
09-05-2013, 05:25 AM
Would you be interested in a comfortable, casual place to socialize and game in? Instead of focusing on selling merchandise, what if the venue operated more like a lounge or cafe with extra space and events?
This idea sprung to my mind and now I can't stop thinking about it. I'd personally love such a place to hang out and meet like-minded individuals in a setting that is social, new and unique.
I think features like the following would be pretty cool, and it makes me wonder about opening such a place and if there would be a big enough market for a place with the following features to offer:
- Café style drinks and snacks (latte's, espresso, all that good stuff)
- Offer free WiFi
- Have a handful of desktop computers available capable of some light gaming, social networking, etc (League of Legends, Warcraft, etc)
- A LOT of plug sockets available for laptop users
- Televisions and gaming consoles with couches, bean bags, etc
- LOTs of table space for board games, card games, etc (Also a large selection of these games available everything from monopoly, to Munchkin to Settlers of Catan.)
- A SEPARATE room where groups can rent out the space to hold their own gaming session with dice, paper, books, photocopier, etc available for their use? Also use this room for our own store-run tournaments. Our entire (very expansive) library of DnD, Pathfinder, WoD and other various books would be available for use in-store.
- Also run on-going RPG sessions on different days. (Dnd 3.5, Pathfinder, World of Darkness, Don’t Rest Your Head, Mutants and Masterminds, etc.) People can sign up either through purchase/first come first serve/win event ‘slots’ through participating in different store events
- DCI sanctioned Magic: The Gathering tournament play? Or just casual play? Friday Night Magic and Yugioh?
- Have an event calendar for scheduled video-game tournaments (Halo, Call of Duty, League of Legends, whatever, hell maybe even Mario Party and Mario Kart)
- Offer some merchandise for sale, booster packs for cards, miniatures, etc?
This is clearly a very rough list, but please help me out with your input. If such a place were in your community, would you check it out? Get a drink there, hang out with friends? What would you like to see?
I think the world needs more places like this lol.
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