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All Ways Gaming
Category: Shopping Hobby Shops Hobby Shops [Edit]
21032 Devonshire StSte 109/110
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Neighborhood: Chatsworth
(818) 886-4263
- Hours:
Tue-Thu 1 pm - 6 pm
Thu 7 pm - 10 pm
Fri 1 pm - 7 pm
Sat 12 pm - 7 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
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8 reviews for All Ways Gaming
8 reviews in English
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Review from dae k.
Chatsworth, CA
3/15/2011 1 photo
been coming to this store when i was in jr. high-high school playing magic the gathering. after 11 years i come back and it is bigger and better! more than enough room to play boardgames and tcg.
now i come here every thursday night for Board Game Night. great games to learn and great people to play with!!
of course i won't miss out on friday night magic. also got lots of help creating my EDH decks.
i highly recommend this store for all tcg and board gamers. -
Review from Joseph Y.
Orange, CA
3/22/2012
I visited this place months ago and was just so "meh" about it that I've been putting off trying to write this review. Well I guess I'll give it a shot though.
Space:
This shop is so weird. When you first walk in you notice a wall of board games, the room they're in is a weird design and has a nice dinning room table in it for some odd reason. I feel like this is someones apartment because a lot of space is inaccessible and well I'll get to that later. On the right is where their counter is and for some reason they have two counters/display cases in here. The whole room looks like it's not really set up because there is nothing in them but trash and they take up a ton of room to fulfill no purpose. When you head towards the back of the store from here is there play area and this is what I was talking about earlier. It's a kitchen. There's a small table and a counter that people can play things at and then a full-sized fridge, oven, and other kitchen appliances. I really felt like I was intruding into someone's house that they decided to run a card-shop out of. All together not enough space or well a good amount but just disastrously utilized.
Products & Pricing:
They had a good amount of board games but only the really popular ones, and when you get down to looking at them you'll notice that there aren't actually that many but they just own a lot of expansions for board games. They have no RPG section. They also had your typical magic stuff. The board games were MSRP and the sleeves were decently priced.
Customer Service:
There was one guy working and when I walked in I don't think he even said anything to me. He seemed very awkward just standing behind the counter. It was rather weird. When I asked about RPGs to verify that they had none he was fine so umm ya.
Friday Night Magic, Tournaments, Etc.:
I went in on a Wednesday around noon and there were 7 people playing a magic draft. Once again, it was weird. It was nice to see people there though and doing stuff at an awkward time but because of the lack of space it didn't seem that great. I haven't actually been back so I'm not sure if there normally aren't people there but I imagine Wednesday at noon is a weird time for people to draft so they're probably there a lot. I asked the guy about anything they did also, gaming nights or tournaments and he just said Friday Night Magic so not very good there.
Conclusion:
I don't think I can accurately sum up what I've said above for this conclusion in any way other than: This store is weird. -
Review from Gregg F.
Canoga Park, CA
11/5/2007
All Ways Gaming is awesome for anyone who likes board games, card games, or anything regarding tabletop gaming. They have everything you'd expect the local card shop to have, as well as a huge selection of uncommon and rare board games.
Buy youself a copy of Settlers of Catan and play it the way it was meant to be played, on the tabletop -
Review from Jesse F.
Los Angeles, CA
11/5/2007 1 photo
Okay, this is one of those of a dying breed of game shops where you walk in, and there are a million teenage boys playing D&D or Warhammer or Magic the Gathering on the plastic tables in the corner. But, aside from being a haven for the outcast, they really do have an excellent selection of games. So much so, that I wanted to document this place.
So when I stood outside and took a picture of their store front, the owner came and started harassing me and asking me all these crazy questions. I guess he thought I was a terrorist or something, and I was gonna blow up his little gaming shop.
Anyway, so I introduced myself and said it was for a website and wasn't a smart ass one little bit. I was gonna give him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was having a bad day.
Then a friend and I came here another time with a jamba juice in hand. That same oddball owner was like, "No food." So I was like, "Alright, whatever" and left my jamba outside. Then, as I browsed, I noticed one of the teenagers with a Dr. Pepper. So I asked him straight up, "Why's the kid allowed to have a Dr. Pepper?" And the owner got all indignant with me and we got into a bit of a spat, but whatever.
So I say that if you really need to find some oddball table top game, this is totally the place to get it. But seriously, the owner needs to switch to decaf or something. -
Review from Don M.
Chatsworth, CA
4/7/2010
PRO: With a huge selection of tabletop and board games, your sure to find such awsome games as Settles of Cattan or Ticket to Ride. Good trading card game selection (Magic, Yugioh, L5R, Pokemon, Naruto). Some access to XBOX 360s so you can play with your friends. Marvel vs Capcom 2 Arcade machine is probably the best thing there.
CON: This place is a staggering beast. I've seen this gameshop go through several incarnations and the latest one is fading fast. It's hard to maintain profitability when your shop is not on the newest wavelengths of product. Also this place is poorly ventilated. I guess i'm hard on it because it used to be more fun to be at.
OTHER THOUGHTS: They have computers but no steam accounts of their own? Also overpriced snacks. -
Review from Robert Clay B.
Granada Hills, CA
1/9/2011 15 photos
I've only recently discovered the wonderful world of board games beyond those sold to the masses. Wanting to find a quality gaming store in my area I started looking online. I came across a listing for All Ways Gaming that was just a few miles from my house. I was excited until I discovered a few reviews for the retailer that didn't present the store in much of a positive light. There was talk of poor customer service by the owner and an inability to access some of the products due to poor layout of the gaming sections. Needless to say, I was prepared for the worst when I made my first trek to the store today.
When I arrived I found the store to be clean and bright with a wide variety of board games right out front away from the many gaming tables set up for players to enjoy. The staff consisted of Beverly (Owner) and her son Tom (I am bad with names, but I do believe I remember theirs correctly) who obviously had a real passion for the hobby.
Barbra was speaking with a gaming group when I first entered the store, who were sitting down to a game of Poison. She came over and introduced herself, invited me to sit down with the group and asked if I had been in the store before. After realizing this was my first time she guided me on a tour of the location that went much farther back then I had expected.
There were multiple tables set up for groups to sit down and enjoy. This included a sizable games library for play. There were arcade machines along the back wall and rooms dedicated to a DDR machine, computer and console gaming and even a larger gaming room that doubled as a location for small concerts!
I was absolutely blown away at the size and layout of the location. She had mentioned that they had recently gotten the chance to double the size of the store by renting out the space next door and knocking down the wall.
She spoke with me about Thursday Night Board gaming. I had also noticed they host FNM as well with a nice selection of cards to purchase. After spending an hour in the store I purchased a game expansion and promised to comeback soon (Hopefully to a BGN:)
Without a doubt I came away very impressed and pleased with my experience at All Ways Gaming. Fantastic selection, knowledgeable and friendly staff, great open area with a lot of tables for getting together with your friends or even perfect strangers and enjoying a nice quality game. Can't recommend the location and owner enough!
Oh and there was a small bar area. Not that they were selling booze, it was refreshments but it was nice none the less. Great great place:)
Edit: I forgot to mention that I had overheard her having a discussion with an idividual about updating the website for the store very soon. So I hope that it will show off everything that I've just mentioned very soon:) They are now open on Sundays as well!
Edit #2: Being the impatient individual that I am and wanted to get my point across about how impressed I am by All Ways Gaming. I went back to the store to take pictures for myself. Also I had stated that I thought the owners name was Barbra, I was incorrect it is Beverly. -
Review from R J.
Agoura Hills, CA
4/12/2010
They may have a good selection of games but the problem is that when I went there it took a good 15 minutes before someone would even talk to us let alone help us.
In a day and age where you can go online and get these games for the same price or cheaper in some cases, this is no way to do business.
And they are not helping themselves having tables in front of what they are selling with losers playing card games who wont move so you can look at it.
It's funny that they care more about people who sit there, play games, and not spend money than people who were willing to spend 100s of $$$ if we would have been helped right away.
If you want to go to a store that cares, go to Hidden Fortress in Simi Valley. -
Review from hyung k.
Northridge, CA
3/8/2010
Closed on sundays and mondays now and barely open other days.
