Grand Slam, Fort Collins

★★★★★

“I’m not sure if this store is under new ownership, but comparing the sign out front to the one in the Google Maps image, I assume this to be so. Under the assumption that business is under new ownership, or possibly rebranding, I felt the need to offer the full glowing review below. Verbosity is supposed to be an algorithm-booster, so skim topic sentences at your leisure and let the bots, and my Google review score, do the rest. This was a really cool store, and I really enjoyed my visit a few days back. I found myself in the area with an hour or two to kill and decided to pop in to take a look around—I’m really glad I did. The staff appeared welcoming, helpful, and they weren’t overbearing—which I find happens from time-to-time in collectibles stores (it should be noted that I didn’t need any direct help beyond looking for general directions and at the point of sale, so I can’t fully vouch beyond that). I was the only customer in the store at the time as the staff were working diligently on what I assume to be displays; nonetheless, both employees greeted me and asked me if I was looking for anything in particular—and while that might not seem like much, I visited another shop that same day (one that I will not review or speak negatively on because I recognize it as a small business), where this was not the case. I know I’m a weirdo for this, but I loved the broad selection, meticulous organization, and even the simple layout of the store. I don’t play half of the games they’re selling singles for, or many of the board games, but without asking for any help I could read clear signs that explained everything and had an easy time browsing. Again, that might only appeal to absolute anomalies like me—but it made the difference. This is the type of store I come back to.”

★★★★★

“Solid spot to buy comics & game related items. Played a lot of war games, very large selection of tables and terrain for war games.”

★★★★★

“Clean, professional, calm ambience, and helpful staff. My wife and I visit this location nearly every weekend, the collection of everything that’s not video games is highly impressive. A sigh of relief to not have to travel to Greeley.”

★★★★

“5/30/22-This is a nice little comic and game store. They have a lot of comics in the back in long boxes. I do feel though that this store doesn't utilize the space as they could. They could jam pack it with so much more products to appeal to more demographics. Even with that they do a lot of cool stuff and have a great Free Comicbook Day each year. There is also a coffee shop built into the front, but it is a different business.”