Game Stores in Dallas/Fort Worth

[wolff96]

Greetings all.

I'm about to relocate from Indiana to the Dallas/Fort Worth area. I'm going to be working on the north side of Dallas (Richardson, specifically) and am looking for the good FLG stores in the area.

I'm sure, given the size of the area, there's at least a few gamers in that mix. So where are the good shops? Is there a good gaming 'scene' in the area? Any good events during the course of the year?

I've been spoiled with good groups in Indiana, so I'm hoping things are as nice or better down south.

 

[bento]

Welcome to Texas!

I lived in that part of town for about 7 years and work there currently, and its pretty desolate. Lone Star Comics has a store up in Plano, and there is a local card shop at Arapaho and Jupiter that carriers some RPG materials, but most of the best stores are located outside of the area. My best picks would be:

Lone Star Comics flagship store in central Arlington - this is the mothership to our local chain of "speciality stores" and carries a wider selection than their other locales. They try to hit too many interests for my tastes, so their RPG selection isn't as good as others. But if you want a store with a "good enough" selection of comics AND anime AND japanese toys AND Warhammer AND other stuff, this is a one-stop shop. It has its own gaming room.

GenerationX Comics in Bedford - this store is about as centrally located in the entire DFW metroplex, and is about five miles to the west of the DFW International Airport. They carry almost all new game lines that come out for both RPGs and miniatures, and has a good selection of games that have gone out of print. This is the best store to find something (RPG/mini/boardgame) just about everytime you go. They also carry comics and graphic novels, but don't have the japanese games and gee-gaws LSC carry. Gaming room on site.

Game Chest in Valley View Mall (North Central Dallas) - if you want to stay in the area of RIchardson, this is probably the best well-stocked game store you'll find. While their emphasis is on board and card games, they carry a really good selection of RPGs. They don't carry all the mini lines from Rackham and GDW, but they have DDMs and Heroclix. No gaming area available.

Area 51 in Grapevine - a new store that opened west of the Airport, while their selection is just starting out, they have a great staff and are carrying some games I'm not seeing elsewhere like Field of Glory minis and Flintloque. So-so with RPGs though, they are only carrying news stuff. Three large gaming tables and a separate room.

There are other good stores around, like Y2K over in Fort Worth, but that would be a haul for you.

This area of town also has a good gaming community. You'll want to check out penandpapergames.com to get connected.

Good luck when you get here!

 

[Renshai]

While I am not from that area, I have family that lives there. When I visit the area I frequent a few local shops. Southwest of Fort Worth in Burleson, Texas is a large store called the Comic Boxx.

comicboxx.com

Its worth a trip down there. They have a lot of gaming stuff and pretty nice.

Lone Star also has a location on Hulen in Fort Worth that is worth visiting.

 

[BluSponge]

The Game Chest in Valley View Mall (635 and Preston) is the best I've found in the city. Lots of stock -- even a few surprises hidden in the stacks -- and the owner is more than happy to do special orders (within quick, prompt timeframes I might add). The place deals in a lot of other games besides RPGs, too.

If I have any complaints, it is that the owner doesn't liquidate his old stock. But that's a small complaint from me these days.

Tom

 

[bento]

I forgot to mention, Reaper Miniatures is located in Denton and has a store that's open Friday and Saturdays. If you're into miniatures, be sure to check it out!

 

[AWizardInDallas]

Madness Comics and Games
3131 Custer Rd. Suite 125
Plano, TX 75075
972.943.8135

Lone Star Comics #8
3100 Independence Parkway #318
Plano, TX
972.985.1593

(Richardson and Plano are neighboring towns.)

 

[pawsplay]

Don't forget Half Price Books on Northwest Highway.

 

[bento]

Technically speaking HPB is a general used book store carrying anything people sell to them. If you happen to visit after someone cleaned out their gaming closet you can find some good books, but otherwise you're swimming through the dregs of old edition D&D, RIFTS, Vampire and GURPS books. I find that once or twice a year a publisher or distributor will sell them a boatload of overstock. I picked up plenty of 3.5 books about 18 to 24 months after they were first released.

But you can't count on them to carry anything new. I have the same expectations visiting HPB as I would going to a garage sale.

 

[Nightchilde-2]

Madness Comics and Games
3131 Custer Rd. Suite 125
Plano, TX 75075
972.943.8135

Lone Star Comics #8
3100 Independence Parkway #318
Plano, TX
972.985.1593

(Richardson and Plano are neighboring towns.)

Those are the two I frequent. I think Lone Star has a better gaming selection (especially if you're looking for non-D&D stuff), but both are acceptable.

 

[DerekSTheRed]

There's the Comic Asylum at Jupiter and Arapaho. There's also Comic Book Craze.