LGS Spotlight: The Dragon's Den

by Luke Melia

We recently checked out the new gaming store in Short Pump, Virginia, The Dragon's Den.  I have never written a spotlight article for a gaming store in Richmond because none have ever given me the friendly, professional feeling.  In many cases, the owners or folks behind the counter couldn't give a damn if you were in there or not.  So I would like to share our experience in The Dragon's Den on a pretty busy Sunday afternoon.

I walked in with my son, Alex, and we were greeted by the guy behind the counter immediately with "Hello, how are you doing today?  Welcome to the Dragon's Den"  Good start so far.  I ask if they carry Flames of War to which sadly he tells me "no, but if you are interested in something we can special order just about anything and have it here in a few days."  He then tells me some of the other games they have including Games Workshop and Yugioh cards, to my son's delight.  After about 10 minutes of looking around in the board game section, we are approached by another associate, whom we find out is Scott, one of the owners who offers to help us.  I asked him some questions about some board games and he starts giving recommendations of different games and offers some good insight into making our purchase. 

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Store Review: Borderland Comics and Games in Greenville, SC USA

I live a blessed life.  I recently had to travel to South Carolina and visit my parents.  While there, I made a quick trip up I-85 to Greenville, South Carolina and visited Borderland Comics and Games.

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FLGS Spotlight-- Empire Games Mesa Arizona

Greetings all!

Recently I had the mixed blessing of having to go to Mesa, Arizona on a business trip.  A mixed blessing in that it was for work (eh), but I made wonderful discovery while I was there (yeah!).

I discovered another True Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS)!

Empire Games in Mesa is a great place....it reminded me in many ways of my FLGS in Huntsville, Alabama.  Empire Games has been in operation for 4 years.  In fact, they just celebrated their 4 year anniversary a week prior to my visit with a 40k Grand Tournament where they had 48 players attend.  The location is also very convenient ....easy to get in and out of the ample parking and onto the main road.

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