# Gamers in the D.C. Area -
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [December 22, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795 "2005-12-22T14:44:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/1 "2005-12-22T14:44:48Z")
I’m going to be visiting moms for the next week and while I’m up there (specifically, Alexandria) I’d like to visit a game store since my local burg doesn’t have one.
I figure there’s got to be someplace pretty big and cool in the area - something like NCC-1701 in Tampa or Napoleon’s in Milwaukee.
Anyone have any suggestions?
-Joe of invisibility +5
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/2 "2005-12-22T15:14:24Z")
My data is a few years old but the Compleat Strategist in Falls Church was good. And so was Dream Wizards in Rockville.
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### Author:  [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/3 "2005-12-22T15:25:41Z")
Compleat Strategist – Falls Church
[Dream Wizards – Rockville](http://www.dreamwizards.com/)
[Game Parlor – Chantilly](http://www.gameparlor.com/)
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### Author:  [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/4 "2005-12-22T16:38:00Z")
I haven’t been in Compleat Strategist for years, but I thought it was a little crappy. Dream Wizards is right near my house and I think it’s got a lot of good stuff; even though I don’t really RPG anymore I still pop in ever couple months. (Of course, they often have tournaments on weekends, which leads to the well known phenomenon of Mtg Miasma. But if you’re a regular gamer, I’m sure you’re no stranger to that already.
–Cliffy
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### Author:  [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/5 "2005-12-22T16:53:15Z")
> [@Cliffy](#):
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> I haven’t been in Compleat Strategist for years, but I thought it was a little crappy. Dream Wizards is right near my house and I think it’s got a lot of good stuff; even though I don’t really RPG anymore I still pop in ever couple months. (Of course, they often have tournaments on weekends, which leads to the well known phenomenon of Mtg Miasma. But if you’re a regular gamer, I’m sure you’re no stranger to that already.
Miasmas I can handle. Sadly.
So…is Compleat Strategist a very tiny store? If so, I THINK I visited it on my last trip up there.
-Joe
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### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2005, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gamers-in-the-d-c-area/336795/6 "2005-12-22T17:03:17Z")
It’s not big, by any means. The only big one locally that I knew was Dream Wizards.
CS tries to specialize in tabletop strategy games. DW does the full gamut of tabletop through RP through magic and jokes.