{"id":66520,"date":"2020-09-18T20:06:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T12:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=66520"},"modified":"2022-09-18T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T12:07:27","slug":"get-your-geek-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2020\/09\/18\/get-your-geek-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Geek On!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Places to unleash your inner geek in Manila<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Manila has always had a healthy and vibrant geek culture. Whether you\u2019re a role-playing game enthusiast, a card game aficionado, a figure and designer toys collector, or a comics and graphic novel buff \u2013 there is always a shop in Manila that you can call your happy place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a quick visit, meet like-minded souls (both ally and opponents alike!) and test your geek swagger in any of the following places:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 For gaming enthusiasts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Neutral Grounds maintain a large number of branches located in major malls within Metro Manila<\/em><\/p>\n

Neutral Grounds –<\/strong> Considered a haven and a must-go-to shop for gaming enthusiasts, Neutral Grounds has been providing many Filipino and foreign gamers a venue to interact with fellow gamers, expand their games collections and acquire the latest releases from their favorite hobby companies. One of the recognized names in Hobby Gaming in the country, the shop is the official Philippine partner and distributor of well-known and much-loved titles like Magic the Gathering, Warhammer\/Warhammer 40,000, Heroclix, World of Warcraft TCG, among many others. Visit www.neutralgrounds.net<\/a> or https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/neutralgrounds<\/a> for more information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 Comics and graphic novels collectors <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Planet X (pictured) and Comic Odyssey houses an extensive selection of comics and graphic novels<\/em><\/p>\n

Planet X and Comic Odyssey \u2013 <\/strong>these two shops are arguably some of the best local shops when it comes to keeping your comics collection up-to-date. Both shops offer a considerable and expansive list of comic book titles, as well as the occasional collectible figures for DC, Marvel and even Vertigo characters. Comic Odyssey, however, specializes in back issues, offering hard-to-find back issues of well-known and obscure titles from as far as the 1960s to present.<\/span><\/p>\n

To know more, visit: http:\/\/www.comic-odyssey.com\/<\/a> or their Facebook pages: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/planetxcomicsphil<\/a> or click here<\/a> for Comic Odyssey.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 For scale models and racing kits enthusiasts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Lil\u2019s Hobby Shop <\/strong>– Whether you\u2019re on the look-out for new wheels and gears for your Tamiya, the latest scale model of planes, submarines and battleships, Lil\u2019s Hobby Shop is sure to contain an extensive collection of kits from different well-known brands. Lil\u2019s carries recognized names such as Tamiya, Dragon, Hobby Boss, Mig, Kitty Hawk, among others. Visit their Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lilshobbycenter<\/a> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another must-visit is JMN Hobby Shop<\/strong> which also carries model kits as well as aftermarket parts. Visit https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jmn.hobby<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Article by Melanie Suzon<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Places to unleash your inner geek in Manila Manila has always had a healthy and vibrant geek culture. Whether you\u2019re a role-playing game enthusiast, a card game aficionado, a figure and designer toys collector, or a comics and graphic novel buff \u2013 there is always a shop in Manila that you can call your happy place. Take a quick visit, meet like-minded souls (both ally and opponents alike!) and test your geek swagger in any of the following places: \u2022 For gaming enthusiasts Neutral Grounds maintain a large number of branches located in major malls within Metro Manila Neutral Grounds – Considered a haven and a must-go-to shop for gaming […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":66521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15752],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/09\/Planet-X-Comics_Glorietta-e1442121002523.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66522,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66520\/revisions\/66522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}