by Thomas Traplin | Dec 2, 2014 | Articles, Community, General Business
Last time we talked about how to turn customers who don’t play Magic into beginner/casual players. That article can be found here if you haven’t read it yet. The principle behind the concept of the Customer Development progression is that a local game... 
by Thomas Traplin | Nov 18, 2014 | Articles, Community, General Business
Magic: the Gathering is an excellent game. 21 years and still growing is a pretty good track record. It is fairly easy for a local game store to open up, declare that they have game tables and Magic cards for sale and have a steady source of income for their business.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Aug 1, 2014 | Articles, General Business, Tournaments
The game has changed. In the past two years the growth of Magic and the tournament scene has been both a boon and a curse. I’m sure everyone has heard a horror story or two about a PTQ that was run catastrophically. Too many players, not enough seats.... 
by Thomas Traplin | Jun 7, 2014 | Articles, General Business
Partners are the key Business has always been attractive to me, even when I was young. Right out of high school I knew I wanted to run my own Local Gaming Store. I decided to abandon my studies in Computer Science and instead open a gaming establishment with two of my... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 16, 2014 | Articles, General Business
Below is a list of features that every single game store should aspire to have. For those of you who are considering opening your own store use this list as a road map. There is far more to running a proper business than the bullet points down below but if these... 
by Thomas Traplin | Apr 9, 2014 | Articles, General Business
Maybe you have been thinking about it for a while. It usually goes like this. “I’ve been playing Magic for a long time now. How cool would it be to open my own local gaming store (LGS)? I know how to trade, how hard can it be to sell?” First off, it...