Was looking for a comic book store once, and when I walked in this one store my thoughts were as follows;

"Did my friend shower today?"

"Did I shower today?"

"OH! It's the store!"

Needless to say I didn't stay long, but that was because it wasn't really a comic book store but a game store.

I haven't encountered this. But I do not play any games except x-wing and the people in my gaming group do not have this problem thankfully. A number of us are married so I'm sure that kind of stink wouldn't fly at home, let alone in public lol.

I do think the hobby has changed, when I started gaming clubs would be filled with social outcasts, not really helped by the fact that game shops seemed to operate like adult interest shop, they were dark and dingy and they gave you product in paper bags, which wasn't a bad thing as they normally had something like a scantilly dressed hobbit sorceress on the front. These days things feel very different, you still get some, but to be honest I like that the hobby is still very inclusive, but you also get a lot of people that were introduced when they were kids, went off to Uni, smoked, drunk, picked up girls and generally lived a little, then later on found they had some disposable income and they enjoyed playing a game occasionally as it got them out of the house.

In don't particularly miss the old days except the scantily dressed hobbits, they don't seem to be as acceptable any more.

Red Sonja comic covers...they loved them too.

In my case it WAS the shopkeeper of my miniature shop that smelled. It was his breath rather than his general odour though.you can imagine i learned the rules concerning the game really fast since he had the habit of getting way too close to me while explaining...

But most concerning thing that happened to me was wen i kneeled behind a gaming table to get my miniatures out the box for a game. Another gamer i barely know walks by and farts right into my face... I mean literally i dis not only hear it, but i FELT it!!! And he didn't even apologize for it. Okay he was one of those 40 year old single gamer guys you mentioned. But a minimum of manners should be expected even then!

*sniff* Yup, I smell.

A lot stores have hygiene minimums now. If they don't, you could talk to management about getting some.

The strangest look I ever got at a gameshop when I turned up after playing tennis. Apparently physical activity was alien to them and a tennis racket was as strange to them as a Foil mythic rare is to other folks.

You should have called the racquet a "Windforce" and they would have understood. Even makes a whooshing sound when you swing it.

To this day, my wife refuses to go into game stores with me, because of Gamer Funk. Even the nice stores seem to get overwhelmed with the stench.

Maybe I just happen to live in a good area but this hasnt been a problem around here for a long while. And that is saying something since during Texas summers its hard to walk outside for more than 2 minutes without sweating. Even the FFG worlds I would say had no issues to speak of on this front. I have played games where this was more prevalent, and IMO it is worse when there is some sort of multi-day event(s) going on since people will skip sleep/hygiene in favor of MOAR GAMES sometimes.

I have never had to call a judge/owner over because of it, but I would likely do so if it were a major issue.

I am glad I play 99% of my games at home with my 10 year old son....I can MAKE him bathe (which he does already, every night)!

I have never went to game and smelled like the inside of a tauntan...too much pride in myself I guess....

This is why Internet stores were invented

Seriously though, I've run across this problem in all walks of life. I'm lucky enough to work in public service and work with a lot of homeless and generally less fortunate people. If I pop into my local store and someone's a bit 'whiffy' I can handle it. Personally I'm one of the new 'metro-sexual' gamers and always smell fresh!

if you smell like crap... OR if you smell like a french Who.re.... i am going to say something about it.

if any smell effects my olfactory nerve in a distasteful way... i am going to make sure that you are just as uncomfortable as i am.

period.

I hear about this a lot, but I honestly can't remember any notable time of experiencing it. The closest thing was when this drunk guy came in, smelling of alcohol, and the owners were not too happy about him for a variety of reasons.

If you encounter it be respectful about it. Sometimes the offender doesn't recognize it and at other times there may be some pretty logical reasons for it. I'd tell you I can pick up smells at work that some of you have never even been exposed to.

I totally agree. Not saying this to anyone in this thread, but just to add to your statement, even if someone realizes it and doesn't care, it doesn't automatically make it okay to be rude back. As they say, two wrongs don't make a right. Obviously, some people are rude enough themselves to need to be pushed, but it should not be assumed.

Gamer Funk....said no physical laborer ever.

Haven't seen it with X-wing, but at a board-game group from meetup once it was bad enough I almost left. Strong enough to provoke an automatic reaction every time there was a breeze, but I couldn't figure out the source. It's also pretty bad when a high school kid wears a multi-layer black ren-faire type outfit for multiple weeks at camp without washing it.

The worst, however, is what happens when a sixth grader takes those Axe ads a bit too literally. You tell him it's a bad idea, but does he listen? Nope... This kid used so much of it that we couldn't wash it out of his clothes, the smell didn't come off even when he showered, and then it turned rancid, like something organic in the solution started to decay. That lasted for about 3 days iirc.

"Hold me closer, Smelly Gamer...."

Haven't seen it with X-wing, but at a board-game group from meetup once it was bad enough I almost left. Strong enough to provoke an automatic reaction every time there was a breeze, but I couldn't figure out the source. It's also pretty bad when a high school kid wears a multi-layer black ren-faire type outfit for multiple weeks at camp without washing it.

The worst, however, is what happens when a sixth grader takes those Axe ads a bit too literally. You tell him it's a bad idea, but does he listen? Nope... This kid used so much of it that we couldn't wash it out of his clothes, the smell didn't come off even when he showered, and then it turned rancid, like something organic in the solution started to decay. That lasted for about 3 days iirc.

Your kid did this didn't he?

Haven't seen it with X-wing, but at a board-game group from meetup once it was bad enough I almost left. Strong enough to provoke an automatic reaction every time there was a breeze, but I couldn't figure out the source. It's also pretty bad when a high school kid wears a multi-layer black ren-faire type outfit for multiple weeks at camp without washing it.

The worst, however, is what happens when a sixth grader takes those Axe ads a bit too literally. You tell him it's a bad idea, but does he listen? Nope... This kid used so much of it that we couldn't wash it out of his clothes, the smell didn't come off even when he showered, and then it turned rancid, like something organic in the solution started to decay. That lasted for about 3 days iirc.

Your kid did this didn't he?

Yep, he was in my hall....

And I thought they smelled bad on the outside.

My wife won't enter gamer stores for the "funk" (although the folks I play with all have great hygiene)

She also won't enter as she says everyone stares at her.

I tell her that is because no one knows what she is. The concept of woman to the "funk" crowd is as rare as a unicorn and is to be studied and mistrusted as such :-)

She doesn't think it's that amusing...

My wife won't enter gamer stores for the "funk" (although the folks I play with all have great hygiene)

She also won't enter as she says everyone stares at her.

I tell her that is because no one knows what she is. The concept of woman to the "funk" crowd is as rare as a unicorn and is to be studied and mistrusted as such :-)

She doesn't think it's that amusing...

What is this WOOOH - MAHN... you speak of? are they some kind of subterrain troll creature?

Thankfully mine looks more fairy princess :-)

Fairies are good, I like fairies.. .Evil things, that buzz around and bite people..

Fairies are good, I like fairies.. .Evil things, that buzz around and bite people..

it's the comments you make like these that make me understand why you're such a **** good miniatures painter

get outside and enjoy the sun sometimes

but don't stop the painting either.. you're very talented at that

it's the comments you make like these that make me understand why you're such a **** good miniatures painter

get outside and enjoy the sun sometimes

but don't stop the painting either.. you're very talented at that

The sun it burns.