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Tag: board games

  • Empire Games Review

    Empire Games
    1766 S. Greenfield Road. Suite 102. Mesa, AZ 85206
    (480) 813-1525
    Store Hours:
    M-Sa: 11am – 12am
    Su: 11am – 9pm

    First Impression: 

    This store is big and open, which I love. It also has plenty of space for gaming and tons of tables for miniature gaming. Truly, my heart was hoping that this was the store for me! However, as I hung around I realized, although this was an amazing store, it was not my crowd. The people here were friendly but none seemed interested in playing my board game and they remained standoffish with me. If miniatures are your game of choice then this store is probably for you.


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  • Tiny Epic Kingdoms!

    Tiny Epic Kingdoms is the the pocket sized game that plays like a big box Euro game.

    The very idea of this pretty much blew my mind as I envisioned strategic brawls taking place at the local watering hole. That’s right, I play games at local bar and not having to lug in a gigantic box of nerdgasm to a neutral social setting was highly appealing to me.  Also, I was intrigued by the game play and the quality of the game pieces that were packed into such a tiny box. After all, the base price of this game is only $16.

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  • MaricopaCon 2014 Kickstarter

    Arizona’s Grassroots gaming convention MaricopaCon is returning to the Valley of the Sun for 2014.

    What does this mean for you? Well, if you live in Phoenix, Arizona you have the rare opportunity to visit a convention specifically based on a fantastic gaming experience. That means you’ll be able to chuck dice, toss cards and mercilessly pulverize your friends to your heart’s desire for two whole days of unrequited gaming bliss. Organizer Jason Youngdale has brought together several groups around the valley such as the Arizona Men In Black, Adventures Under the Laughing Moon, Time Renegades, UAG, and the Catalyst Game Labs Demo Team. They’ll bring you a heaping array of board game demos, RPG and even miniature war gaming. (more…)

  • Gotham City Comics Review

    Gotham City Comics & Coffee
    46 W. Main Street. Mesa AZ, 85201
    (480) 649-3065
    Store Hours:
    M-Th: 11am – 9pm
    F: 11am – 11pm
    Sa: 11am – 11pm
    Su: 11am – 6pm

    First Impression: 

    I would say this is more a Comic store than anything else. However, it’s a comic store that serves LATTES AND GAMES ON THE SIDE! Seriously, whoever came up with this idea was a complete genius. This is the store I’ve been dreaming of all my life!!! They have cushy couches in the front and then about midway through the store they have their neatly organized comic collection. Once you get to the back of the store you’ll see the area for gaming and watching films. I seriously can’t get over what they’ve done with the space in this store. It’s open and inviting, yet much like a Transformer it can be morphed into what the store needs. Dr. Who night?? Sure! Just arrange the couches. MTG night??? Clear the couches and add the tables.

    So if you haven’t been to Gotham City (Ha! That will never get old) before you should visit them soon.

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  • The 6 Types of Gamers

    The 6 Types of Gamers

    The gaming community has grown exponentially over the years, especially with the sudden spotlight on geek culture with popular TV shows like The Big Bang Theory and the myriad of comic book films hitting the big screen. The awesome part of all this is that more people are taking a jump down the rabbit hole of gaming, comics and overall nerdiness. With this new surge of fresh blood in the gaming community I’ve deemed the term “Gamer” no longer specific enough to describe such a large dynamic group. So I’ve taken it upon myself to classify our hierarchy into six distinct categories. So I’ll start with the loneliest of gamer.


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