I'm in CT...
... so it's an issue of 1.5 hrs to the CT stores or 3 hrs to AC! So there is no reason at all for me to go to AC unless something special is planned. CT has LS, AC pen can be slightly better on the average than CT, but not a half deck better, and the LS rule is roughly equivalent in value to a half deck pen in a shoe game. Still, more games in AC means more opportunities for advanced techniques.