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Great Hall Games - Hotels


GAME ACCESSORIES

Tokens & Pawns

Checkers

Timers & Other Parts

Game Bags

Dice & Accessories

Cards & Accessories Pirate Coins

PUZZLES TRADITIONAL GAMES of Africa of Asia of America of Europe Go Chess Backgammon,Checkers Nostalgic Games Dominoes Marbles Bingo

TRADITIONAL CARD GAMES DICE GAMES BOARD & CARD GAMES 2-Person Games Mystery Games SciFi, Horror Games Abstract Games Transportation Games Trivia Games Word Games War Games General Games

HISTORICAL MINIATURES MILLENIUM GAME CONVENTION

NEW ARRIVALS FRIDAY

Every Friday, Rob goes to a supplier here in Austin that carries 90% of our board and card games. This includes many new releases as well as a few old stand-bys.

OTHER NEW ARRIVALS

We might be checking in playing cards, chess, puzzles, dominoes, dice, backgammon, world games, and more on other days! They come in faster than I can add them to the site, so come into the store to see them! MORE IN THE STORE We have more in the store than we could ever put on this web site, so come in if you have the chance!

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STORE AMBIANCE
Hate shopping in general? Don't like malls or Big Box Stores? Try us. We are in a shopping area with easy parking next to the building. We have a quieter ambiance. We can usually answer questions about the games. You can look at many open, demo games before making a purchase.

A Little About Great Hall Games

We started in 1998 as a shoppe named Great Hall Games & Distractions at Texas Renaissance Faires. Hence the name harkening to days of olde. The Great Halls in European castles were places where people gathered to talk, play games, eat, or be entertained. We were vendors at several Renaissance Faires in central Texas for 5 years (1998-2002).

With games for the Renaissance Faires taking up the entire dining room of our home, we decided it was time for either a storage locker or a store. In late August of 2000, we opened a small shop in the lower level of Dobie Mall for Rob's August birthday. In July 2001, we moved to a larger store on the food court level of the mall for our July wedding anniversary. We continued with the Renaissance Faire for two years while maintaining a shop in the mall. In June 2004, we moved to a larger location at 5501 N Lamar in Austin.

Although we have been away from the Renaissance Faires for a few years, we still enjoy offering traditional past-times and historically based games. We like to carry games in which players can touch the game pieces, hear the clicking or tapping sounds as pieces are moved, or view the the artistic beauty of a game. We also want to offer situations where one can see the sweat on a brow, a gleam in the eyes, a smirk or tweak of a grin, a nervous tick, or even drumming fingers. Things which you can't really experience through on-line gaming!