New Game in Town

…or rather – “New Gaming in Town”… 4th generation islander and 2006 FHHS grad Sierra Stratton is making his dream a reality. He and business partner Joshua Reedy are remodeling a space over on Tucker to create Green Owl Gaming. But why not let him tell you all about it…

The Warhammer Room – one of three gaming rooms soon to be available – The Board Game Room and the Xbox Room will follow – Green Owl Gaming photo

A few years back I started dreaming about opening a club of sorts for the few gamers I knew around the island. A place we could use whenever we wanted. This dream never really went anywhere till i pitched the idea to my friend Joshua Reedy last November. We started to brainstorm ideas and my little dream started to grow.

Ideas of Xbox gaming, tabletop gaming and card games – but the push to follow through never came until late December when I was told the Kids Club didn’t exist anymore. This both saddened and motivated me – and I now had a stronger reason for my dream.

I’m a forth generation local who grew up at the kids club as well as the other gaming centers that used to be around (Offbeat Entertainment and Gray Matter.) At that moment in time the dream changed into a goal.

Josh and I went into partnership and we are now opening Non Profit, Green Owl Gaming. I acquired a location and have been remodeling and setting up for the gaming center. We are close to being ready for our soft opening which will consist of the Table-top gaming, card gaming and board games.

The Xbox part will be opening with our full opening once we get more funding. So far it has solely been paid out of pocket but when you believe in something you will find a way.

~Sierra Cain Stratton~

When finished, the place will consist of 3 main rooms – The Warhammer Room (in the photo above), The Board Game room (Magic, D&D, Monopoly, etc…) and the Video Gaming room (Xbox, Playstation, etc…). Also, this 3rd room will include a HD projector for movie nights for fundraising or just for fun. They will have a small snack bar and some retail items available. For now, to help get things off the ground, they are looking at signing people up for monthly memberships (first 10 to sign up get a free T-shirt), and after things get going, they will lower the monthly rate, or go without it entirely. They plan to have their “Soft Opening” in early April with a “Grand Opening” to follow once the other rooms are completed.

For more info, check out their website or Facebook Page.

Sierra Stratton (L) and Joshua Reedy of Green Owl Gaming – Update Staff photo

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