014 7:36 p.m. PST |
Compleat Strategist on 33rd. Still my ideal of a game store with odds and ends packed away and old treasures waiting to be discovered.I think I went there a total of two times, but man that place made an impact. And the uptown location was nice – much more similar to a suburban hobby shop in space and feel. |
| jowady | 22 Sep 2014 7:58 p.m. PST |
The Uptown location was IIRC on 59th St. I bought some 15mm minfig ACW there. |
| saltflats1929 | 22 Sep 2014 8:17 p.m. PST |
Actually Strategist had 3 stores in the "Golden Age". A tiny one in Rockefeller Center with mostly board games. Uptown had more historical miniatures (minifigs) and was wider than a subway car. |
Joes Shop  | 23 Sep 2014 3:07 a.m. PST |
Started playing with my first club at the Strategist in the mid '70's-vivid memories! |
| Grelber | 23 Sep 2014 4:31 a.m. PST |
Great article! Never been to New York, but this brings back memories of many places I have been over the years, as well as mail ordering from Polk's. Grelber |
| abelp01 | 23 Sep 2014 4:53 a.m. PST |
CS also had a store in Davey, Florida. I had Great times there… |
| Rogues1 | 23 Sep 2014 9:53 a.m. PST |
There is still a Complete Strategist in King of Prussia, PA. |
| ordinarybass | 25 Sep 2014 6:47 a.m. PST |
Brilliant article! Makes me nostalgic for the hobby store of my youth and wonder if there's little shops hidden away here in Chicago that I don't know about. |
| TheKing30 | 25 Sep 2014 6:57 p.m. PST |
Ah, the Strat. I loved that place when I worked in Manhattan. |
| Old Contemptibles | 26 Sep 2014 7:32 a.m. PST |
Wonderful article. Gee, I wish I had the wherewithal to quite my job and start my own game/hobby store. How many of us has spent an idle moment or two, planning their perfect hobby/game store, ignoring the hard work and capital required to start up. I also remember SPI in the 1970s was place to purchase the latest history board game and to play them on certain nights. A few years ago my favorite hobby shop closed down in my town. I got some good bargains in their going out of business sale. But I would trade that for them to still be in business. |
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