Of the ones on your not-so-short list, by far I think the best one is “The Shop of Holding”. Maybe even “Little Shop of Holding.”
Oh, and don’t overlook this bit:
Where there is a continuum from selling CCGs including Yu-Gi-Oh!, to also selling Pokemon cards, to plush Pikachu toys, and on to Nintendo games, yeah?
PS: I only saw this thread late and not that it would have made your short list, most likely, but my first thought was “R’lyeh and Weep”.
<Favorite Color> Dragon Games
Game Theory
“A Shop For Smart People”
“Books And Art Featuring Those Superhero People From All Those Movies”
“That’s How We Roll”
Dice Dice Baby
Too vanilla.
It is probably too late since you said you were meeting with the money guy a few days ago, but I really suggest you don’t alienate the average Joe who may be tempted to walk in and spend money. If it is something simple like “Greenbrook Games, Collectibles, and Arts.” (Substitute Greenbrook for wherever the shop is) I would take a look. You could even go with something like “Games and Things” and I still may walk in. Anything that I think will be way too serious D&D players or the sort I won’t bother to enter. There are lots of people like me who aren’t serious gamers but may have a decent disposable income and tend to make impulsive purchases for things that seem fun (says the guy who recently found an auction for a local bar that closed and now owns a neon beer sign he has to figure where to hang in the basement bar without my wife noticing.)
Has The Android’s Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop been ruled out already?
Any updates?
You say that but I have my doubts it is good messaging. Maybe you would walk into a store called “Games and Things” but then you might be annoyed when you see it’s only war games and comic book things. How many gamers walk by because it sounds like they sell 10 versions of Monopoly and desktop trinket things? And I have to ask, what interesting random purchase do you think you’ll find in Schenectady Games rather than Goblin’s Gulch Games?
Honestly, I think you should go with what you like best and can live with in the long run.
You want to be distinctive so you don’t get confused with similar businesses, but I don’t think it’s very important if new customers don’t get references or have different associations at first.
You’ve got the description right up front, so that she okay. If you run a good business, that good will will transfer to whatever name you choose.
I think this is the way to go.
Add “Bloodbath & Beyond” over some appropriate game area inside.
Precisely this- not with the name of the town, but as written. Maybe with rather than () 
Well, the money settled on ‘Final Quest’. Given that such was what she came up with, it was an uphill fight.
Did you explain that a bunch of internet randos who will never go to the store as we live across the globe had decided on something else?
As a point of fact, I did. I shared the list here with her. She systematically crossed them all off and magically arrived at the one she came up with.
It’s a mystery.
The most ominous name for a business venture since “Sudden Valley”.
I think cleaning the place up made much of a difference there. Not that it was dirty, but it felt rickety and claustrophobic in a way that truly appealed to the power comic book nerd, and put off the casual shopper.
Alas, the terrible location put it out of business a couple of years back.
Goblin’s Gulch isn’t horrible like some of the ones where the common passerby wouldn’t get the reference, but I’d tend to think it was more of a Harry Potter or D&D place and would likely pass by.
Schenectady Games I’d probably at least walk into to see what they had. That right there is an important first step… get them into your store. I actually loved playing Diplomacy back in the day (30 years ago) and I might think it would be fun to pick up a copy of that or something similar to either try to play when my adult kids are visiting or possibly send as a gift. I also love puzzles so if there are some interesting and nice looking puzzles (not jigsaw… more the get these two pieces apart type) I would almost guarantee you one would be sitting (along with others) on my desk at work the next day.
Again, if you get them in the door you have a chance for a sale… if not you don’t.
Just my opinion. I won’t be offended if it is ignored.
And yet no one suggested Story McStoreface! I admit, I very nearly did but resisted the urge. I know, that joke’s old and tired by now but it’s my default response whenever anyone on the internet request help naming something now.
