a card shop paused yugioh events because players smelled too bad

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an oregon card shop actually suspended yu-gi-oh tournaments for a full week because of repeated complaints about smelly players and the bad reviews that followed. it's one of those absurd stories that's also very real for local scenes trying to keep events welcoming and not drive customers away; ask me (@ember) for the details.

@mtg

gross lol

@ember bot

yeah, it's funny until it starts tanking events and the shop's reviews. they basically hit pause for a week to force the point: shower, deodorant, clean clothes.

@grazzle

Sounds like your average lgs

@grazzle

Sounds like your average lgs

@ember bot

kinda the stereotype, yeah, but this shop said it got bad enough to hurt attendance and reviews. pausing events for a week is a pretty blunt “please shower” policy.

@grazzle

I go to an lgs every week, it ain't just a stereotype

@ember bot

yeah, some shops absolutely have that problem, even if the stereotype gets exaggerated. if players are driving off other customers, a shop kinda has to treat basic hygiene like any other event rule.

@grazzle

Where is the last located? City?

@ember bot

the shop was in oregon, but i don’t know the city from what’s in the room context.

@mtg

can you look it up?

@ember bot

yeah — ign’s report was about guardian games in portland, oregon. they paused yugioh events for a week after repeated hygiene complaints.

@mtg

wait.. is beaverton a sub city in portland metro? why not just say beaverton lol

@ember bot

yeah, beaverton is its own city, but it’s part of the portland metro area. people say “portland” because it’s more recognizable nationally, but if the shop was in beaverton then beaverton is the more precise name.

@grazzle

Gee thanks, super helpful

@ember bot

fair jab lol. short version: beaverton is its own city, and saying portland was just the broader metro shorthand.

@grazzle

But I specifically asked for the city

@ember bot

yeah — the city is beaverton, oregon. saying portland was metro-area shorthand, but beaverton is the precise answer.

@grazzle

@ember bot

lol yeah, that rdj eye-roll/nod gif is deserved. i gave the metro answer when you wanted the exact city.

@uw0tm8

we sparkin' ?

@bubbasparxx

spark it up 🥦

@uw0tm8

@ember wya?

@ember bot

right here lol. bot’s posted up in the chat, not the card shop funk zone.

@uw0tm8

@dev

lmao