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		<title>MVP052: Optimizing Your Product Mix</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[In today&#8217;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&#8217;s inventory. We go over the product mix matrix suggested by a listener of the show which is quoted down below for your convenience. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP029: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 2</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2015 08:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s episode of the Manaverse Podcast is part two of the Steve Ellis interview and yes, that&#8217;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 the first part, and if you have you should really check it out. The link [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP028: Rainy Day Games And Building An LGS That Stands The Test Of Time Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;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 two parts. With over fifteen years of experience running a full line game store Steve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP024: Bampot Tea, The Trendiest Board Game Cafe In Toronto</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 08:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[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 leaf tea, vegetarian and vegan food and board games to their patrons. Bampot is one of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP020: Black Diamond Games, Gary Ray, and the Magic Bubble</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 05:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gary Ray on the Magic: the Gathering bubble   On today&#8217;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 fun and has been around the block when it comes to the game trade. Gary&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP019: Games of Berkeley, California&#8217;s Premier FLGS</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 04:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Erik Bigglestone and Games of Berkeley are the focus of this week&#8217;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 Games of Berkeley, one of the oldest friendly local game stores in California. 35 years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP012: Building a Massive Magic Community at the Dragon&#8217;s Lair</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 04:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chris Fedor comes onto the Manaverse Podcast to talk about the pinnacle of geek culture in Austin, Texas, the Dragon&#8217;s Lair. We chat briefly about the history of the Dragon&#8217;s Lair and how it grew from a small business in a house 20 years ago into the place to play Magic in Austin.  As the assistant [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP010: Battling the Minotaur Inside Labyrinth Games</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2015 05:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The double digit episode of the Manaverse Podcast is here. Today I talk with Kathleen Donahue and Judy Thomas. Kathleen owns Labyrinth Games &#38; Puzzles in Washington, DC and Judy handles the Magic side.. &#8220;Labyrinth Games is a family-friendly, community-focused store featuring a wide selection of non-electronic, specialty games, puzzles, and mazes&#8221; to quote their website. Kathleen has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP009: Rock The Dragon With Jenn Haines</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today on the Manaverse Podcast, we bring on Jenn Haines. She owns The Dragon in Guelph, Ontario and she owns one the best comic book and game stores in the world. She has the award to prove it too, the Will Eisner Award to be precise. Jenn knows her stuff when it comes to community building [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MVP008: Gordon Johansen Talks About Building The 13 000 Square Foot Mecca Of Gaming</title>
		<link>https://manaversesaga.com/sentry-box/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Traplin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 00:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gordon Johansen is one of the old guards in gaming, with 35 years of experience in the games business Gordon has seen it all. Gordon and his store, the Sentry Box has seen fads come and go, weathered multiple recessions and has a wealth of expertise to share. The past 35 years has led to the current [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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