Austin Books & Games — Local services in Austin

I like to spend my money locally when it comes to buying mtg card, board games etc. support my lgs, right. I went to outlaw moon yesterday to pick up a single magic card. I walk in, there’s one guy behind the counter looking at a computer and not a single other customer in the building. I tell the clerk I’m looking for a card. He says to me he can’t get me the card because I have to order it online a day in advance so he can have time to pull it. If I were buying 10+ cards I could understand that, but I wasn’t. I was buying a single card. He basically tells me he doesn’t have time to get me a single magic card and make the sale because he’s too busy. Mind you again I was the only customer in the store.

Outlaw moon is a great store with lots of options. I was just sorely disappointed in the customer service. It’s not like I was making an unreasonable request, the person behind the counter just didn’t want to give me their time to make a sale. Which is bonkers to me because there wasn’t anyone in the store besides myself. If you can’t make time for the only customer in your store, who are you making time for? Unfortunately this experience left a very bad taste in my mouth and I’d much rather give my money to other lgs that will take the time to grab a single magic card for...

Best contemporary board games store in town, even though it's one of the smallest. The staff is very friendly and helpful with lots of recommendations on all kinds of games. They also have a decent selection of demo games available for play at any time, including King of Tokyo w/ Power Up Expansion, Betrayal at House on the Hill (out of print!), and Small World. Whether you're looking to pick up some D12's, a copy of the latest expansion of Carcassonne, some old Kenner Star Wars toys, miscellaneous Magic the Gathering accessories, or any themed version of Monopoly (eww), go to Outlaw Moon. Even though you can play the demos anytime, I recommend stopping by on a Saturday night to play with others. They are dog- and kid- friendly (they don't allow booze), if that's important to you.

If you're looking for something more along the lines of a nice deck of bridge cards or a high-quality Go board, check out Great Hall Games down the street. If you are a serious tabletop RPG fan, go to Dragon's Lair on Anderson and Burnet. They're both good stores in their own regard with their pros and cons, but as far as fun modern board games stores go, Outlaw Moon is the best. Plus they have an elaborate Masters of the Universe toy display in the center of the store. What's...

Don’t sell your stuff here unless you are 100% sure you know the worth.

It’s my own fault for getting ripped off, but he didn’t have to do it. I sold a bunch of TMNT figures to them, including a Dwarf Don 1994 figure. I was pretty sure of its worth, but the guy repping said that people care more about having every character and low balled me on it. I should have stuck to my guns and just not sold the figure to him. I walked in recently and saw they were selling the figure for $100+, way way more than I sold it to them for. Lesson learned, but hopefully you avoid my mistake. Again, don’t bother telling me it’s my fault for not doing my research / being bad at selling, I know that, but he didn’t have to do it. I doubt it was a make or break deal for him. On the plus, I was looking to sell them the rest of my collection, and thank god they stopped talking with me, because now I know better.

Other than that, my time at the store was good. Staff were friendly and...