Peoria has a new game store !!!
If any of the few people who read this blog are gamers, Peoria has a new game store. Oddly I had to hear about it from someone in Bloomington first.
For years, Peoria's gaming community has been underserved. We are talking, AD&D, Warhammer, Squad Leader, Magic the Gathering, Munchkin type games. Now, there is the little store in Washington ran by a chain smoking old man, but it is too far, has too little, and the second hand smoke is waaaay too much. There is also a scarey little shop located in the basement of a house, on Redbud off of Farmington road. The Hobbytown in the Grand Prairie shopping area has some stuff but it is limited. All in all the stores all pretty much suck in one way or another.
Well Peoria has a new place with an enthusiastic new owner. Just For Fun is the name of the place and it is located on the corner of Lake and Sheridan. It sits across the street from the Ethan Allen furniture store, next to Ideal Troy (the DQ corner). It is kind of hard to spot at first. Most game stores are.
Inside there is ample space and good presentation. It is a good size for a game store. There are 4 or 6 tables in the back where friends can gather to play. The owner even made a little room for those older gamers who have tots in tow, to have the tots play in. That's forward thinking !!!!
The material inside appeals primarily to the 10 and up age groups. Not all of it is of the geeky sort but you won't find mainstream stuff. One might find some interesting gift ideas.I picked up a copy of Kill Doctor Lucky by CheapAss games. Should provide some fun at Thanksgiving.
If you are looking for something different... check the new store out, and please.. take the kids too.
posted by Mahkno at 9:37 PM
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I saw that place the other day! Didn't really know what they had in there. I may need to go check it out, as I'm trying to get some interest from my buddies in maybe finding some kind of strategy type game to play. I'm getting kind of burned out on hold-em poker.
In the younger years we would go to the Game Room over in Washington and contribute to the smokiness. And yeah, the basement store. Always tricky to get to it in the snowy wintertime, too.
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