{"id":5573,"date":"2016-06-24T07:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=5573"},"modified":"2016-06-15T16:17:48","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T21:17:48","slug":"adam-lees-adventures-in-geekdom-portlandia-through-astoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/adam-lees-adventures-in-geekdom-portlandia-through-astoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam Lee\u2019s Adventures in Geekdom: Portlandia Through Astoria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While visiting a friend in Portland Oregon for about a week, I discovered a few cool and fun places to checkout.<\/p>\n<p>First I discovered the Valhalla of game stores, Guardian Games. Guardian Games is <em>Awesome<\/em>; I believe the biggest store I\u2019ve seen in my time, and I\u2019m no spring chicken. It\u2019s over 10,000 square feet and currently employs 16 people. The place holds thousands of games. There are board games, card games, tabletop roleplaying games, video games, used and new games of all variety. It is a gamer\u2019s heaven.<\/p>\n<p>You might be thinking it\u2019s an exaggeration to call it the Valhalla of game stores. But let me just say the place is not only huge with lots of glorious games, but there is beer, pizza, and yes even girls there as well. So if you happen to be in the Portland area, give it a shot. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ggportland.com\">http:\/\/www.ggportland.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5577 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Guardian Games\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5578 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Guardian Games1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Guardian-Games1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Astoria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyone remember that movie that starred Sean Astin and Corey Feldman in the &#8217;80s called <em>The<\/em> <em>Goonies<\/em>? It was and still is a fun flick! Well about an hour and 45 minutes away from Portland is the town where the movie was filmed, Astoria. It\u2019s a beautiful small town situated next to the Columbia River \u2013a freaking huge river by the way. While there with some friends, I found this nice little game store called Purple Cow Toys. At first glance I thought the store was a plush doll store and one of my good buddies, Justin, wanted to go in. So we forced my reluctant friend, Joshua, to join us. He <em>so<\/em> didn\u2019t want to be caught dead there, that is, until he entered the store. Once we dragged him into the store we found a place full of games and cute-fun knickknacks. The store owner, Katie Murray\u2013a kind-friendly soul\u2014allows her customers to feel right at home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Purple-Cow-Toys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5579 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Purple-Cow-Toys-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"Purple Cow Toys\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Purple-Cow-Toys-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Purple-Cow-Toys.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a little shop, one can get lost in the minutia of objects to examine. For example, the guys and I were totally exploring all the cool stuff in there, from such things as bubble pipes to nostalgic action figures, like Corey Feldman from the <em>Goonies<\/em>. While exploring the store we were greeted by a friendly store employee, Ashlee, who knew more about games than us three super-nerds. Thus I discovered that the store is not just a store for kids; there are games there that adults can enjoy as well. Upon leaving I bought <em>Munchkin: Loot Letter<\/em>\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/a-review-on-munchkin-loot-letter\/\">check out my review here<\/a>\u2014and had an eager desire to buy <em>Sneaky Cards: Play It Forward<\/em> but unfortunately they were sold out.\u00a0 Nevertheless, Ashlee promised to have more in stock later. My overall impression: Awesome little game store! We\u2019ll call Purple Cow Toys, Li&#8217;l-Valhalla.<\/p>\n<p>So as if discovering Li&#8217;l-Valhalla wasn\u2019t cool enough that day, I asked Ashlee if she knew of any local comic book stores. She sent us on the path to a shop just two blocks away. There I found a time machine! \u201c<em>Yeah right<\/em>,\u201d you say. No really I did&#8211;see the picture of me and the TARDIS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TARDIS-and-ME.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5574 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TARDIS-and-ME-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"TARDIS and ME\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TARDIS-and-ME-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TARDIS-and-ME.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, apparently the machine took me back to the &#8217;80s, or maybe it was the scarf. Anyhow, yes there were comic books there, but there were also old video games there as well. You remember them right? The ones where you use quarters\u2026 In this place of time warping, I saw <em>Joust<\/em>, <em>Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Street Fighter, Dragon\u2019s Lair<\/em> (yeah that crazy cartoon game), and numerous other old school video game goodness! To my amazement, there was also a small twenty-first century time bubble where I saw kids playing some strange new video games, such as <em>Witcher III<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the greatest part about this arcade was that it appeared to me as a SAFE hangout for kids! Let\u2019s just put it this way, back in the early &#8217;90s, I hated working security at the arcade in my hometown. But this place was different; the kids at the ARC Arcade were polite and courteous. On second thought, maybe they were just respecting the elderly-old goof offs\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Sometime after my time warp adventure, I returned to 2016 in Portland, Oregon\u2014keep in mind, some might argue Portland is stuck in a &#8217;90s time bubble: consider the show <em>Portlandia<\/em>. There, my friend Justin and I discovered a secret basement comic book shop called Future Dreams. The shop was located in a basement under a metal warehouse building. Discovering this place kind of felt like finding a cool rave\u2013at least from a geek\u2019s perspective. To my joy, the place was packed with comics (new and old), collectibles, old books, and a few old-school RPGs. Not going to mention what\u2019s there, I\u2019m hoping to return and buy it all for myself Mwahahaha&#8230; As fun and awesome as it was to be in this shop, I have to admit, I felt a little claustrophobic in there, being that it was a basement packed with many flammable objects (paper products).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Future-Dreams-Comic-Books.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5585 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Future-Dreams-Comic-Books-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"Future Dreams Comic Books\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Future-Dreams-Comic-Books-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Future-Dreams-Comic-Books.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stairs-to-basement.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5586 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stairs-to-basement-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"Stairs to basement\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stairs-to-basement-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Stairs-to-basement.jpg 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ending my adventures in the Portland area, I discovered another game store in Portland: Games Workshop. If you\u2019re a table-top gamer and\/or like to buy and paint miniatures, this is your place. And the owner there paints his miniatures beautifully!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Games Workshop\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Games-Workshop.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"miniatures painted\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted-678x381.jpg 678w, https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/miniatures-painted.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well that\u2019s it for now, friends. I\u2019ll keep you updated as I travel time and space to bring you the best in Geekdom throughout the cosmos!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>While visiting a friend in Portland Oregon for about a week, I discovered a few cool and fun places to checkout. 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