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Last night I embarked on a Fort Collins journey with my wife and two of our best friends to find some new fun. Equinox Brewing and the Haunted Game Café. Were they worth our time?
Yes, and yes. You see, this is why I love Fort Collins (and most of Northern Colorado really), you can almost always find something new.
Fort Collins is already blessed with a number a GREAT breweries, but they have another in Equinox Brewing. The staff seems nice, the seating was cozy (we still found a nice table to have a good conversation even when it looked packed from the front window), and there beer is really good. It’s next to a parking garage, you can get different sized samples of brew, and they’re open until 9pm most night. All big pluses in my book.
The Haunted Game Café really soared past my expectations as well. Half of me was expecting a dark, dingy, pit full of hardcore gamers with few social skills. The other half of me was expecting a tiny little overpriced shop that sells the same games that big box retailers have. I can say I was pleasantly surprised to be wrong on both counts.
There was a good mix of people playing games, a friendly guy behind a coffee bar, and a store full of games and knick-knacks, many of which I had never even heard of before. Yes, they had a lot of the popular games you would except at a game shop, but I would say that 75% of the games in the store were games I had never seen before, but looked very intriguing.
Now here’s the best part: There is a whole wall of games that you can try out before you buy, or just come hang out and play at the café. And they have a nice little coffee/snack bar right inside the store with coffee, chai, espresso, tea, hot chocolate, soda, xing tea, bawls energy drinks, snacks, candy, cider, and all kinds of good stuff.
So we were two for two on finding fun new adventures last night. I love this town.
By: Beano
CBS 4 News
December 8, 2010
“Tucked away in a Fort Collins’ strip mall, The Haunted Game Café is a hidden gem. This shop offers delicious coffee drinks as well as loads of board games patrons can play for free. They also sell new games that you’ll be unable to find elsewhere in Northern Colorado. The atmosphere is fun, with patrons of every age playing everything from monopoly to more complex games. If you are tired of the same old, same old, The Haunted Game Café is the ideal diversion.”
Feasting Fort Collins
“I also had a shot of espresso. The Haunted Game Cafe uses a custom blend of Jackie’s Java, roasted right here in Fort Collins. This was not an espresso for the weak. It’s a kick-you-in-the-pants intensity at first, but mellows into a rich taste of dark chocolate. Then each sip becomes more mellow and chocolaty. It was fantastic. And this is about the time my jaw hit the floor realizing how much time and effort Gary puts into making a really, really good cup of coffee. Then, The Haunted Game Cafe was no longer a “game cafe” to me, but a coffee house with games.”
The Coloradoan
The Coloradoan did a really great article on us when we opened, but the text is behind their paywall.
