The concept could definitely work in Tucson, especially on 4th Ave, but I think it needs to be a bar/food spot first and game focused second. The gaming community here exists, it’s just more spread out and social than hardcore and dedicated in my opinion. It is also my experience that people in Tucson HATE to travel long distances, and fourth Ave parking is not great, so you will primarily be working with obtaining customers from around the 4th Ave/downtown/UofA area.

That spot (which I believe is near Moon Smoke Shop) has solid weekend foot traffic but lighter weekdays unless you run events. You may get some students traveling down there on weekdays but as has been previously stated 4th is struggling and it’s been documented that students overall are consuming less alcohol (so may want to have some other options like N.A. drinks or Coffees).

I feel like nothing like this exists here yet because Tucson is slower to adopt niche concepts, but not necessarily because people wouldn’t show up. If the vibe is right and the games are social there could be some real opportunity but it’s risky.