All Ways Gaming

I have to say that this place absolutely sucks. I went there for the express reason to go play in a Heroclix tourney. The a-​hole moderator for the game shows up and tells me that I was not allowed to participate in the tournament because I didn’t play on any previous tourneys. I pleaded with him to make an exception as I was visiting from Texas and he said no. I will never set foot in that store again ever. Not to support elitist jerks. I was going to purchase a game but decided not to as a result of the guy’s poor behavior and attitude. They have lost a potential customer and I will make sure no one I know ever comes to this store. They get no stars from me but I had to put one regardless.
UPDATE
Two months later, I finally hear from the store on their Facebook page. They essentially come off as elitist jerks trying to justify their actions without so much as an apology.
Bottom line is: Had there been an apology on the day of the incident, I probably would have not put in this negative review. It took them two months to respond to my FB review and they didn’t even apologize. They responded in the same rude, elitist manner. I found several other game stores I can visit and not feel unwelcome in the L.A. area when I go back again. Places that know of this store and acknowledge that this store is awful.

Being a tech and game guy, gaming goes hand in hand. When you have a gaming shop like this in the local area, you have to give it a try.
The wife and I came here for our first time Thursday, and it was a great experience. We met Tom, and he is the son of the owner. He explained to us how the process works and the types of games that they have at the location. Thursday nights are game nights, when you come in, and you can either join in a game or pick out the game of your choice, then pick an available table to play. The cost is five dollars per person to get in, which is paid up front to Tom or the available cashier. The five dollars goes towards an in store account that you can use for the purchase of any game.
The games we decided to place were Inca Gold, Ticket to Ride, and one other that I can’t remember right now, but another great thing about this place is if your confused about any game, Jeff, will teach and play the game with you. You will also have a chance to meet other gamers. The time passes by so fast, before you know it its 10:00pm already.
The atmosphere is great, and you will enjoy your time. Grab something to eat at Thai Valley, and then come over for game nights every Thursday. You will have a great time.

This place has gotten a whole lot better than when it first started. The crowds here can be pretty insane but it really is only on tournament days. Their selection of board games and trading card games has expanded quite a lot. They also finished remodeling the new half of the store and it’s really helped the place get more customers.
A nice thing they have going is Board Game Night (BGN) every Thursday from 7 – 12. The crowd is usually the same every week with a few coming in and out every few weeks.
My one problem with this place is that the owners haven’t repaired the air conditioning. When you’re in a room with 12 other guys who don’t think showers exist, it becomes a pretty big deal. Other than that, it’s definitely a great place to find challenging and fun games for everyone.

This is a great game store went there when they were closed, but someone saw me from back when they were having a meeting and let me in. I looked around for like a ½ and got some good games all while they were closed. Talked to the owner for a while and she was very knowledgeable of old and new games.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.