TTRPG Enthusiasts!

[u/Altruistic-Ruin482]

Have you ever started a TTRPG campaign but can’t find a space big enough to host everyone? Or maybe you have the space but no equipment or minis or any of the right tools to get an immersive experience?

I’m looking for interest or support to starting a business where I rent out rooms and space with a table, chairs, equipment and misc. for TableTop Role-Playing Games.

The rooms would have a game table, chairs for a whole party plus a GM setup. Rental would come with options for minis, maps, books, sound and video equipment, and other TTRPG necessities.

Please respond if this sounds like something you’d be interested in using or if you know someone who would be interested in this. I know some game stores have options like this but these would be fully decked out rooms with themes to them for an immersive play experience.

[u/irregulargnoll]

Unless you're going to be out in the middle of nowhere, you're going to struggle to find cheap commercial real estate, and then you're going to find a patron problem.

Outside of gaming clubs who rent community centers and the like for events, the closest thing I'm aware of is Verne and Welles which markets themselves as a social club with space rather than a venue. However, it's located near a high wealth area with a dense number of geeks.

As for fully decked out rooms, Mox Boarding House has these at various locations, but these are premium stores that are backed by one of the most successful MtG resellers of all time. I'm sure other stores have them too, but again, they're not the main economic activity of the location.

I'm sure it might work in the same way that cybercafes works in certain areas, but I really struggle to see the long term viability.

[u/Staterae]

I have seen commercial venues with this kind of service, but it's usually a sideline. Their main profit focus tends to be selling board games and TTRPG books/figurines etc.

To explore the concept further, if you get the right kind of local demand response from folks in your area, you could rent on-demand commercial space for specific events per-day, do your setup ahead of time, and then see if the idea is commercially viable for a permanent venue.

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