CORONAVIRUS EDITION
Merchants Seek Niche:
From Videos To Takeout
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – For Serenity Hobbies’ proprietor Nate Roberts, the game must go on.
“We have weekly games that people still want to play,” he said. “But we have an account with Roll20, which is software that creates a virtual tabletop and has a voice chat.”
It’s free for players, who will be invited by their Dungeon Masters to join as each game is set up. “We’re taking our weekly “Magic: The Gathering” tournament online too,” said Roberts. “People can play from home. We didn’t want to cancel it.”
As Coronavirus cases begin to mount in Upstate New York – although one has yet to surface in Otsego County – Oneonta’s downtown is preparing as best they can to weather the storm.
“Everyone was in on Friday, stocking up on books,” said Martha Bremer, Green Toad Books. “Kids are out of school, but they still want to read.”
