I just feel sad about it. I’ve been buying most of my games from the same shop for years, the staff is really friendly and knowledgeable. A couple weeks ago they suddenly announced they’re closing.
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My condolences. 😞
Covid got my FLGS, so I understand. The only ones open around me are just card shops sadly.
The same thing happened to me just a couple days ago. I was very surprised.
However, your instance leads me to believe that it’s not the same store (Berlin). Judging by other comments, it seems to be a global phenomenon.
I live in Berlin, I’m on a Canadian instance by accident, we’re almost definitely sad about the same shop!
We rushed there as soon as we saw the announcement and managed to talk to the staff one last time. It was so heartbreaking to see the shop gutted, the atmosphere felt different, it was awful. I asked them what happened and they said it was a combination of a few unfortunate things.
Small world!
I didn’t get to visit them one last time or browse their clearance sale because I saw the announcement too late. It all happened rather quickly.
If you ever want to play a game, hit me up! Maybe one good thing can come out of this.
Thank you, that would be great!
I’ve been wanting to invite a couple people for a small board game evening, but so much has been happening at work that I just couldn’t summon up the mental energy to do it. I’ll for sure hit you up when I get around to it!
I was on the other end of this, and managed a store that had to shutter. It broke my heart.
These last few years, I witnessed the closure of many of my favourite shops, including board game shops, restaurants and pizzerias, and cafés. It really is disheartening.
That sucks. Local shops to buy board games are great.
The one we used moved several times and closed just before covid and man its sad still. It’s where I met my husband!
It sucks to lose your regular spot for your hobbies.
I lived in a big city for 10+ years and it was so convenient to have multiple board game shops. I always preferred to go there in person, have a look, touch the box, etc. Bought multiple games based on box art and first impressions, which I would never even consider online.
Since we moved to the countryside (which we prefer) one of the downsides is that I have to plan a whole trip around board game shopping, as I must drive 1+ hour to visit the closest half decent shop. These days I do my BG shopping 99% online :(
Its a shame.
