Game stores in Chicago?

[GreenElf]

Hey everyone,

Just wondering....does anyone here know if there are any game stores in the city of Chicago at all? Specifically, are there any that carry or could be convinced to carry C&C stuff?

I am just having no luck finding a game store in Chicago. I'm hoping to find a place with a friendly atmosphere, a place to play games in store, and a great community of Chicago based gamers. Does such a place exist only within my imagination? Note - I'm not interested in stores outside of the city itself....I'm limited to public transportation.

Someone help me! I know there's at least one other Chicagoan out there...

Green Elf

"Green elf needs food badly." - Gauntlet

[cuchulainkevin]

Try PMing Rhuvein- I think he lives in Chitown as well so he might know.

Closest one I knoe is Games Plus in Mt Prospect- which won't help you much.

Sadly, Chicago seems to be a viod for Scfi/gaming tpe stuff, which doesn't sit well with me.

Good luck

Morty
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[Ghost_Face]

Try Gamers Paradise in century mall. The guys there are pretty cool and are willing to order anything you want. They have "game days", but are more geared towards Star Wars minis and DDM than actual roleplaying games, though I think if someone offered to run a game they would have no problem with it.

[Tadhg]

cuchulainkevin wrote:
Try PMing Rhuvein- I think he lives in Chitown as well so he might know.

Hey indeed, thanks Morty. I live there but don't live there. Heh, I'm out in the burbs now, but go into town regularly.

Howdy Ghost_Face. Yes, that was going to be my thought about a store as well. My nephew goes to the Gamer's Paradise on Clark to buy minis and such. I go to the one in Orland Park. Surprisingly, the mall store is quite friendly and willing to order anything. They can get C&C and LA stuff and have it delivered to their stores very quickly.

Morty, have you been to a GP store out by you?

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[Tadhg]

GreenElf wrote:
Hey everyone,

Just wondering....does anyone here know if there are any game stores in the city of Chicago at all? Specifically, are there any that carry or could be convinced to carry C&C stuff?

Oh, GreenElf, btw - what part of town do you live? Do you have a gaming group going or are you looking?

My game has been run from my house - out in the burbs, but I'm thinking of rotating to my nephew's apartment in Lincoln Park or my buddy's condo in Evanston from time to time, so, if you're looking for a game, we'd be happy to have another.

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"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

[Tadhg]

Ghost_Face wrote:
Try Gamers Paradise in century mall. The guys there are pretty cool and are willing to order anything you want. They have "game days", but are more geared towards Star Wars minis and DDM than actual roleplaying games, though I think if someone offered to run a game they would have no problem with it.

Heh, another btw - what part of town you at, G_F?
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

[gideon_thorne]

Rhuvein wrote:
Oh, GreenElf, btw - what part of town do you live? Do you have a gaming group going or are you looking?

Make sure the Green Elf has food.

Man I miss that game. ^_^
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[cuchulainkevin]

Rhuvein wrote:
Hey indeed, thanks Morty. I live there but don't live there. Heh, I'm out in the burbs now, but go into town regularly.

Howdy Ghost_Face. Yes, that was going to be my thought about a store as well. My nephew goes to the Gamer's Paradise on Clark to buy minis and such. I go to the one in Orland Park. Surprisingly, the mall store is quite friendly and willing to order anything. They can get C&C and LA stuff and have it delivered to their stores very quickly.

Morty, have you been to a GP store out by you?

There was one in Villa Park that was really good and they closed.

The other one I know about is at Stratford Square in Bloomingdale, and in the the words of the sage Borat "Not so good for me!"

I asked about ording C&C when t was just comming out and a snotty goth highschool kid said he never heard of it.

I stopped by when Christmas shopping last year and it was still all WOTC White Wolf stuff.

Games Plus carries the C&C stuff plus thee's a bunch of wargamming stuff and they have 2 reall nifty game auctions every year were its possible to pick up OOP materials. It's a hike from Naperville to t prospect for me but worth it every few months.

Morty

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A Room Zoom Zoom. A Room Zoom Zoom. Gilly Gilly Gilly Gilly Ot Zat Za Come open the magic door with me, With your imagination there's so much we can see. There is a doorway that leads to a place. I'll find my way by the smile on your face.