Guardian Games opening new location in Corvallis
January 27, 2023
In the spring of this year, Guardian Games will be opening a new location in downtown Corvallis, where the former location of the Many Hands Trading store was.
Guardian Games is based in Portland, where they have a store hosting events and selling items including board games, party games, miniatures, paints, RPGs, collectible cards, dice, accessories and items for family and kids.
Guardian Games will be opening a new location in Corvallis for its “beautiful community and bustling downtown,” said Sarah Friesen, regional director at Guardian Games.
Members of Guardian Games have close ties to the community, and Guardian Games is hoping to make new relationships while filling a gap in the market.
According to Friesen, the Corvallis location will have a wide range of products similar to their offerings at the Portland store, although it will take some time until the selection depth is the same. Until then, Guardian Games will have store transfers available for requesting items that are not on-site.
According to Friesen, Guardian Games is working towards revamping their website in preparation for their opening, but until then, interested customers can contact Guardian Games at [email protected] and are encouraged to include Corvallis in the subject line.
Drew • May 31, 2023 at 6:36 pm
It’s worth noting that Guardian Games sent letters to the other small business game stores offering to buy them out of business to monopolize the Corvallis market. It’s antithetical to everything that I love about downtown Corvallis. I recommend you give your business to Conundrum House, Matt’s Cavalcade of Comics, Kraken, and Gamagora Geekhouse. Not the big corporate entity.
Adrienne Fritze • Feb 4, 2023 at 3:05 pm
Hi David, I am curious where the gap is? We have 4 other game stores in Corvallis – Matt’s, Gamagora, Kraken and Conundrum House. As one of the owners of Conundrum House, and having personal ties with the other 3 shops, I fail to see a gap. Our enterprise is less threatened by a larger competitor coming to town as we specialize in immersive experiences, including murder mystery dinner parties. However I am unclear how a new place with a giant catalog will affect the others and our communities around them. Come talk to us – the other 4 game stores in town – and let’s fill int hat gap for your story.
Jeffery • May 10, 2023 at 7:54 pm
sounds like a skill issue