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4 Stages of Competence and Game Stores

February 9, 2021 Matthew Vercant

Psychology includes an explanation of understanding referred to as the four stages of competence, formally summarized by Gordon Training International…

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

On the End of the Press Ganger Program

March 9, 2017 Matthew Vercant

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

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

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

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

Matthew Vercant

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

Matthew Vercant

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

Matthew Vercant

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

Matthew Vercant

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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