The Manaverse Podcast

Welcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Wayne Mittelstaedt is back on the podcast for a one on one interview and we're going deep into the trials and tribulations of a major business move. Wayne shares a ton of valuable … Read More The post MVP067: The New Dueling Grounds appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

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 … Read More The post MVP066: How To Build A Winning Team appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

This is the third episode in the series where we're exploring the question "If a game store wants to grow their game store business today, what should they do?"    If you haven't listened to the previous episodes of this … Read More The post MVP065: Personal Development And Tools For Success appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

The round table is back! John Coviello and Gary Sproul join me to discuss the recent changes in the gaming industry and their impact on the business. We go over Game Workshop changing their policy about online shopping carts, minimum … Read More The post MVP064: Round Table – The Games Industry Is Changing appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

One of the most common threads among the game stores that have been featured on this podcast is that they provide their customers with an exceptional experience. Each transaction in your business fundamentally comes down to how your customer feels … Read More The post MVP063: How To Craft An Exceptional Experience appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

How would you like to wake up every day, knowing that your game store is steadily growing. Events are pulling in larger and larger numbers of people. The number of sales is going up, along with the size of each … Read More The post MVP062: Marketing Your Game Store appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast we're talking about Great Bend's newest game store, Mind Sculpt Games. So new it doesn't exist yet. Usually, I interview game store owners that have been in business for a few years and have … Read More The post MVP061: Building Mind Sculpt Games From The Ground Up appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast, our special guest is the most excellent Lynn Potyen. Lynn is the owner of the The GameBoard in Sheboygan, WI and in the words of the Geek and Sundry article she was recently … Read More The post MVP060: The GameBoard – How To Make Your Customer The Hero With Lynn Potyen appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

Guardian Games, the Grandest Game Store in Portland is the subject of this episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Gene Joo is the special guest today, he's the Magic Department Manager of Guardian Games in Portland, and he shares the strategies that he's … Read More The post MVP059: Guardian Games and Fostering a Magic Community with Gene Joo appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

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 … Read More The post MVP058: Business is War – Mark Koh on MegaCorp appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, the hosts of the show look back on 2016 and do a postmortem report. It's always a good idea to look back on what went right and what went wrong. You can learn some … Read More The post MVP057: Round Table – Breakout Games, Surprise Winners, Unexpected Stinkers, And The Lessons Of 2016 Round Table appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

The round table hosts of the Manaverse Podcast come together to discuss the past month. We live in exciting times and November has been an interesting for the guys. John Coviello, Wayne Mittlesteadt, Gary Sproul, and Tom Traplin share their … Read More The post MVP056: November In Review, Plus A Special Announcement appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

  Every owner of a profitable game store will eventually face a difficult decision. Do you move your store or do you expand? Well, lucky for you this episode of the Manaverse Podcast covers both! Gary Sproul from the Haunted … Read More The post MVP055: Round Table – How To Move/Renovate Your Local Game Store Without Going Insane appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

In today's show the hosts of the Manaverse Podcast discuss the reasons why game stores fail. Some percentage of businesses fail. The question is how do you make sure that your game store isn't one of them? The sad truth is … Read More The post MVP054: Round Table – Why Game Stores Fail appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

  The problems with Pucatrade are the subject of the show today, specifically the release of the Future Site update and the effects of its crumbling economy. After a fundraising campaign and many months of development time, Pucatrade's newest incarnation has … Read More The post MVP053: The Problem With Pucatrade appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast Wayne hosts John and I at Dueling Grounds in Toronto and we discuss the variety of ways a game store owner can build their shop's inventory. We go over the product mix matrix … Read More The post MVP052: Optimizing Your Product Mix appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

Tom's Top 5 Magic Settlers of Catan Betrayal at House on the Hill Hearthstone DBZ Card Game John's Top 5 Shadows Over Brimstone Takenoko Malifaux the Miniatures GameMansions of Madness Call of Cthulhu Wayne's Top 5 Magic Dungeons and Dragons … Read More The post MVP051: Round Table – Top 5 Favourite Games appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

According to an article by Bloomberg last year, ecommerce sales beat out traditional brick and mortar sales during Black Friday. The trend is now obvious and ecommerce sales are going to become more and more important as time goes on. … Read More The post MVP050: Ecommerce for Game Store Owners appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

Gary Sproul describes the terrifying history of the Haunted Game Cafe Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast involves a deep dive into the murky fog and buried past of Gary Sproul. Gary is the ghostly proprietor of the Haunted Game … Read More The post MVP049: Gary Sproul on the Haunted Game Cafe appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

Many game store owners think their Facebook page is all they need to compete online and reach new customers. Tom Traplin, John Coviello, and Gary Sproul come together on this episode of the Manaverse Podcast to discuss the question: Does … Read More The post MVP048: Round Table – Does your game store need a website? appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

GeekyGami's has appeared! The story continues. Allen Hicks comes onto the Manaverse Podcast today to share with us the latest update to the tale of Nerdish Haven in Coffeyville, Kansas. Nerdish Haven was the fledgling local game store we've been following … Read More The post MVP047: GeekyGami’s with Allen Hicks // Nerdish Haven has evolved! appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

The game cafe and how to build one from scratch In this episode of the Manaverse Podcast, I'm joined by my co-hosts John Coviello and Wayne Mittlesteadt as well as a special guest, Gary Sproul. Gary is the owner of … Read More The post MVP046: Round Table – Game Cafes appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

  Have you written a business plan for your game store? In this round table episode of the Manaverse Podcast Tom, Wayne and John discuss the importance of planning out your business. Sometimes that means sitting down and writing an actual, … Read More The post MVP045: Round Table – Creating a Business Plan That Works appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

Is Magic Digital Next Wizard's Answer To Hearthstone? In this round table episode of the Manaverse Podcast Tom, Wayne and John discuss the future of Magic: the Gathering. We also discuss how it may impact local game stores. With Wizard's announcement of … Read More The post MVP044: Round Table – Will Magic Digital Next Make Magic an E-Sport appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

  The end of the local game store? In this round table episode of the Manaverse Podcast Tom, Wayne and John discuss an article recently written by past guest of the show, Gary Ray. You can find Gary's interview on the … Read More The post MVP043: Round Table – Will Local Game Stores Survive? appeared first on Manaverse Saga .