Rooted Games

Rooted Games is a local game store (AKA an LGS). Our name is based on Colossians 2:6-7 - "Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving". We chose our name as a public expression of our faith. This guides our mission and how we work towards building the gaming community. We believe in being community-centered, which means prioritizing people over maximizing profit. Our industry has been under public scrutiny for some time due to products being marked up well beyond MSRP (what we consider the market price should be). Unfortunately, this pricing model pushes out collectors and players because they cannot afford to spend 100-200% more than the MSRP for a particular product. We are determined to prove that an LGS can be viable and flourish by selling at MSRP and/or close to MSRP.

Our mission is to first and foremost provide a third space for the local community that is accessible, safe, and welcoming. We want to improve the perception of local game stores to be one that is family-friendly, clean, bright, and fun. Every individual is made in the image of God, which means that we want each person who walks into our space to feel seen, heard, and loved. With the expansion into a second location, we will be pushing more towards our mission by hosting more community events. We don’t want Rooted Games to just be “a local game store”. Rooted Games is a space for people to connect with one another, with games simply being the medium that helps facilitate that connection. We want to see families and friends come in together and each person feel like there is something for them at the store, whether they play games or not. In the next year we hope to build out future expansions in our new location which will include things like play areas for children, rotating food trucks, and community events (such as crawfish boils, non-profit fundraisers, karaoke nights, etc).