MUNCIE, Ind.- Since 1984, The Wizards Keep located in White river plaza has provided a space for people to play and purchase a variety of tabletop games such as Magic the Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and more for the Muncie community.
The store was originally located in The Village on Ball State University’s campus but made the decision to move to the White River Plaza about 13 years ago after the store saw an increase in inventory as well as needing a larger building to host events for gamers in the community.
One of their most popular events that they hold are their “booster pack” nights where Magic the Gathering players select random “booster packs” and assemble their very own card deck to go against other players.
The random card packs ensure that no matter how much experience you have in the game it allows new players to fairly compete with older players since everyone is playing with a deck of characters that they are not familiar with.
The owner of the store, David Barnette, has owned the store for the past 20 years and has even been participating in table top games since he was in high school. Being involved in table top games for over 30 years has provided a sense of community for Barnette.
“The beauty of a game store is it's not like a Walmart or a corporation store where people go in, shop, buy their things and leave,” said Barnette. “It’s more of a community, you know, we see a lot of the same people everyday, we know their names, they know mine so you really develop a friendship over the years.”
For more information you can go to the Wizards Keep Facebook page @wizardskeep
Contact Wyatt Maher with comments at wyatt.maher@bsu.edu.
