We of the Dragon's Den are pleased to announce that we are
the proud owners of the 2012 GAMA Power Retailing Award for Outstanding
Organized Play. Our events manager (Sean "Striderlotr" Banks) and
buying manager (Stasi "Dengirl" King) were on hand to receive the
reward. For those unable to attend, it was presented during the GAMA Trade Show
Dinner on March 13th, at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is the non-profit
trade organization dedicated to serving the tabletop game industry. The award
reflects our success in organizing and running diverse and exciting events in
the Poughkeepsie store. This is a national award given by members of the GAMA
board, which includes game manufacturers, wholesalers, and other hobby and game
store owners.
We are so proud of all our employees who pull together
during each of our 1000+ yearly events. Whether it involves the actual running
of the events, putting up player lists, the intricate planning of simultaneous
compeitions, completing press releases, cleaning the play spaces or simply
rearranging the tables and chairs, every employee has proved crucial in one way
or another to our continued success. Of course, special thanks must go to Sean
for running and planning the majority of events, and to Stasi for writing the
winning essay!
Dragon's Den would also like to thank our numerous judges
and volunteers who help us run our events (and obviously, they run them well!)
Last, but most certainly not least, we would like to thank all of our players.
Regular customers who come to our store during any of our events often remark
at how kind and polite our player base is to onlookers. New players, be they
young or old, are always welcomed into our community, and given every
opportunity to learn. Women and men, 10 year olds or 80 year olds, newbies or
old-time gamers...everyone of our players is counted individually for what they
bring to the table, and as a part of a ever-expanding community. It is our
players we thank the most, for being the community that we are confident every
store wishes they had.
Thank you everyone for your support, and we hope to announce
another award next year!
