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On the End of the Press Ganger Program

March 9, 2017 Matthew Vercant Leave a comment

Yesterday, Privateer Press announced the end of their Press Ganger (PG) program. Our local PGs are, understandably, upset. Many of…

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Posted in: For gamers, For store owners, Running a game store

Writing for Games: The Role-Playing Game

January 3, 2017 Matthew Vercant Leave a comment

As part of building a class on writing for game design in Fall of 2017, I’m creating a series of…

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Posted in: For gamers, Teaching

Connection with customers

December 7, 2016 Matthew Vercant Leave a comment

Today a customer who was in town for work, who had previously patronized the Game Universe chain of stores I…

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Posted in: For gamers, Running a game store

90% of it won’t happen

November 29, 2016 Matthew Vercant Leave a comment

In business and in life I spend a lot of time looking ahead and projecting. Will big box retail hurt…

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Posted in: For gamers, Teaching

3 Game Stores in the Wild and How to Identify them

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Part of running a game store, or any business, is customer acquisition and retention. One of the big struggles a…

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Posted in: For gamers, Running a game store

On Kickstarter and impact on game stores

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Customers occasionally ask me “Isn’t Kickstarter bad for game stores?” They almost ask this like they want me to be…

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Posted in: For gamers, Running a game store

Opening a Game Store: Don’t

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Lots of blogs out there will tell you the cost of opening a good game store. I’m here to tell…

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Posted in: For gamers, For store owners, Running a game store

The Competition: Working side by side

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I see a lot of store owners sweating their competitors. Mostly the ones who apparently operate without business sense or…

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Posted in: For gamers, For store owners, Running a game store

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