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helixthief wrote:Im looking for a place to play with people how are more serious about play, tournaments ect.


I am fairly new and still learning rules but would a battle bunker suit me?

I don't think that GWs three main games are well suited for tournament play. However, some of their specialist stuff works well. You may want to consider WarMachineor Hordes if you want a balanced competitive environment.

If it's gonna be at the old alliance comics building, that'd be great. I used to go there when they were holding some magic tournaments years ago. There should be ample space, maybe not as much as the glen burnie bunker, but enough to play. There's also a papa johns, 7-11, and mcdonalds all the same shopping center IIRC.

Unfortunately games & stuff is closer so it'd probably only be an occasional thing that i drive to bowie, unless they got some sweet mordheim terrain and set up a campaign there...

maybe not as much as the glen burnie bunker

I've been told the new Bunker is about 1500 square feet larger than the old one.

BrassScorpion wrote:Supposedly, they do want to have it open before Arundel Mills GW closes near the end of April, but no word yet on an official opening date. When I can say more, I'll post it as soon as possible. Stay tuned.

Any word on the official opening date, yet? I'm really curious if they can hold the end of April timeframe (which makes sense given the Arundel store is closing then). It seems pretty ambitious!

No word yet on a date, only that they'd like to have it open by the end of April. No "official" announcement yet about anything other than it's in Bowie.

Sounds good, thanks for staying on top of this Brass.

This is awesome news for me personally. This location (if it's 100%) would be on my way to and from work which is beyond convenient.

I'll be looking every weekday for any physical updates to the location and let you know if I see anything going on.

That's awesome, spyfunk! You'll be like... a spy, or something.

they don't do going out of business sales do they? Seeing as how GW doesn't do sales....

GW used to have crazy sales on the day a store closed, but no discount sales like that are a thing of the past along with occasional store-wide sales. After 2003, sales like that are history.

Being in Annapolis, I'm all for places closer to home. The Jennifer Square store is tiny. It'll be nice to have the Bunker so close!

So driving home this afternoon, saw two Ryder trucks in the parking lot of rumored strip mall. Also found out through some internet searches that the suite number is not available. So if anything, the space is definitely signed for from what I can tell, but I haven't peeked into the area there to see if anythings actually going on.

yay

YES

Logan's World Expatriate wrote:yay

My wife checked Hilltop Plaza last week and there was still no GW sign up there yet, so great to see there's finally some progress showing to the public. That is the suite where Alliance Comics was originally located in Hilltop, the one with the long hallway. The sign appears to have been posted by the Hilltop management. Any sign of progress at this point is welcome. Thanks for posting the photo.

Other news in the progress front, interviews for the Bunker Manager job are scheduled to occur during the second week in April.

Oh, and for those interested in Alliance Comics, they did move to another location in that shopping center some time ago and then closed. However, it appears they have other locations assuming the ones listed on this website are the same people:
http://www.alliancecomicsonline.com/

Logan's World Expatriate wrote:yay

Where is this magic door? can someone post a full address?

Note that I have just updated the original post in this topic thread with all of the latest information currently available as of this writing.

Games Workshop
Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center
6820 Race Track Road
Bowie, Maryland 20715

Md Route 450 & Race Track Road, Bowie, Maryland | 800-760-7118
http://hilltopplazabowie.com/

BrassScorpion wrote:UPDATED March 25:
There's plenty of food and services in the area both at the actual shopping center and at many locations extremely close by on Route 450 and Route 301. Some nearby restaurants and quick food options include Outback Steakhouse, 7-Eleven, Grace's Fortune Chinese Food (excellent food!), Sakura, Pizza Hut, Glory Days, Taco Bell, Popeye's, Giant Food.

In the Hilltop Center, they are building a new restaurant location, which Outback plans to move in to. The current Outback location (other end of center) will be available for a new restaurant.
There is a MOM's in the center too, next to the new GW store. They sell sandwiches, fresh fruits, and various healthy organic snacks.
... and there's always 7-11, for cheap, life-shortening fare.

About a 5-10 minute walk down the road:
Grace's Fortune is the "fanciest" place in the immediate area. They are locally owned, and serve American style Chinese food made with fresh vegetables and high quality meats. More expensive but much tastier then your average Chinese Restaurant. This is the only American style Chinese restaurant I go to now.
Sakura is next door to Grace's. They are a Japanese hibachi and sushi bar. Hibachi is always fun in groups.

Hop in a car for:
Lemongrass - Thai. Trendy atmosphere. Full bar.
Saigon Noodle House - Vietnamese. Typical Hole-in-the wall Pho restaurant. No Bar... They are OK ... But if you like Vietnamese food, and are willing to drive 5 minutes further up 3, there is "VN Noodle" ... Worlds better. Their Pho is out of this world, great extensive menu.

"Hop in a car for..." and "full bar" should never responsibly be used in the same sentence

Kanluwen wrote:"Hop in a car for..." and "full bar" should never responsibly be used in the same sentence

Clearly, they are in different, incomplete sentences.


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Oh... Also hidden in Hilltop plaza. The John Wayne Museum. I keep meaning to pop in there...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/in-bowie-a-museum-dedicated-to-john-wayne/2011/03/14/ABGuM5g_story.html

It's also possible to "hop in a car" without being the driver, after all . Although it's always nice to have one within walking distance (like the Ruby Tuesdays down the hall from Showcase Comics )

Thanks for the updated info!

The projected opening date for the new Battle Bunker is the middle of May.

Given how badly some gamers behave in the shops when they are sober, I'd hate to see their behavior after they'd had a few. 'nuff said.

Wow, I lived in Bowie for years and I still drive through it all the time and I never knew about the odd little John Wayne museum. Very amusing. I didn't realize there was anything like that so near the Outback Steakhouse.

spyfunk wrote:This is awesome news for me personally. This location (if it's 100%) would be on my way to and from work which is beyond convenient.

I work around 9 miles away (sadly I live in the opposite direction, though!) so it's nice that it will be so close to work. I'm eager to see how this Battle Bunker works out, it'd be nice to have a regular gaming evening.

Magos Explorator wrote:

spyfunk wrote:This is awesome news for me personally. This location (if it's 100%) would be on my way to and from work which is beyond convenient.

I work around 9 miles away (sadly I live in the opposite direction, though!) so it's nice that it will be so close to work. I'm eager to see how this Battle Bunker works out, it'd be nice to have a regular gaming evening.

Ditto. I'm 10 miles away. If it opens and has plenty of gaming room, you'll see me there as well!

I drove through Hilltop Plaza this morning. There are at least two more empty suites there besides the GW one with signs in the windows posted by property management about new businesses "coming soon" so the place seems to be recovering from a spate of businesses moving out. The GW Battle Bunker should bring new customers to a lot of the businesses around there. Is it mid-May yet?

Yeah, seriously where's the "skip to" button for May.

I personally don't play, actually never have (which is sad, i know), and am much more about the painting/modelling side of things. But I'm certainly looking forward to having the battle bunker so close to home, if for anything else than just the atmosphere.

Maybe some of you fine folks can intro me into the playing aspect of the game one of these days when the BB is open.

spyfunk wrote:Yeah, seriously where's the "skip to" button for May.

I personally don't play, actually never have (which is sad, i know), and am much more about the painting/modelling side of things. But I'm certainly looking forward to having the battle bunker so close to home, if for anything else than just the atmosphere.

Maybe some of you fine folks can intro me into the playing aspect of the game one of these days when the BB is open.

If by "introduce you into the playing aspect of the game" you mean "STOMP YOU MERCILESSLY" then yea sure!

I'm just teasing of course, I'll probably swing by the bunker fairly regularly if it's a good location to game (ie plenty of space) and the atmosphere is good, since I'm only 10 miles away. If I run into you there I'd be more than happy to introduce you to the gaming/etc. aspect of the hobby!

Oh, I completely expect to be thrashed and slaughtered my first 200 times playing.

I'll just walk over to Outback and drown my sorrows in a cold one once i'm done being obliterated.

What happens to all the stuff at Arundel Mills (minis, RoBG tables, display cases) when they close? Do they get rid of them or just ship them off to the newer stores? I recall seeing one of the dudes (before he had left for TN for the new HQ) painting the RoBG tables so I'd imagine they give new ones to each store?

On another note the new bunker should be interesting, I had no idea so many people in the area posted here (probably should have, as MD seems to be akin to the beaches of Normandy for GW's american invasion...)

Radical_Edward wrote:What happens to all the stuff at Arundel Mills (minis, RoBG tables, display cases) when they close? Do they get rid of them or just ship them off to the newer stores? I recall seeing one of the dudes (before he had left for TN for the new HQ) painting the RoBG tables so I'd imagine they give new ones to each store?

On another note the new bunker should be interesting, I had no idea so many people in the area posted here (probably should have, as MD seems to be akin to the beaches of Normandy for GW's american invasion...)

There are no more blow-out sales to customers when a store closes, that ended several years ago. The stuff gets shipped out, given away to employees, thrown-out, whatever, but no close-outs to customers. However, occasionally if there's something that is not part of inventory and it needs to be gotten rid because it is not destined for another store then it may be given away to customers.

I've also noticed a lot of Maryland, Virginia and D.C. area users on Dakka since joining, the most of any of the Warhammer forums I've peaked at.