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Want for a Review of Trader's Legion Games, Forked River NJ (And the Call for Public Health)

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Well, I wish I could write a comprehensive review of Trader's Legion Games in Forked River NJ, but unfortunately I only have one thing to say: Almost no one was wearing a mask. 

Address: 118 N Main St Unit #1, Forked River, NJ 08731

Website: traderlegion.net

We wanted to visit Trader's Legion as our 5th stop as we visited LGS' on our way to Cape May. After coaxing Google to navigate us to the right place, we walked up at around 8:00PM on a Friday. We saw perhaps a dozen or more patrons playing games, along with staff in the store through the glass, however I counted 1, maybe 2 masks among them total. 

We turned around and left before entering. We can go into details of the cleanliness, the value, and the friendliness of stores we visit, but an important prerequisite is that you value my health and safety as your patron, and the health and safety of your community. 

Trader's Legion have stellar reviews on Google, and they seem like they may be an otherwise great place to play Warhammer and Magic. I cannot stress, however, how these things pale in comparison to public health. I feel sorry for those few patrons who thought they were responsible by wearing a mask themselves, when the science tells us that sitting in close proximity for extended lengths of time with unmasked people is one of the worst things you can do in this pandemic. 

During the week proceeding our attempted visit, 11,097 new COVID cases were confirmed in the state of NJ. The day after our attempted visit saw 89 new cases in Ocean County alone, where Trader's Legion is located. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,069 people have died of COVID in Ocean County so far.

Don't shop at Trader Legion Games during this pandemic if you value your health. We hope to return after the pandemic to give them a fair shake, but its worth remembering they didn't value the health of their patrons when it mattered most. 

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