A number of people at Gamestorm last week asked what Portland area stores carry Panty Explosion and Classroom Deathmatch. I’m happy to announce that Empire Games on 79th and SE Foster now carries both games!
Empire Games is a clean and friendly new stor that is just getting it’s start. They offer a small selection of rpgs, miniatures, ccgs, board and video games as well as open play area and a cheap soda machine. The big draw for me is their willingness to order indie games. I just picked up my copy of Burning Empires from Empire Games last week after they special ordered! Why am I excited about a special order? maybe because more then one local game store has promised to order books for me in the past but never delivered!
Here is my plea to local gamers. If you plan on purchasing any indie or small press games in the next few months head over to Empire Games and special order through them. Why? Wouldn’t it be easier to just order through IPR? Yes, yes. But by showing Empire Games that there is a market for indie and small press games in Portland (and we all know there is) we can encourage them to stock these games on their own without waiting for orders! Wouldn’t it be great to have a local store that carries Spirit of the Century, Beast Hunters, Shooting the Moon and Primitive? And actually wants you to come into their store and play these game? Empire Games can be that store. We just need to express our interest.
In the meantime, you can get both Panty Explosion and Classroom Deathmatch there right now. Yes, Empire Games has Classroom Deathmatch a week early. Go, go go!
Empire Games is located at 7979 SE Foster RD &80th next to Fred Meyer.
503-788-3115 drzomb@hotmail.com myspace.com/empiregames
