
The Manaverse Podcast is a podcast created for you, the gamer with aspirations of building your own local game store (LGS), the entrepreneur running an LGS who wants to grow their business, and the player who wants a behind the scenes look into their favourite hobby. If you’re looking for inspiration, new ideas, and interesting perspectives then Tom Traplin has you covered. Learn the business of s... more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 170 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MarketingBusinessEntrepreneurship | |||

"For us, community is not a marketing strategy. It is literally part of our operating model."
If you’ve ever wondered what it actually takes to turn a bookstore and game store into a place people never want to leave, this conversation is packed with... more
Opening a game store is easy to romanticize. Running one is where the real lessons begin.
In this episode, I talk with Trey MacCampbell, owner of Brass Dragon Games, about what he’s learned in the first seven months of running a tabletop game store.... more
In this revealing episode, Lynn Potyen from The Game Board and Price Johnson of Cephalofair Games discuss the hidden crisis of tariffs impacting the tabletop games industry. Discover how sudden trade policies and tariff chaos are causing layoffs, del... more
"Google Business Profile is where your store's introduction is made"What would the impact of having 100 extra potential customers walk into your store each month be? People who are interested in the games and products you have to sell. How would that... more
What a great podcast. For anyone that owns or runs a hobby store, each episode gives you new ideas and things you should be doing.
A solid resource for aspiring and experienced game store owners.
Good job interviewing Deriums ccgs. Keep up the good work.
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The show centers on building and growing local game stores, with a strong emphasis on community, accessible gameplay, and practical retail tactics. Episodes frequently explore topics like events, community culture, inventory decisions guided by customer feedback, local SEO and marketing, and how external factors such as tariffs or shipping rules affect small businesses in the tabletop space. Noteworthy is the consistent focus on people over product, collaborations between stores, and hands-on playbooks that store owners can implement quickly to drive traffic and loyalty while sustaining margins.
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Recent guests on The Manaverse Podcast include:
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2. Bill Hibbler
3. David Finn
4. Jonathan Domanus
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