by Thomas Traplin | Jan 26, 2016 | Articles, Community
Pat’s Games, a pillar of the Austin, Texas Magic community and past guest of the Manaverse Podcast has suffered quite the blow recently. According to a post they made on Reddit, they were broken into in the wee hours of the morning and had $75 000 worth of Magic... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 25, 2016 | Articles, Tech, Tools, Tournaments
Streaming is the future If you’ve never heard of Twitch.tv before, you will soon. Twitch.tv essentially allows millions of viewers to watch other people play games live over the internet. It originally focused on PC games like Minecraft and League of Legends but... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jan 25, 2016 | Articles, Mindset, Tom's Blog
This post is a little different from the usual topics I write about on this site but it’s been on my mind recently and I wanted to lay out my thoughts on paper so to speak. Maybe you will gain something from my ramblings, maybe you’ve felt the same way so... 
by Thomas Traplin | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles, Tom's Blog
Like many, many Magic players I attended a Battle For Zendikar prerelease this past weekend. I usually make it a priority to play in prereleases since I don’t have as much opportunity to play organized Magic at the moment (a seven month old son will do that) and... 
by Thomas Traplin | Aug 12, 2015 | Articles
It’s all in the cards. We’re going to talk about two things today, incentives and simplification, and how they can increase sales in your LGS. People respond to incentives, Magic players aren’t any different. When you give players a good reason to do... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jul 31, 2015 | Articles
Summer is an interesting season for Magic. Interesting can sometimes be read as pretty bad. Historically summer means warm weather and fewer players coming into your store to play Magic. School is out and many of the customers that fill your gaming tables each night...