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MVP059: Guardian Games Portland and Fostering a Magic Community with Gene Joo

MVP059: Guardian Games Portland and Fostering a Magic Community with Gene Joo

by Thomas Traplin | Apr 18, 2017 | Community, Podcasts, Tournaments

Guardian Games Portland, 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 used to...
The 7 Immutable Rules of Running Magic Tournaments

The 7 Immutable Rules of Running Magic Tournaments

by Thomas Traplin | Feb 15, 2016 | Articles, Fundamentals, Tournaments

One of the major factors in making Magic: the Gathering successful and popular is how well Wizards supports the game with an organized play program. The strength of organized play has set the game above the other CCG’s. Taking advantage of the systems in place...
Streaming Magic: the Gathering On Twitch.tv – The LGS Tech Guide

Streaming Magic: the Gathering On Twitch.tv – The LGS Tech Guide

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...
MVP036: Checkmate with Black Knight Games

MVP036: Checkmate with Black Knight Games

by Thomas Traplin | Oct 30, 2015 | General Business, Marketing, Podcasts, Sales, Tournaments

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 the path he took is often overlooked by...
MVP032: How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Of Face To Face Toronto Part 1

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

by Thomas Traplin | Oct 2, 2015 | Podcasts, Tournaments

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, the aptly named Face To Face...
MVP031: Captain Canada Talks Being On The Pro Tour, Content Creation, And Building ManaDeprived.com

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

by Thomas Traplin | Sep 25, 2015 | Community, Marketing, Podcasts, Tournaments

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 built the online home of Canadian Magic,...
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