Gamma Ray Games says opening June 3, stop by this weekend to see preparations

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Earlier this month, we wrote about Gamma Ray Games coming to Capitol Hill, setting off ripples of geek from I-5 Shores to the leafy streets of Fancy Pants. This morning, we heard from owner Eric:

I’m the owner of Gamma Ray Games and I just wanted to thank you for taking our survey. The results were very helpful and are definitely impacting our plans.

To answer a few of the questions and comments that have come up here and in our survey responses:

Our store is located at 411 East Pine at the corner of Pine and Crawford between Blue Bottle and Area 51, across the street from the Capitol Club. We’ll be opening on Wednesday, June 3rd and are currently retrofitting, building and stocking as fast as we can to get ready.

Our store will indeed carry Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne , Fjords and most of the other games that Blue Highway carries, as well as several that they don’t, including (thanks to the requests of many of our survey participants) an expanded section of roleplaying games and a rotating stock of rare, used, and out of print games.

Our staff is friendly and knowledgeable and most of us are longtime Hill residents. Our space was originally designed by the guys from Square Room and has 20 foot ceilings and a bright, airy, mezzanine gaming space.

I’m leaving the windows uncovered throughout the construction, shelving and stocking process, so if you’re in the neighborhood this weekend, come on by and see how we’re doing. If we’re not too far behind or hanging precariously off a ladder, I might even be able to give you a quick tour.

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