Great Escape Adventures - Ithaca — Local services in Town of Lansing

I like supporting local game stores and was here for my aunts wedding. I get that the mall closes at 8 and there is a mtg draft that needs to get going but I was about to spend 200$ and I needed a minute to look up a card and make sure I was buying the right booster box and the guy at the register said "don't take too long I've got a draft to run". He gave me my minute but then didn't give me a bag and when I asked for one he just gave me the bag and said "sorry I'm in a rush bag it yourself". Pretty weak considering I just spent 200$ and to top it off, if it wasn't for me taking that minute or two the guys that showed up behind me while I was might not have been eligible for the draft a)adding to the stores take for the night and b)adding to the enjoyment of the draft. There probably should be two employees on game nights and if there usually are and someone called out or something the very least the guy should be able to adequately accommodate the few seconds it takes to bag a 200$ order of that size(booster box and 4 collectors packs). Like I said I like supporting LGSs because they need all the help they can get right now but don't make me regret supporting the business on my way out the door like I just didn't spend hard earned money there. 4 stars because place seemed cool but not giving me a bag, making me bag my own order, and rushing me when I'm about to spend 200 bucks is...

Free demo games!!

There’s a rack in the back left corner with a sign that says “demo games.” You can grab one of these and play for no cost on one of the many tables in provided for as long as you’d like. I like to grab a coffee and come in to play with my girlfriend.

We played two games so far - Artificium (resource gathering) and Bureau of Investigations (mystery solving). Both were very fun and the later was too long for us to finish so we will probably have to return for that.

Unfortunately, both games were out of stock when we asked about purchasing. I would like to buy something to help support the business and ensure that they stay around to continue offering free demos, but I couldn’t buy any of the two games that I knew that we liked.

The idea of trying a game or two for free before buying is really awesome, but it doesn’t help the business if they don’t have those same games in stock. I hope they remedy this so that they can capitalize on the opportunity.

Either way I highly recommend that you stop in to play a game for an hour or two and buy something if you can. Otherwise, cool stores like these will go out of business. Let’s help keep this store and board...

Ithaca's independent gaming store, and the de facto center of the town's board gaming scene. Sells all your standard board gaming stuff - Magic the Gathering cards and other TCG's, dice, Warhammer and other model-based games and associated hobby supplies, and board games ranging from the common to the niche, as well as t-shirts and other miscellaneous trinkets. The staff is helpful and supportive, and sometimes willing to play games with customers. The Magic scene here is really strong (which may be annoying if you don't play), so expect to be able to find a game nearly on-demand. My only complaint is that they haven't built that escape room they've been talking about since the...