Tom Traplin

The Manaverse Podcast

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The Manaverse Podcast is a podcast created for you, the gamer with aspirations of building your own local game store (LGS), the entrepreneur running an LGS who wants to grow their business, and the player who wants a behind the scenes look into their favourite hobby. If you’re looking for inspiration, new ideas, and interesting perspectives then Tom Traplin has you covered. Learn the business of selling some of the best games in the world including MTG, Warhammer, Pokémon, Dungeons and Dragons, board games and Euro games from some of the best retailers in the industry. Hear from some of the mo...

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MVP042: Round Table – Wizards of the Coast Sued By MTG Judges 01.05.2016 59:55

The Wizards Lawsuit In today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast Tom, Wayne and John discuss the details and ramifications of the recent announcement that WotC is being sued by four judges in California. The class action lawsuit claims that MTG … Read More The post MVP042: Round Table – Wizards of the Coast Sued By MTG Judges appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP041: Travis Parry and The Nerd Store 22.04.2016 1:02:32

Travis Parry and the tale of The Nerd Store Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast features Travis Parry, someone you may recognize from the round table editions of the show. As the only co-host that hadn't been interviewed one on … Read More The post MVP041: Travis Parry and The Nerd Store appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP040: Round Table – How To Run Great Events That Grow Your Game Store 15.04.2016 1:25:57

How to run great events that grow your game store Running events is one of the most effective ways to grow the community for your game store. If you do a good job organizing each one and provide a good … Read More The post MVP040: Round Table – How To Run Great Events That Grow Your Game Store appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP039: MiniWarGaming.com – From LGS To YouTube 10.04.2016 40:48

In the grim darkness of the deep internet, there is only war… The featured guest for today’s episode of the Manaverse Podcast is Matthew Glanfield. Matt is the co-owner of the popular YouTube channel MiniWarGaming and the website miniwargaming.com. There … Read More The post MVP039: MiniWarGaming.com – From LGS To YouTube appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP038: Round Table – The GAMA Trade Show 01.04.2016 1:22:41

Welcome to the first edition of the Manaverse Podcast round table! In addition to the usual one on one interviews that you know and love, I've brought on a cavalcade of courageous co-hosts, a torrent of talent, an avalanche of entrepreneurial … Read More The post MVP038: Round Table – The GAMA Trade Show appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP037: Tom Traplin and the Manaverse Podcast are back! 01.04.2016 22:32

The triumphant return of the Manaverse Podcast is here! No, this isn't a cruel April's Fools joke. The Manaverse Podcast is back! This episode of podcast is a short bite size update, a way for me to reintroduce myself to … Read More The post MVP037: Tom Traplin and the Manaverse Podcast are back! appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP036: Checkmate with Black Knight Games 30.10.2015 1:08:06

The featured guest on today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is Jay Mason-Grant. Jay is the owner of Black Knight Games in Hamilton, Ontario. Jay has a pretty interesting origin story for how he got into the business, and yet … Read More The post MVP036: Checkmate with Black Knight Games appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP035: Player 2 Press Start – KW Vintage Games 23.10.2015 1:13:28

KW Vintage Games - from retro to cardboard Joaquim Mendes is quite the character. Our guest today is the owner of one of the most unique shops in Kitchener, Ontario. Within the walls of his relatively small store is virtually … Read More The post MVP035: Player 2 Press Start – KW Vintage Games appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP034: The Nerd Haven Update – 5x The Haven 17.10.2015 1:05:17

Nerd Haven v2.0 Welcome to a slightly delayed edition of the Manaverse Podcast. Today’s podcast is an update with a previous guest. Roughly six months ago Aaron Tillman started up Nerd Haven with $500 and a laptop. Now, he’s expanded … Read More The post MVP034: The Nerd Haven Update – 5x The Haven appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP033: Face To Face Toronto – How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Part 2 09.10.2015 1:03:45

Face to Face Toronto - The Duelist Welcome to part 2 of the Kelly Ackerman/Face To Face Toronto interview. Today Kelly and I talk about the big mistakes, the big wins, and a bunch of tools and resources you can … Read More The post MVP033: Face To Face Toronto – How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Part 2 appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP032: How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Of Face To Face Toronto Part 1 02.10.2015 1:17:58

Welcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. We’re continuing the Face To Face Games series today, this time we’re back in Toronto with Kelly Ackerman. Kelly is the co-owner of the newest iteration of the Face To Face business, … Read More The post MVP032: How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Of Face To Face Toronto Part 1 appeared first on Manaver...

MVP031: Captain Canada Talks Being On The Pro Tour, Content Creation, And Building ManaDeprived.com 25.09.2015 1:14:29

In this edition of the Manaverse Podcast and over the next few weeks, I am excited feature one of the most well known names in Canadian Magic. This particular episode our guest has competed on the Pro Tour twice, created and … Read More The post MVP031: Captain Canada Talks Being On The Pro Tour, Content Creation, And Building ManaDeprived.com appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP030: The Methods Card Kingdom and Mox Boarding House Use To Reach Hundreds Of Customers Each Week 18.09.2015 1:43:14

Welcome to the 30th episode of the Manaverse Podcast. I’ve got a great show for you today, our featured guest is the creative content manager for one of the premier LGSs in North America. Perhaps you’ve heard of them, Card … Read More The post MVP030: The Methods Card Kingdom and Mox Boarding House Use To Reach Hundreds Of Customers Each Week appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP029: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 2 11.09.2015 59:54

Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is part two of the Steve Ellis interview and yes, that's a time travelling DeLorean in the feature image. Steve is the co-owner of Rainy Day Games in Aloha, Oregon in case you missed … Read More The post MVP029: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 2 appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP028: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 1 04.09.2015 1:19:44

Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast features Steve Ellis, the co-owner of Rainy Day Games in Aloha, Oregon. Steve had so much insight into the world of game store ownership that I once again had to split the episode into … Read More The post MVP028: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 1 appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP027: Meeples Games, Welcome To The Thunderdome! 28.08.2015 1:09:08

Today on the Manaverse Podcast we're talking to Laura Schneider. Laura's the co-owner of Meeples Games and she's going to walk us through how she built her awesome game store /cafe/thunderdome. We go over how Laura spent an entire year … Read More The post MVP027: Meeples Games, Welcome To The Thunderdome! appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP026: Derium’s CCGs Part Two 21.08.2015 1:13:40

This week's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is part two of the Derium's CCGs interview. If you haven't checked out part one, you should do that first. I'll wait. Hey, glad you're back. This is the episode where the guys and … Read More The post MVP026: Derium’s CCGs Part Two appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP025: Derium’s CCGs Part One 14.08.2015 1:08:24

This week's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is a special one. Not only is it the 25th episode, it's also a two parter. The featured business for the next two episodes of the podcast has a popular channel on Youtube, … Read More The post MVP025: Derium’s CCGs Part One appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP024: Bampot Tea, The Trendiest Board Game Cafe In Toronto 07.08.2015 1:03:31

Today’s show features Alex Moore. Alex is the chef and board game manager at Bampot, a board game cafe in Toronto. Bampot, or the full version: Bampot: Bohemian House of Tea and Board Games is a trendy place that offers loose … Read More The post MVP024: Bampot Tea, The Trendiest Board Game Cafe In Toronto appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP023: Nerdish Haven – The Story Of How To Start An LGS With $500 And A Laptop 31.07.2015 1:09:05

Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast features Aaron Tillman. He’s the proud owner of Nerdish Haven in Coffeyville Kansas. In this episode we explore an LGS in the very first days of it’s existence. That’s because Nerdish Haven opened it doors … Read More The post MVP023: Nerdish Haven – The Story Of How To Start An LGS With $500 And A Laptop appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP022: How Your LGS Can Crush It With Player Progression 24.07.2015 23:24

Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast is a little different from the usual show. In this shorter than average episode I talk about the different stages in a Magic player's career and how each stage relates to an LGS owner's business. We … Read More The post MVP022: How Your LGS Can Crush It With Player Progression appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP021: The Crazy Squirrel Game Store Is Plotting World Domination 17.07.2015 1:22:23

Jennifer Ward comes onto the Manaverse Podcast this week to share with us the future: A world dominated by crazy squirrels. Ok, that's not true, but she has come to share with everybody what makes Crazy Squirrel Game Store in … Read More The post MVP021: The Crazy Squirrel Game Store Is Plotting World Domination appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP020: Black Diamond Games, Gary Ray, and the Magic Bubble 10.07.2015 1:10:44

Gary Ray on the Magic: the Gathering bubble On today's episode, my featured guest is Gary Ray, the store owner of Black Diamond Games in Concord, California. Gary is a purveyor of board games, card games, and all things … Read More The post MVP020: Black Diamond Games, Gary Ray, and the Magic Bubble appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP019: Games of Berkeley, California’s Premier FLGS 03.07.2015 1:30:04

Erik Bigglestone and Games of Berkeley are the focus of this week's episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Erik shares his experience as part of a gaming family and the story of how he came to be the owning manager of … Read More The post MVP019: Games of Berkeley, California’s Premier FLGS appeared first on Manaverse Saga .

MVP018: Pat’s Games And The Castle That Magic Built 26.06.2015 1:28:05

Today's episode of the Manaverse Podcast features a woman whose store is literally a castle. Pat Johnson comes on the show to talk about her aptly named store Pat's Games. Pat has a fairly unique business. Most local game stores put … Read More The post MVP018: Pat’s Games And The Castle That Magic Built appeared first on Manaverse Saga .