Retail Store
The LGS
Shops where you can walk in and buy Magic cards, board games, Warhammer minis, or Pokémon packs. Most people call these an LGS. Some are tiny holes in the wall with binders full of singles, others are big stores with play space in the back. As long as tabletop is a real part of what they sell, they belong here.
Gets listed if
- Sells TCGs, modern board games, or miniature wargaming products
- Has a physical shop you can visit during opening hours
- Tabletop stuff is actually a focus, not five boxes of Catan next to the Playmobil
For example
- Your local game store with FNM on Fridays and singles in the glass case
- A hobby shop with rows of board games and a paint station for minis
- A comic store that also carries a bunch of TCG product and has play tables
We skip
- Toy stores where the only board game is Monopoly
- Online-only shops without a physical location
- Stores that only sell chess sets, playing cards, or puzzles