Games Workshop has cancelled all US Grand Tournaments for 2009 – that’s the message delivered to gamers on the GW US Community site today (and no, you can’t tell them what you think about it – they closed comments!). GW says this is due to the recent restructuring they’ve undergone (which according to many anecdotal reports has led to numerous layoffs and store closings) and that they’ll be back with a similar structure in 2010. This doesn’t impact the other GW tournaments or the Indy GT scene, but it really makes events like this weekend’s Adepticon event even more important to the GW tournament scene.

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I just returned from a week of business in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where I enjoyed exploring three brick-and-mortar game stores: Wizards Asylum, Castle Comics & Games, and The Original Game Shop of Tulsa. I don’t know about you, but when I travel, I like to visit local game shops. It’s not that I can’t find something more infused with local culture to do—in Tulsa, I highly recommend the Philbrook museum—it’s just that what better way is there to meet people and make friends than spending time together involved in a shared hobby?

Unfortunately, none of these three Tulsa stores have a presence on the web. If you’re in town, try the old fashioned Yellow Pages.

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Wizards has provided both Magic and D&D themes for your iGoogle homepage.

The D&D theme I can see, but the Magic one doesn’t do it for me. Thoughts?

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Charlotte, NC: Two women argue over a card game, boyfriend of one of them kicks out the other woman out of apt. She is later assaulted. Boyfriend of assaulted woman returns and fires shots through the door of the apt. (source)

Chicago, IL: Man shot in hallway of an apartment building during a dice game. (source)

Thedford, ON: One man threatens another with a gun over a card game. (source)

Baton Rouge, LA: One man hits another with a board several times in an argument over $5 in a dice game. (source)

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The Long Island local section of the NYT features a long article on LIBO, aka the Long Island Board Gaming Organization.

Shout-outs to several Eurogames, BGG, Chris Palermo (the founder), and the World Boardgaming Championships.

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