IT WAS ONLY A MONTH AGO THAT WE VISITED THE LITTLE STORE IN THE LITTLE SHOPPING CENTER OUT IN W RAMON CAL AND THE MEMORY IS STILL VIVID IN MY MIND. IQ GAMES HAS REALLY GOT ITS ACT TOGETHER. WE WENT OUT TO DEMO L5R AND WE WERE MET WITH MORE ENTHUSIASM THAN ALL THE OTHER STORES WEVE DONE DEMOS FOR PUT TOGETHER. THE EMPLOYEES WERE FRIENDLY AND KNOWLEDGABLE, THE STORE WAS CLEAN AND WELL-LIT, AND THE OWNER, EDNA, WAS ALL SMILES. WE WERE THREE GUYS ON A MEAN, NASTY ROAD TRIP AND SHE MADE US FEEL AT HOME. IQ GAMES CARRIES ALL KINDS OF GAMES, INCLUDING ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, BOARD GAMES, FAMILY GAMES, ROAD GAMES AND EVEN 'COUPLE GAMES' (YOU KNOW WHAT WE MEAN) THERE'S EVEN A SPECIAL ROOM RESERVED FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES. EDNA IS SOMETHING THAT THE GAMING INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE OF: SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS NOW A BUSINESS WORKS. SHE KEEPS A CONSTANT FLOW OF MERCHANDISE IN HER STORE, SHE WATCHES OUT FOR TRENDS AND KEEPS TRACK OF HER FREQUENT CUSTOMERS WITHMAILING LISTS. SHE HOLDS EVENTS (LIKE OUR DEMO) AND MAKES REAL PARTIES OUT OF THEM. W14EN WE ARRIVED FOR THE DEMO, SHE HAD OVER SEVENTY-FIVE PEOPLE WHO HAD RSVP'D FOR THE EVENT AND HAD CATERED CHINESE FOOD WITH THE RESTAURANT NEXT DOOR. IT WAS AN INVITATION ONLY PARTY FOR HER CUSTOMERS, AND IT WAS A BLAST. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A GAME STORE WITH A PROFESSIONAL AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH, CHECK OUT IQ GAMES IN SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA. ASK FOR EDNA, AND TELL HER THE GUYS FROM AEG SENT YOU. IQ GAMES 3191 CROW CANYON PLACE SAN RAMON, CA 94583 (510) 277-002 Back to Shadis #23 Table of Contents Back to Shadis List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master List of Magazines © Copyright 1996 by Alderac Entertainment Group This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com