Shall We Play LLC
7120 N Durango Dr
Las VegasNV89149
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Shall We Play LLC is located at 7120 N Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV..
Member Reviews
Dangerously Horrible Temper - Beware!!!:
If I spent a few minutes in “Shall We Play?... a Game” when Derrick (investor), Chris (employee), Lindsay (employee), Kathryn (employee), or Alex (employee) were the only one(s) there; I would have come out of it thinking well of the store like the other reviewers on this site. However, doing so would be like watching one minute of a movie then writing a review as if I had seen the entire movie.
To put it simply, the owner, Matt, is the problem. His cruelty knows no bounds, he is incompetent beyond belief, and he has the worst temper I have ever seen in my life. I have witnessed him scream his head off at a friend of mine, my mom, myself, and all four of his employees over the smallest of things. For example, he yelled at my mom and me when my mom tried to make good use of the “buy 2 get a third of equal or lesser value for free” deal they were offering by picking a third item of equal value instead of the third item of lesser value Matt recommended. This isn’t the only problematic incident I witnessed either.
Despite all the rhetoric on their official website about being kid-friendly, they put several games with very scary box cover art on the lowest shelves. I witnessed an unfortunate toddler get terrified by Zombicide’s gruesome box art depicting flesh-eating zombies, after which the employee who was there at the time said she “would definitely tell [Matt] to move the game to the highest shelf.” For the next two months, however, the game remained on the same low shelf, right in every toddler’s eye line. It is probably still there now.
Another incident occurred when a game that was supposed to be labeled $24.95 was accidentally labeled $2.95, and Matt refused to sell it at the listed price even though U.S. law clearly states that if something is listed at a certain price, the business is legally required to sell it at that price (so he has no respect for the law either).
Now, while those may seem like isolated incidents, there are also numerous ongoing, systemic problems every customer is guaranteed to encounter if he/she spends long enough at “Shall We Play?... a Game.” For example, the entire ~shall we play a game now?~ part of “Shall We Play?... a Game” is (at best) a gimmick and (at worst) an absolute lie, because Matt always rushes through “teaching” customers how to play games to the point where customers don’t learn how to play the games and don’t find out whether the game is fun enough to purchase. Furthermore, if you ask Matt to let you play a game for more than a minute before deciding whether to purchase it, to teach you another game, or to clarify confusing rules of a game; he’ll either get short with you or completely lose his temper.
His employees used to not rush through “teaching” customers how to play games, but that didn’t last for long. Matt ordered all of his employees to start doing this shoddy “teaching” too, and after a bit of futile resistance from the employees who knew better, his employees surrendered out of fear and started rushing through “teaching” customers how to play games too. All the positive reviews on here that mention friendly employees taking the time to teach customers how to play games are dated before Matt made this unfortunate change. Of course, the official “Shall We Play?... a Game” website still makes false claims regarding this aspect of its business.
Another problem is that if you’re savvy and only buy cheap games like Hanabi ($11.00) instead of expensive ones like Zombicide (approximately $100), he’ll call you a cheapskate, yell at you, and spread nasty rumors about you to everyone he knows. He seems to think everyone is rich enough to blow $100+ on games every week.
Lastly, while the store does only sell games, due to the store being smaller than the other game stores in Las Vegas, “Shall We Play?... a Game” only holds about as many games as the other game stores in Las Vegas. However, with the other game stores, you also get comics, action figures, etc. through which to browse. The other reviewers who said “Shall We Play?... a Game” has lots of games are probably only comparing it to department stores like Target and Wal-Mart without realizing that every game store has more games than department stores like Target and Wal-Mart.
As far as prices between “Shall We Play?... a Game” and other game stores in Las Vegas go, I have compared approximately 20 games’ prices and found that while the prices at “Shall We Play?... a Game” are usually the same as those of other game stores in Las Vegas, the prices at “Shall We Play?... a Game” are sometimes more expensive than those of other game stores in Las Vegas.
More importantly, however, regarding prices, they charge a 15% restocking fee if you return a factory-sealed, never-used game you bought there. This is retail’s equivalent of a kick in the balls. None of the other game stores in Las Vegas pull this ****. In fact, no other store I’ve ever been to in my life has pulled this ****. It is disgusting.
The bottom line is that you always have a better option than “Shall We Play?... a Game.” If you want to support local businesses run by decent people, you should go to other game stores in Las Vegas such as “Avatar Games.” If you want to play board games with others, you should go to other game stores in Las Vegas such as “Avatar Games,” “Empire Games,” and “The Little Shop of Magic,” all of which have far more tables, far more chairs, way more comfortable chairs, and much higher attendance on designated game nights. And if you want the best deals on games, you should cut out the middleman – “Shall We Play?... a Game” – entirely and buy the games directly from their online suppliers.
A note to site administrators: I have used a fake name for this review because I fear Matt and his horrible temper, but I am more than happy to privately supply you with proof of my real name (i.e. photo of ID card), personal information (i.e. photo of mail), and all manner of evidence (i.e. photos of receipts, screen grabs of emails) proving I am in fact a former-customer of “Shall We Play?... a Game.” I have provided you with my email address when I made this account. Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you may have.
To put it simply, the owner, Matt, is the problem. His cruelty knows no bounds, he is incompetent beyond belief, and he has the worst temper I have ever seen in my life. I have witnessed him scream his head off at a friend of mine, my mom, myself, and all four of his employees over the smallest of things. For example, he yelled at my mom and me when my mom tried to make good use of the “buy 2 get a third of equal or lesser value for free” deal they were offering by picking a third item of equal value instead of the third item of lesser value Matt recommended. This isn’t the only problematic incident I witnessed either.
Despite all the rhetoric on their official website about being kid-friendly, they put several games with very scary box cover art on the lowest shelves. I witnessed an unfortunate toddler get terrified by Zombicide’s gruesome box art depicting flesh-eating zombies, after which the employee who was there at the time said she “would definitely tell [Matt] to move the game to the highest shelf.” For the next two months, however, the game remained on the same low shelf, right in every toddler’s eye line. It is probably still there now.
Another incident occurred when a game that was supposed to be labeled $24.95 was accidentally labeled $2.95, and Matt refused to sell it at the listed price even though U.S. law clearly states that if something is listed at a certain price, the business is legally required to sell it at that price (so he has no respect for the law either).
Now, while those may seem like isolated incidents, there are also numerous ongoing, systemic problems every customer is guaranteed to encounter if he/she spends long enough at “Shall We Play?... a Game.” For example, the entire ~shall we play a game now?~ part of “Shall We Play?... a Game” is (at best) a gimmick and (at worst) an absolute lie, because Matt always rushes through “teaching” customers how to play games to the point where customers don’t learn how to play the games and don’t find out whether the game is fun enough to purchase. Furthermore, if you ask Matt to let you play a game for more than a minute before deciding whether to purchase it, to teach you another game, or to clarify confusing rules of a game; he’ll either get short with you or completely lose his temper.
His employees used to not rush through “teaching” customers how to play games, but that didn’t last for long. Matt ordered all of his employees to start doing this shoddy “teaching” too, and after a bit of futile resistance from the employees who knew better, his employees surrendered out of fear and started rushing through “teaching” customers how to play games too. All the positive reviews on here that mention friendly employees taking the time to teach customers how to play games are dated before Matt made this unfortunate change. Of course, the official “Shall We Play?... a Game” website still makes false claims regarding this aspect of its business.
Another problem is that if you’re savvy and only buy cheap games like Hanabi ($11.00) instead of expensive ones like Zombicide (approximately $100), he’ll call you a cheapskate, yell at you, and spread nasty rumors about you to everyone he knows. He seems to think everyone is rich enough to blow $100+ on games every week.
Lastly, while the store does only sell games, due to the store being smaller than the other game stores in Las Vegas, “Shall We Play?... a Game” only holds about as many games as the other game stores in Las Vegas. However, with the other game stores, you also get comics, action figures, etc. through which to browse. The other reviewers who said “Shall We Play?... a Game” has lots of games are probably only comparing it to department stores like Target and Wal-Mart without realizing that every game store has more games than department stores like Target and Wal-Mart.
As far as prices between “Shall We Play?... a Game” and other game stores in Las Vegas go, I have compared approximately 20 games’ prices and found that while the prices at “Shall We Play?... a Game” are usually the same as those of other game stores in Las Vegas, the prices at “Shall We Play?... a Game” are sometimes more expensive than those of other game stores in Las Vegas.
More importantly, however, regarding prices, they charge a 15% restocking fee if you return a factory-sealed, never-used game you bought there. This is retail’s equivalent of a kick in the balls. None of the other game stores in Las Vegas pull this ****. In fact, no other store I’ve ever been to in my life has pulled this ****. It is disgusting.
The bottom line is that you always have a better option than “Shall We Play?... a Game.” If you want to support local businesses run by decent people, you should go to other game stores in Las Vegas such as “Avatar Games.” If you want to play board games with others, you should go to other game stores in Las Vegas such as “Avatar Games,” “Empire Games,” and “The Little Shop of Magic,” all of which have far more tables, far more chairs, way more comfortable chairs, and much higher attendance on designated game nights. And if you want the best deals on games, you should cut out the middleman – “Shall We Play?... a Game” – entirely and buy the games directly from their online suppliers.
A note to site administrators: I have used a fake name for this review because I fear Matt and his horrible temper, but I am more than happy to privately supply you with proof of my real name (i.e. photo of ID card), personal information (i.e. photo of mail), and all manner of evidence (i.e. photos of receipts, screen grabs of emails) proving I am in fact a former-customer of “Shall We Play?... a Game.” I have provided you with my email address when I made this account. Please do not hesitate to email me with any questions you may have.
Information from the business
When we took a look around Las Vegas we felt there was something missing.
A Game Store!
There are many stores that dabble in games. However, where do players go to buy a Chess Set (the Game of Kings), Darts, Mahjong, or a nice Cribbage set.
Which store is dedicated to showing players where, what, when and how to play the latest and greatest board games, card games, and dice games?!?
Which...
A Game Store!
There are many stores that dabble in games. However, where do players go to buy a Chess Set (the Game of Kings), Darts, Mahjong, or a nice Cribbage set.
Which store is dedicated to showing players where, what, when and how to play the latest and greatest board games, card games, and dice games?!?
Which...
It's not just our name it's our credo. People of all ages have been enjoying games for thousands of years. We want to embrace the gamer in ALL of us! That's why at Shall We Play? you won't find games for just adults. We all love slaying that dragon or escaping the slimy grasp of thousands of Zombies. But what about junior? Kids love to have fun too! We are committed to providing the most...
