The ladies working the deck really took care of me and my buddy. I’ma new player and they took the time to explain the best options for the games I wanted to learn how to play. One of the best card store experiences I have had.
My personal favorite store for Tabletop gaming. Great service and amazing community, much recommend, much like.
The people are nice the staff is cool the prices are just way too high for most things
Since this is one of the closer LGS to me I keep trying to give this place a chance, but I just can't anymore. No shop has made me feel as unwelcome as this one. None of the people working there really acknowledge you until you're standing at the counter awkwardly, and making a purchase feels like you’re inconveniencing them. Only gave another star because they have some cool TCG accessories but I'll just purchase that sort of thing online if I really care about the brand at this point.
It's the only good gaming store in North Las Vegas. It has TONS of singles of Pokemon/MTG. Lots of card sleeves, dice etc, in case you forgot to bring any with you. Which is awesome. BE WARNED: The MTG/Commander crowd that attends here utilize their own private discord. They will band together to not play CEDH with you on purpose if they don't like you. I've seen them bully someone/people and those people never return to this store. Granted, this isn't Power 9's fault but the atmosphere at this store is.. odd. I can't tell if it's because the store staff turns a blind eye to attendee banter, lack of care/enthhsiasm, disregard for store atmosphere. Would I bring my friends here to play? Yes. Would I bring myself here to find friends to play with? Probably not. I find myself looking for other stores in Las Vegas to play CEDH because if you can't enjoy yourself playing games in a gaming store, what's the point? Maybe Power 9 needs to remodel? Maybe they need to update their interior decorating (wooden/oak tables, comfortable chairs, raffle nights) to bring a more positive vibe at the store? For having a monopoly of being the best store in North Vegas, it seems everyone in the mtg/CEDH scene has to walk on eggshells interacting with each other. Maybe it's Magic the Gathering being that "that crowd". My advice: don't pick Power 9 to be your "spot". Go to Commander Games, Cards N Hobby, Shall We Play, even Meeple. Keep it fresh and subtle enough to not establish grudges with the locals at Power 9.
A few years ago, I went into Power 9 looking for a new hobby. I had quit playing Magic for a while and was interested in getting back into tabletop gaming, maybe Warhammer or another miniature game. I have always loved Star Wars, so when the salesperson told me about Star Wars: Legion, I was excited. The person working there was helpful at first and answered a lot of my questions. They told me that Star Wars: Legion was played there weekly, that they had a huge turnout, and that beginners were welcome to come watch, learn, or play. They also mentioned that people came in to paint miniatures there. It sounded exactly like what I was looking for. So I jumped in with both feet. I spent around $500 on two starter packs and all the add-ons they had available. I went home, stayed up until 2 a.m. putting the pieces together, sorted everything into a bag I could bring back to the store, read the rules, watched YouTube videos, and got ready for the next night. I had been told Thursday was Star Wars: Legion night, and I was excited all day at work. On Thursday, I left work early so I could be there on time. I got to Power 9 right at 5 p.m. for what I had been told was a 6 p.m. event. When I walked in, no one was at the counter. There were a couple of people browsing cards and two guys sitting at a table, one painting Warhammer figures and another talking with him. I set my stuff down and looked around for a signup sheet or an employee, but no one said anything. Eventually I asked, “Does anyone know what time Legion starts today?” The guy talking to the painter said, “We don’t play that here.” I was confused and pointed out that they had Star Wars: Legion products on the shelves. He said they had one person who had wanted to start playing it, but they did not really have anyone who came in to play. He asked if I played Warhammer or Magic instead. At that point, I still did not realize he worked there. Then two other customers asked if anyone could help them get cards, and he jumped up to help them. That was when I realized he was the employee. I explained that I had been in the day before, spent about $500 on Star Wars: Legion, and was specifically told they had people playing weekly and that Thursday was the night to come in. I said I was there to play or at least watch and learn. He told me they did not play it there, but that I was welcome to bring people in and use the open tables. That was absolutely not what I had been told. I asked where the employee from the day before was, but he did not know who I meant. I asked if he knew anywhere else people played Star Wars: Legion, and he ignored the question and went back to helping the card customers. The whole experience was extremely disappointing. My wife had been happy that I was getting excited about a hobby again, because after quitting Magic I had mostly just been working and sleeping. Instead, I had to go home feeling like I had been misled into buying a pile of products for a game that apparently was not actually being played there. Since everything was already opened and assembled because I had planned to play, I asked if I could return it. I was told only unopened items could be returned. The reason I am posting this now, years later, is because I was cleaning out my office and found the box of Star Wars: Legion pieces again. It reminded me that I never actually got to play the game I was so excited about. I was sold a brick that apparently no one wanted to play except me. I have never gone back to Power 9 after that. Looking at recent Google reviews, it does not seem like much has changed. I wanted to share this as a warning to anyone else who might be told “come play” as part of a sales pitch. Before spending a lot of money, make sure there is actually a real community or event happening there.
