Starting Up!
Four 9′ x 13′ Game Rooms
More progress photos - game rooms, and sample photos of our game library
We'll host a varied selection of gaming retail merchandise and an in-store gaming area, with a growing board game library for guests to enjoy.
We will have an extensive schedule of events to bring players together. We will foster community by being open, friendly, and accepting, and maintaining a clean and appealing space.
Our staff is knowledgeable of the tabletop gaming market, and gaming community at large. Introducing classic and current games to new customers, and providing gaming supplies and staples to dedicate gaming enthusiasts.
The table top gaming industry is exploding as game designers are sharing new game play mechanics that are simple and easy to teach to new players, while also providing challenges to ‘experts.’ Kickstarter, Patreon and Backerkit have provided independent designers and established studios to create exciting games with new ways to use cards, dice, boards, and more to provide entertainment and fun for anyone. We hope to share this exciting sub-culture with the community of Methuen.
Russ is the daring entrepreneur taking his opportunity to harness his passion for games of all sorts to build a community space for people to discover new games, make new friends, and forge memories to last a lifetime.
He brings his decades of experience in the gaming community. He was a Local Coordinator for Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons and Dragons Adventurers League. During his tenure, the organized play community in his stores increased from a regular 4-8 players per evening to over 100 weekly participants. He is also a regular organizer, contributor and participant in several local gaming conventions.
David Dolph brings over four decades of experience in the gaming community. For 25 years he organized and ran large-scale gaming events of up to 200 people. He continues to regularly write product for current games. For the past 18 years he has worked in supply chain as shipper/receiver, but also in tackling such things as inventory control and turn rates. Before that he worked for 15 years in retail working his way up to management positions.
Carrie has over 25 years experience coordinating events, managing staff / volunteers, adapting / maintaining registration systems, and most importantly engage people in intriguing stories.
More progress photos - game rooms, and sample photos of our game library
"Opening Season" is upon us! There are a few more weeks of scheduled construction. Then likely several weeks as we move and install our furnishings, fixtures and inventory from storage. This means we do not have a target date for opening, more of a target season.
We’ve been on this journey for over a year now. We’ve been working hard, and have learned a lot. At the dawn of 2020, our hopes were to have a location, and open our store Read more…