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Old Guard Games to Open May 24 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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OG Gamer Supporting Member of TMP writes:

Hi Louis XIV. First, thank you for coming by.

I did want to comment on the parking. The Grand Opening was an extraordinary occurrence. We had 100+ people a day for the full day in tournaments, participation games and events and 50+ people coming through every hour.

It is 2-hour parking weekdays (not evenings) and not limited/metered on Weekends by the posted signs. Additionally there is non metered parking as soon as you get off Downer Avenue (around the corner in all directions). There are several dozen spots on Downer and many, many more around the block.

Additionally we have a deal with UWM. Patrons can park for $3 USD a day in the UWM lot across the street and $1 USD per day in the 100-car surface lot one block away. This is for the full day. We hope to have validation shortly where this will be waived.

We knew with the 100s of people participating in our tournaments and games opening weekend that we would need spots. We had the entire 100-car lot for use free of charge and had a shuttle bus going back and forth every ten minutes the entire weekend (posted on FB, website, in ads and at store). It was only a block, but with the rain nd people carrying items…We will do this for all large events.

As it stands, we have and thankfully continue to have large crowds and have not had parking issues.

It is also a straight shot from the Lincoln Memorial Drive off ramp with only one turn when your reach Downer (and we are 50 feet from the one turn).


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OG Gamer Supporting Member of TMP of Old Guard Games writes:

Old Guard Games is a gamer's game store. With more than 4,000 square feet of retail space, OGG will have everything you'd expect at a traditional game store – like Warhammer, Magic the Gathering, Pokémon, boardgames, and other staples.

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But Old Guard is not just about staples. We are gamers. The shelves are also packed with tons of miniatures, paints and other goodies for games such as Bolt Action, Saga, Star Wars, BattleTech, and more. We have wide selections of games you might have wanted to try, like Deadman's Hand, Frostgrave, Silver Bayonet, Gangs of Rome, Gaslands, Baron's War, and much more.

In addition, we have two huge gaming halls with space for more than a dozen games each, plus gaming right in the store proper.

Old Guard was designed to be a place for gamers to gather and hangout. We describe it as a game store on steroids meets a Victorian library from an old Sherlock Holmes movie, with a little P.T. Barnum thrown in for good measure. We think it will blow you away!

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If you are in the Milwaukee area May 24-26, stop by the grand opening. We have giveaway bags for the first 100 customers each day, in-store giveaways throughout all three days, large tournaments and events for Bolt Action, 40K, Age of Sigmar, chess, Magic the Gathering, and Netrunner, as well as two tables playing a constant and ever-changing array of demo games that you can walk up and join.

With AdeptiCon moving to Milwaukee in 2025, we are very excited about gaming in the Midwest!

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