"How Often Do You Game at the Local Game Store?" Topic

Weekly?
Monthly?
Once or twice a year?

I don't since all the gaming is Sci-Fi and or fantasy.

hardly ever as all the stores are 25 miles or more away from where I live.

Never because there are no local game stores.

At least once a week. Often twice.

Never, the game nights are Pokemon, Magic and Warhammer---just not my thing

3-4 times/year

What local game store?

Ditto to "Joe's Shop".

Just began to again. Nothing regularly yet. The historical gaming club in St. Louis has one Sunday per month, and I am working on getting to them.

Never, just doesn't happen on my part of the planet.

Once a month

I don't either

Once a little over a year ago.

As I don't drive, 'local' has to be easy by public transport. There are some that are accessible but only one possible that does anything I'm interested in and I've yet to try that.

To be honest, gaming with strangers, after so many years of gaming with those I know well, is a little intimidating.

Montly

Almost never. Either particular events on weekends taking up all the space, games I'm not interested in, or nights of the week when I'm not free. Have played at local clubs several times, most recently at our library (primarily for the kid to play Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle--an enjoyable game!).

Not for more than 10 years.

The few we do have in the area that survive long enough are fantasy/sci-fi, so never. You would be surprised how many "Warhammer40K" or basic "Warhammer" devotees up here have never heard of "Warhammer Ancient Battles"…

Weekly, we have a game group that has met every Wednesday for the past 10 years. Games tend towards space, naval and air which allow quick set up and take down. There are a few others who put on land battles of various eras.

Terry

Never.

They're great guys but it's all 40K, KoW, and MTG there, none of which I play. And it's mostly kids, so I 'd feel like a creepy old gamer dude hanging out there with my copy of Stargrunt 2.

Which is why I host a weekly game night in the Man Cave.

Luckily South Atlanta has Discover Games with lot's of open tables. I manage to get in 2-4 games a month.

Every other week.

Never have had the reason to this point. Saw a few games in the process – unpainted figure and games system that are just not my thing.

No local game stores that I am aware of in my vicinity.

I never have.

Never. I like to game with friends and pleasant people. I usually find people in game stores game with a chip on their shoulder and are quite unpleasant. This has forced me back to gaming in home and inviting who I wish to invite.

No game stores around unless you consider my home a game store because I do operate my business(MSC)from there. In that case, we game once a month with about 10-15 guys.

What LGS?

The local game store I went to closed years ago. As did the next closest. Like the other guys the remaining stores are a bit too far away for weekly gaming-:(

Once every two or three years.

Never

Up until about a month ago 2-3 times a month for several years but now they've closed. The other FLGS hosts a game night once a month so that will be the new norm.

Within 25 miles….. zip available. And I live in Los Angeles, a major metro city. Have to travel 35+ miles to a local gaming store so the number of trips is minimum. So I tend to host / stage games in the friendly Winnetka warren. Tables size up to 20' x6 and a very large painted wargame collection, in several periods or eras", equally large tabletop terrain collection to match, and with all the kitchen / bar support in place. Just need the weekend time to stage the gaming days.

* 28mm Ancients, Medieval, FRW and Imperial napoleonics, ACW 15mm, WWII 20mm, and WWI aerial.

No I wouldn't, Buck215.

We only have the SGS (State Gaming Shop) here – and it doesn't and can't offer gaming space; it's too small.

Once every couple months, but game every Wednesday at my house

When I have visited other areas on TDY trips, a few good evenings have been spent with friends that I only met shortly before.

Weekly for many, many years!!

I try to, at least once a month,if not more,depending on my work schedule.. Also,I try to buy from him every time I'm there,even if its just a soda. Since his distributor can get plastics like Perry and Fireforge,hes getting my business that way. He needs a minimum order to build up? No problem-I can wait even if its a month. I even throw a few bucks on the order every time I go in. He's gotta eat too,afterall.

I normally game weekly at my LGS.

Never. Too far away to be considered local I guess.

After our old store closed the gang was in limbo for a while…some of that was my fault for going into a gaming funk. We have just started up again at the new location and are trying to meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month.

I try to get there weekly barring family plans.

Twice a week now that they host our club. Before that, never.

I tend to game 2x a month at ours just outside of Baltimore. There is a group that meets every Monday, another that meets every Thursday for games, and many Fridays are also there for gaming. Yes, there is lots of fantasy and Sci-Fi, but plenty of Historical as well.

What local game store?

The one you don't have.

Never.

At a couple of them!

One, weekly.
The other, at least once a month.

Three times per year in a big year.

Tom