by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Jul 29, 2020 | Articles, General Business
Hasbro released its financial statements report for the second quarter of 2020 with things looking pretty rough overall. Hasbro revenue declined by 29% year over year with all but Hasbro Gaming reporting losses in its brand portfolio. Magic: the Gathering declined in...
by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Jan 4, 2019 | Articles, Community, General Business
Game stores of all stripes have a problem. A big problem. A tragedy of the commons in a way. At least the ones that have dedicated play space do. The question is “What do you do about the people who want to use your space without spending money with your...
by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Nov 12, 2018 | Fundamentals, General Business, Marketing, Podcasts
Matthew Vercant has worked for three game stores, done shipping fulfillment for various Kickstarters, managed shipping for Minion Games, and now owns Just Games Rochester. His background before entering the games industry was in publishing and teaching. He also just...
by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Sep 4, 2018 | Articles, Fundamentals, General Business
Just like a lot of business owners, new game store owners make a lot of mistakes. Partly due to too much enthusiasm and partly due to lack of experience. Following are the top 5 rookie mistakes that new game store owners make and how you can avoid making them...
by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Aug 16, 2017 | General Business, Podcasts
Welcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. We’ve got a great show for you today because today the whole round table is here to talk about finding and hiring the right people so you can build a team that helps you grow your game business.Wayne...
by tomtraplin@gmail.com | Jan 30, 2017 | General Business, Podcasts
Megacorp was created and designed by Mark G. Koh, a serial tech founder with a lifelong love of card games and business. Growing up in Singapore, southeast Asia, Mark discovered tabletop games at an early age of 8- beginning with Advanced Dungeons and dragons. He...
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