# What would you think a store named "Gamer's Armory" would sell? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 5, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305 "2011-02-05T19:43:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/21 "2011-02-05T22:33:10Z")
Laser tag equipment, Nerf guns or paintball guns. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/22 "2011-02-05T22:47:19Z")
“Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.” “Hey, just what you see, pal!” ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/23 "2011-02-05T22:47:22Z")
> [@kenobi 65](#): > > That said, I know that my local gaming store, Games Plus, doesn’t carry video games, […] With that name I’d expect video games. Possibly due to some combination of similarity to GameStop and that I play video games, not D&D type games. > [@PSXer](#): > > I’m doing fine in college but the problem is I don’t know what I will do after college because I have a useless major (Latin/Greek) You could take up tabletop wargaming… ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/24 "2011-02-05T22:48:15Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I’m doing fine in college but the problem is I don’t know what I will do after college because I have a useless major (Latin/Greek) Medical school. ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/25 "2011-02-05T22:48:21Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > I’m doing fine in college but the problem is I don’t know what I will do after college because I have a useless major (Latin/Greek) all the classics majors i knew are now latin teachers. most - in their hometown. one, for her old HS. and i think the “armory” gives away the clue for it to be warhammer-esque games. the comic book shop in the Simpsons is called the Android’s Dungeon, so i suppose comic books would also be a valid assumption. either way, it wouldn’t be video games… you’s a fool. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/26 "2011-02-05T22:59:09Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Another vote for expecting it to feature tabletop games. > > That said, I know that my local gaming store, Games Plus, doesn’t carry video games, Yeah, Games Plus, I’d expect to sell video games. Sounds too close to GameStop. It’s the “Armory” in the OP’s example that makes me intuitively grok tabletop roleplay games. It’s a great name, actually, given how many in this thread understood what it was with no problem. And I’m not a player, never have been, but my son in into MtG, and some of the guys I hung out with in college were into D&D, so I’m familiar with the genre. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/27 "2011-02-05T23:03:07Z")
yeah I suppose I should have known, but I don’t know anything about warhammer type games at all ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/28 "2011-02-05T23:05:36Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I would have thought it was a place to buy costumes & props for LARPing. Ditto. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/29 "2011-02-05T23:15:49Z")
well, not me being a fool, I would have expected pen and paper gaming, and perhaps trading card gamers. Books, modules, dice, paintable miniatures. You, sort of foolish =) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/30 "2011-02-05T23:19:49Z")
Did this really happen, or are you just trying for attention again? ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/31 "2011-02-05T23:20:56Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I would have thought it was a place to buy costumes & props for LARPing. This is what I’d be thinking, along with books for said games and a close second is what the store actually was. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/32 "2011-02-05T23:27:49Z")
I thought it would sell some role playing stuff and have people playing the games like you described. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/33 "2011-02-05T23:39:43Z")
this did really happen. this is how exciting my life is. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/34 "2011-02-05T23:41:16Z")
Maybe you should get a blog. ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/35 "2011-02-05T23:42:06Z")
no one would read my blog ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/36 "2011-02-05T23:47:25Z")
wait for it… ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/37 "2011-02-06T00:00:07Z")
**Definite** : Dice, books, miniatures, cards, and other items for tabletop gaming, be it RPGs, miniature wargames, or ccgs. **Likely** : Toys and books _based on_ games, in addition to the above. **Also likely, but unrelated to the other likely** : Comic books, anime and manga, and general toys, in addition to the tabletop gaming stuff. **Also likely, but requiring only the Definite** : Space to play the games. **Possible** : Non game-related, sci-fi/fantasy non-graphic novels, and non-anime movies in addition to the above. **Possible, but somewhat surprising** : Video games and associated supplies, in addition to the above. Vintage, more likely than new. **Little to no chance** : Video games and associated supplies, without the tabletop stuff. So, while I wouldn’t call you _a fool_ (despite choosing that option in the poll), since I wouldn’t be overly surprised if they carried video games, AS WELL as tabletop stuff, you totally made the wrong call on what was likely in there. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/38 "2011-02-06T00:21:56Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I would have thought it was a place to buy costumes & props for LARPing. Is LARPing popular enough for an entire store devoted to it to exist? “Armory” is a dead giveaway. It’s got the medieval/military vibe that infuses so much old school gaming. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/39 "2011-02-06T04:02:11Z")
“Gamer’s Armory”? I’d have guessed tabletop games… more specifically the miniatures-based games, like those of Games Workshop, the Battletech games, etc… ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305/40 "2011-02-06T04:08:48Z")
Might also have some medieval-style weapons laying around (to cater to the SCA crowd). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-think-a-store-named-gamers-armory-would-sell/570305.md?page=3)