ice, especially for RPers. The model proved unpopular because people do not want to pay for table space. One system I have seen work in other areas is for there to be a "free space" and a "Premium space", with the premium space offering a better experience than the free space.
What was the difference between the "free" and the "premium?" Was one bare-bones, while the other had A/C or heating, free soda per hour, table mats, cushy seats, or even a "server" per se?
My local store, Pandemonium in Cambridge, does this. The "premium tables" are basically cordoned off via shelf walls into separate rooms which are much quieter, so you don't have to deal with the ambient noise. In the general play space, when you have 20-26 people playing Standard, or that many mixed between Pauper and Legacy, it can get quite loud. It's $5 to rent one of those rooms/tables for the night, and it seems it's usually roleplaying groups that use it.
They also have lockers you can rent. I think it's mostly miniatures gamers who use those.
I heard rumors at my locals last weekend that Wizards of the Coast is apparently planning to dumb down the Stack in Paper Magic as a means of simplifying it for Magic Arena sometime in late 2019. The last time they did something similar was back when they removed the rule of being able to put Combat Damage on the Stack with creatures like Mogg Fanatic and Sakura-Tribe Elder which wasn't as confusing as Wizards of the Coast thought it was. I think this sets a dangerous precedent for Paper Magic in terms of how it will impact the Secondary Market value of cards that rely on the Stack as is...
This rumor is very hard to believe, and completely unsubstantiated.
My local store, Pandemonium in Cambridge, does this. The "premium tables" are basically cordoned off via shelf walls into separate rooms which are much quieter, so you don't have to deal with the ambient noise. In the general play space, when you have 20-26 people playing Standard, or that many mixed between Pauper and Legacy, it can get quite loud. It's $5 to rent one of those rooms/tables for the night, and it seems it's usually roleplaying groups that use it.
They also have lockers you can rent. I think it's mostly miniatures gamers who use those.
This rumor is very hard to believe, and completely unsubstantiated.
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