About

+1 Gaming serves New Orleans metro area gamers and geeks by creating an environment to pursue our hobbies. It’s owned and operated by Jeremy and Allie Henson. We provide a comfortable space to play and relax with fellow gamers and geeks, as well as a full retail store for hobby and tabletop games.

We sell and promote:

  • Board Games like Settlers of Catan, Dominion, and Munchkin, as well as family or party games like Apples to Apples and Carcasonne
  • Collectible card games (CCGs) like Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon, and Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • Miniature Games like Warhammer, Warmachine, and Malifaux
  • Roleplaying Games (RPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, and GURPS
  • Live-Action Roleplaying (LARP) gear like clothing, foam weapons, accessories and make-up kits; our in-store selection is limited, with catalogs available for ordering something special
  • Accessories like dice, modeling supplies, card sleeves and binders, mats, etc.
  • Novelties like t-shirts, bags, mugs and gadgets for the eccentric geek.

What Are Hobby and Tabletop Games?

Tabletop games are games played with physical game elements (like dice or a board), almost always with one or more other people, and (obviously) on a table. Hobby games means games which often involve time outside actually playing the game, like collecting cards or assembling and painting miniatures.

It does not include video games, sports, or casino-style games.

We believe games are the oldest – and possibly most effective – form of learning. The games we sell and promote develop such skills as:

  • Problem-solving, the heart of every game
  • Social skills from playing with other people in-person, competitively and cooperatively
  • Basic math skills, since nearly all games involve on-the-fly arithmetic from addition to division
  • Improved literacy from reading not only game rules but often also accompanying fiction
  • Initiative and self-confidence from committing to actions and (hopefully) winning the occasional game

…and a host of other skills, from economics to history. It is our humble assertion that every arena of human activity can be taught through games.

Mission

+1 Gaming exists to create and sustain a hub for gamer community.

It’s hard to build strong relationships with peers when your school or work-mates don’t quote Star Wars and reference Internet memes in casual conversation. You may even just be unusually introverted. +1 Gaming aims to build a venue where geeks can relax and be themselves in a non-hostile environment. We also want to welcome geeks of all ages, from kids to retirees.

To that end, there are a few simple rules:

  • Don’t be a jerk. We won’t make you be nice, but you do have to be tolerable. Don’t swear loudly or around kids (better yet, boost your vocabulary by not swearing at all). If a debate steers toward an argument, take a breather. Don’t insult people (even if they aren’t there). You get the idea. The better face we can put on, the bigger the community can get.
  • Keep it legal. No drugs, no alcohol, no underage smoking, no stealing or trading stolen stuff (yes, including pirated software/music/movies), no gambling. The better reputation we keep, the easier we can attract new geeks to the gaming hobby (without freaking out Mom and Dad).