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Not so many,

Peterborough (my old local)
Oxford (my new local)
Bath
York
Barcelona
Warhammer World

That's it actually. I got into trouble for visiting the Barcelona one though.... Was supposed to be a romantic day out with the wife. Didn't even know it was there until I walked past it!!

notprop wrote:But then you in the US seem to have an independent or three in every town plus giant sized hobbymarts or whatever you call them, seems that the US is better to me.

Independent retailers are fairly common over here. Like anything else, though, quality varies tremendously between establishments- some are absolutely top notch businesses that cater to numerous wargames and RPGs; others are cramped, overpriced armpits with terrible customer service.

Stormfather wrote:

notprop wrote:But then you in the US seem to have an independent or three in every town plus giant sized hobbymarts or whatever you call them, seems that the US is better to me.

Independent retailers are fairly common over here. Like anything else, though, quality varies tremendously between establishments- some are absolutely top notch businesses that cater to numerous wargames and RPGs; others are cramped, overpriced armpits with terrible customer service.

So you do have GW stores then.

More than 5 but less than 10. I don't really keep track because I don't care all that much.

Edinburgh, Chester and Reading are the three i have been to i go chester alot and the same with reading... no clubs though sadly :(

2 for me. One in BC, Canada, and one stateside. Stateside location closed a few years ago though. I have a great local gaming store so never needed GW shops.

I've been to 0 and I hope to keep it at that number

Kirasu wrote:I've been to 0 and I hope to keep it at that number

You should go to one at least. Then you realize how good local shops are.

I have been to several GW stores, but none of them different, all look the same

The one in the West Edmonton Mall (1st or 2nd biggest mall in the world) a few years ago before I even really knew what 40k was.

That's about 5000km away from me currently, and the nearest GW store is several hundred miles away and across an ocean.

Two.

One in Syracuse, New York's "Carousel Mall" and then one in Maryland when my father and I were coming home from Games Day in 2003.

Washington State:

Auburn
Sunrise
Kent Station
Carkeek Plaza
Alderwood (old mall spot and new store)
Seattle Battle Bunker
Marysville

California:
Alamo Plaza
Stoneridge Mall

Let's see,
Glasgow,
Braehead,
Edinburgh,
Ayr,
East Kilbride,
Aberdeen,
Chester,
Wolverhampton,
Lincoln,
Amsterdam,
Antwerp,
Belfast,
Cambridge,
Crewe,
Dundee,
Kings Lynn,
Liverpool,
London (Oxford Street)
Nottingham,
Lenton,
Oslo,
Preston,
Wigan,
York.
Blackpool,
West Edmonton Mall,
Perth WA,

Probably a couple more.

None... there aint any in Cape Town. the is only "Wizards of the Coast" and "Battle Bunker" thats the closest i have gotten to a GW store.

The closest one to me happens to be ~9 miles from me, the smallest one in the US and the only real gaming place nearby. It's in Stoneridge mall California.

I instinctively thought "none". Then I remembered that I visited one in London when I was visiting Great Britan and one in Waterford Ireland. I have never visited one in the US even though there is one about 10 miles from my sister's place.

No GW stores in Minnesota.

five or six when GW had their own stores in New England, USA.

20 or 25 when including random gaming stores. I had a travelling job back in the day which made it possible & still travel quite a bit for fun. Always interesting to see painted armies in store displays & gaming tables.

I've been to all of the stores that have existed in Maryland except for the new Bunker and I've been to Fair Oaks Mall in Va.

About 20 or so throughout the united states.


Some were better then others.

Well,

Gateway at the Mountain Village, CA (Local)
Morningside Plaza, CA (Every now and again)
Strasbourg, France (small, but cool display)
Nancy (I'm not sure if this is how it's spelled) France (Was pretty big, staff were friendly)
And once in Quebec.

Not many: Dundee, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Durham, Bath, Bristol, Cheltenham. They do rather all blur into one.

I've never even seen a GW.

5...two of them now dead and gone...

sarpedons-right-hand wrote: I got into trouble for visiting the Barcelona one though.... Was supposed to be a romantic day out with the wife. Didn't even know it was there until I walked past it!!

LOL, don't feel too bad. About two hours into my honeymoon, across half the country, I managed to accidentally find GW while looking for a place to grab some lunch.

I've been to warhammer world, derby, and norwich. I avoid like them the black plague now though.

If I am remembering correctly, 12, in various parts of the country, including their main one in Maryland.

I can't recall how it was years ago too well, but the current ones seem to be one man shops. Which is kind of crappy, what happens if the guy who works there gets sick or has to leave?

Only a few.
I normally just go to my local one in Brierley Hill (the Dudley shop, even though it's not in Dudley) and do remember when it first opened in it's previous location 22 years ago now I believe.

I've also been to the one in Birmingham in it's three different locations.

I did try to go into the shops in Sutton Coldfield and Stratford-Upon-Avon in the last week but they were both closed when I got there, a weekday too :(

2...:$

you mean 1

Ive been to a juicy 3.

Grot 6 wrote:About 20 or so throughout the united states.


Some were better then others.

And how many were mysteriously burnt to the ground shortly afterwards.........