The owners of Powell’s new game store, Broken Sword Games, want the business to be a place for everyone to come and play.

“We wanted to do something for this community,” said Kurt Bullinger, who co-owns the store along with Justin Vanderpool.

To that end, Vanderpool said, they’re waiting on figuring out a complete theme and keeping their inventory flexible as they discover what people in the community would like to see from the store on North Clark Street.

And he said if someone comes in wanting something that’s not on the shelves, they should feel free to ask and there’s a good chance they could order it in.

At present, the store has a selection of card games, such as Magic the Gathering and Pokemon, board games and puzzles, as well as play mats, dice and other accessories.

There’s also a tall table with a gaming mat for gaming with miniatures, such as Warhammer, and long tables for card games, such as Bullinger’s favorite, Magic the Gathering.

And both said it’s no problem if someone comes in not knowing about a game; they’re both happy to sit down and teach anyone how to play games they already know, while both admit there’s still plenty of games they’re trying to learn about.

They even plan to hold events for people in the community, and have already held drafts to open new Magic the Gathering cards. Being near the middle school, they want their store to be a place for kids after school who want to play something together, without screens, instead of going home to video games and TV. Bullinger said his beloved card game can teach many skills to youths, including resource management, strategy and thinking ahead.

There’s also space to play Dungeons and Dragons, a game Bullinger said promotes teamwork and thus could be a good fit for middle and high schoolers who aren’t busy with sports after school to still get some of those same benefits.

As both have lived in Powell for many years, Bullinger and Vanderpool said they only wished their new store had been around when they were younger. Now, they have a chance to give back through their “friendly local game store.”

The store is open Wednesday-Sunday.