Hastur Games and Comics

Not a very good selection of board games. They were out of stock of a lot of basic items as well, such as card sleeves, paint brushes, and paints.
I was a bit disappointed, and the prices are insane.

Great selection of products! The store doesn’t look that big, but you’ll be surprised how much of a supply they have. The real reason to go here is the staff though.
I love the staff here. I went into the store looking for a board game. I didn’t know that it had been out of print for nearly 10 years, so of course they didn’t have it. I felt really dumb and apologized, but the owner was very friendly. He did some research on the game while I was shopping around, and he found out that it was coming back into print in about 6 months time. He offered to put in an order for one and hold it for me, he didn’t make me pay him up front. Sure enough, 6 months later I get a call from them to tell me that they had the game!

Great people. Good location and great parking. The staff has always been friendly to me. I can understand some of the other reviews where they were a bit brusk with kids. Control your kids and maybe they won’t need to be.
Great for games. Decent selection of new comics, but not many collectibles.

Went here looking for a new D & D starter kit. Didn’t find the kit, but they had lots of other games and trading cards. It’s always intimidating walking into a gaming store, with people playing games at tables and on computer, because the nerd level is on overdrive and you never feel as nerdy as the rest. Even so, I didn’t let it stop me from having a good experience.
I had went on a Friday and got some Magic: The Gathering cards as I wanted to start playing. I went the following day and picked up Muchkin and a copper set of role playing dice. I was very excited to get those as they are solid copper and shinny *OH SHINNY!*. They had gemstone ones as well. Bob the owner was there that day and was very informative, knowledgeable, and friendly when helping me. He attended me and when I was done he helped others.
I found that the second day when it was more empty, the atmosphere was much better. The manager that had helped me the day before must have been on some serious games since he was friendly, but no where near as relaxed as the owner!
Their comic section is very small, just a rack. It’s mainly dedicated to gaming and all the supplies. They carry the games you most likely won’t pick up at Walmart and Target, like D & D, Pathfinder, Elder Signs, Star Trek, Star Wars, Warhammer, Muchkin and so on, but may find at bookstore chains like Barnes and Noble.

The employee here today (I think he’s the owner) can only be described as a jerk to kids. My 7 year old picked out a comic to buy and was walking around the store with it while we browsed other games. He came stomping up to him and angrily said «IS THIS YOURS?!». My boy had no idea what to do when a full grown man was trying to intimidate him.
Two minutes later my two boys were a little too silly (playing tag) and I asked them to stop running and come over to me. The same 7 year old walked by the employee on his way to me and the man stepped out quickly in front of my son and threw his hands up in the air like he couldn’t believe what he was witnessing. I told him to calm down, back away from my son and let kids be kids.
It’s too bad, this guy ruined this shop for me. Now I have to find another game store to go to.

This place does not honor the coupon that was on Unilocal for 10% off. The employee refused to take it even though the coupon clearly stated to just show the employee it at the time of check out.

Awhile ago I would have given this store a zero stars. The folks who worked there were rude, innattentive and plain unpleasant. I live very close by and have avoided this store like the plague despite being a fan of roleplaying games and Magic.
However yesterday I found myself needing something I knew they carried and I knew my new hobby connection did not. So I braved the experience.
And I was pleasently surprised. A helpful and polite young man helped me out. He answered questions and assisted me quickly.
They have a wide and deep selection of nearly everything gaming related and that’s always been a plus. It was only the personell that kept me away. I’m going to have to give this place a new look.
EDIT: I’ve gone back a few times and have continued to see the improvement in behavior and attitude of the staff. Far more a fan of this place now.

Folks, this is Unilocal in action. Apparently the owner saw my post and he desired to make things better. He apologized for the poor customer service as well as lack of swords. He told me to tell him when I’d be by next and that he would personally help me with any of my hobby needs. I wish he COULD help me out but as I previously stated I was only there with friends and I am personally not into hobby games. It was not my intention to harm a business especially one that is locally owned, as I feel I want to support small businesses and local business owners. Although I write the majority of my reviews as a joke with a side of seriousness I do understand that these effect the outcome of possible future revenue. So I feel like Unilocal truly is serving it’s purpose in shining a light on the good businesses and giving advice to those that may be lacking. It is nice to see an owner scouring these pages looking for ways to better their shops. Robert seems like a very nice and sincere gentleman who wants to better any short or rude behavior of employees as well as give a great shopping experience. So for Robert’s sake shop at Hastur if you’re a Magic playing, puzzle assembling, model painting type of person. They have weekly tournaments for many of your favorite games as well as what I imagine would be improved customer service. How do I know the customer service has improved since I previously stated I won’t be back? Because Robert said he would work on it and has already talked to his employees and Robert wouldn’t lie to me, would you Robert?

Great for picking up games and hobbies, however their comics selection is lackluster and they hardly keep said comics in a condition making them worth buying.
Go here for picking up supplies for roleplaying and strategy games, but for comics I’d head over to Dr. Volt’s Comic Connection or Night Flight Comics.

I haven’t been here yet, but when I last drove by, it looked dead and empty. Has it gone out of business or just moved?