According to ICv2 Good Games, an Australian based gaming store chain, is set to start operations in the US!
Think the old Wizard of the Coasts stores with a twist, Good Games not only sells games ranging from Magic the Gathering to board games, BUT also hosts events too.
ICv2 reports:
Australian game store chain Good Games is establishing operations in the U.S., the company announced Monday. Robert Teirney, formerly Manager, Global Premier Play Operations for Wizards of the Coast , has been hired to head U.S. operations for the chain. The company hopes to open its first U.S. store in the first half of 2016.
Founded in 2006, they have 24 chain stores in Australia and according to their website:
Good Games is Australia’s largest group of dedicated gaming environments with all the latest game products. We host all the latest tournaments and events and have the room to suit whatever game you want to play. Select your closest store from the Stores tab to find all their Event details. Our extended opening hours and central locations means that we’ll be around, day or night. Drop by any time!
It’s unclear at this time where their first location will be or what if any tabletop wargaming brands they will sell/host events for.
However this is their tabletop offerings via their website:
- Accessories and Bases
- D&D Attack Wing
- Fairytale Collection
- Malifaux
- Relic Knights
- RPG Minis
- Star Trek Attack Wing
- Warmachine & Hordes
- X-Wing
- Star Wars Armada
- Star Wars Imperial Assault
So I would imagine that they would be looking to add both card games, board games, and tabletop wargaming to their product mix in the stores they open here in the US.
Exciting times for the hobby either way, as this is a sure sign things are moving forward in our industry!
Would you rather shop a “chain” gaming store or a “mom and pop” one?
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
