The Brains Behind TGG: Your Management Staff

Michael Richards

Michael Richards was born and raised here in Tucson, Az. One of our resident ORCS grew up playing Soccer, Video Games, and Board Games. His game addiction comes from his step-dad owning a store down in Sierra Vista and as a child he did work around the store for booster packs of MTG. Michael enjoy all facets of nerdism even earning a prestigious award at the young age of 16 in the SCA, his AoA. He is an avid Board Gamer by day, and hardcore PC gamer by night and he definitely enjoys all games of all variety. One of his most recent top accolades was Winning a major Klask Tournament in 2019 bringing home a trophy to TGG. Yes he’s a world renown KLASK champion! Sometimes his competitiveness gets the better of him but in the end still plays to win.

Shane Terpstra

Whether creating combat rules used by him and his brothers playing with action figures as children in the early 80s, creating worlds for various role playing systems or as a level designer for video games, Shane has always had a serious love affair with rulesets, game lore and world building. Currently exploring new rpg systems he is presently in love with narrative based systems. (Fiasco anyone?) Being the elder statesman of TGG, Shane now has grandchildren and knows it is his duty to teach them a love of games after having done so with his three daughters. This has forced him to play less complicated and time-consuming games and focus on more casual and easy to learn titles. He regrets nothing.

John “Jp!” Krhovsky

John “Jp!” Krhovsky is the store manager at the Premium Outlets location. He has been with TGG since the winter of 2022. John has a long history of gaming. He is a Pokémon Professor, a long-time tabletop wargamer and role-player, LARPer, a party gamer, TCG collector/player, boardgame enthusiast, modeling and painting hobbyist, a snappy dresser, and quite possibly some sort of caffeine and curry fueled goblin. His go-to, top picks beverages at the Short Rest Tavern are the caramel flavored energy drinks and the spicy peppered meads; whilst his favorite meal there is the Griffon Nuggets with cheese sauce to dip them in, although he has also been known to ravenously devour the occasional “Orc Burger” as well. He enjoys green dice, mono-black decks, and playing spellcasters, and fielding all manner of “green-skins” on the tabletop. His favorite board games are “Tsuro”, and “The Omega Virus.” So, the next time you are up in the Marana area, stop on into the Premium Outlets location of TGG and meet this mythically eccentric individual.

James Mead

James is a Tucson-Native, and is currently the Operations Supervisor for The Short Rest Tavern, and the Caffeine Cauldron – primarily responsible for making sure they are well-stocked, addressing any operation concerns, and also coordinates the event for the Short Rest Tavern and some of the events for TGG. Usually you’ll find James running the Karaoke on Thursday nights, or Trivia on Friday Nights – in the “Event Room”.

Prior to TGG, James was a world-travelling stuntman/entertainer – originally starting at Tucson’s own Old Tucson Studios, and then performing in shows in Texas, Germany, and a few locations in China. Later James produced and managed shows in those same locations, as well as in India and Taiwan.

James initially got involved with TGG back in the very early days when TGG opened its original location on Broadway (sometimes referred to as “TGG Prime”. He likes boardgames, but his true gaming passion is RPG’s such as Pathfinder, Delta Green, and Monster of the Week. He also likes playing quicker card/dice games such as “Incan Gold”, “Saboteur”, and the “Star Wars Deck Building Game”.

Jay El

I’m a level 51 dice goblin from the swamps of Louisiana who started his grand adventures in ’83.

I enjoy painting minis and dice boxes and creating geeky designs for my fellow dice goblins. While I started with D&D my current favorite game is Alien from Free League.

Cesar Munsen

Age: 34

Height: Tall enough

Weight: None of your business and counting.

Years at TGG: 2 years going on my 3rd.

Position at TGG: TCG/Online Sales Specialist.

Favorite Game: Magic The Gathering.

Random Facts:

I’m legally imported from Mexico. I’m a huge Simpsons fan. I’m also an ordained minister and a licensed hairstylist.

Brody

Born and raised in the frozen hellscape of Minnesota, Brody grew weary of the ice and snow and decided to move to Tucson in 2020. After not playing any tabletop games for almost a decade, he found a love for Magic: The Gathering which would eventually lead him to start a job at Tucson Games and Gadgets. Since working there, he’s fallen in love with many other games. His favorite being the role-playing game known as Pathfinder. He has a fondness for many different board games, but prefers role-playing or playing the MTG format Commander with his friends.

Steven Furgason

Hailing from parts unknown Steve has skills beyond most people mental understanding. He loves setting up TGG’s many displays and an layouts through our both locations. He currently is the store manager of Tucson Games and Gadget’s Park Place location. He has been working in sales for over twelve years and has been a manager for the last five, his specialties include visual merchandising and logistics. He enjoys creating a fun and inviting experience for his customers and has goals to run his own business in the future. (WE WILL NEVER LET HIM LEAVE!)

Dawn

Dawndreia joined the Orc team in October of 2022. She’s a mother of 3 who enjoys games, painting miniatures, and all things steampunk. While working with Tucson Games and Gadgets, Dawn has passed multiple TCG judge certifications and furthered her overall game knowledge.

Aspen

Originally from rural Kentucky, Aspen is a newcomer to Arizona. Since moving, she has put off pursuing her computer science degree (for the time being) in favor of being a Forever Child and working at a fantasy-themed game store! You can find her at our Tucson Mall location most days of the week— in fact, it’s hard to miss her. Due to her love for sci-fi and fantasy aesthetics, Aspen is often seen dressed in thematic costumes while on shift. Although D&D and role-playing games are her specialty, Aspen also has experience in bartending, working conventions, hosting karaoke, and 3-D printing custom miniatures for the store. Aspen’s off-time hobbies include spending her paycheck on videogames and wasting time practicing makeup and special effects. She likes to consider herself an amateur makeup artist… emphasis on amateur.

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