New promos for WPN Premium stores

We’re going to keep the value coming with the next two weeks of the newsletter being free for all subscribers so enjoy your Monday morning updates!

Tom

ps. I recorded a great interview with Jamison Sacks, the owner of Common Ground Games a few weeks ago that’s getting published this weekend to coincide with their 10 year anniversary. Keep an eye out for that because it’s going to be a good one :)

📰 Industry News

Highlights if you've only got 5 minutes

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Submit Point of Sale Data, Receive Promos!

Wizards is swapping out the Secret Lair benefits for Premium level stores for exclusive quarterly promos, all you’ve got to do is submit your POS data on time!

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More Lorcana Info From GAMA

The hottest TCG is coming this summer and we’re finally getting some more info on what to expect. Looks like favorable treatment for LGS’s so far.

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MTG Leads The Way For Hasbro In First Quarter Of 2023

Magic continues to be the workhorse for Hasbro Corporate with MTG being up despite Hasbro as a whole being down for Q1.

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Mattel and Hasbro Enter into Licensing Agreements

Barbie branded Monopoly and Transformers branded Hot Wheels incoming.

🎲 Kickstarter Project

Cool games on the horizon

Flutter

Grow a meadow of diverse flowers to attract fluttering pollinators. Immerse yourself in the wonder of nature and create a vibrant meadow bursting with flowers to attract the most vital creatures of the ecosystem - graceful Hummingbirds, swift Dragonflies, flittering Moths, delicate Butterflies, dancing Ladybugs, and revered Bees, the king of all pollinators.

Well funded (4x the goal), vibrant, simple, yet effective tile-laying action.

Just under 3 days left on this one (link)

📅 Upcoming Releases

_{What’s coming up}

• Leviathan Box (Summer 2023) - The #New40k bundle kicks off the classic Space Marine vs Space Bugs (Tyranids) battle (link)

• Pokémon TCG: Scarlet & Violet - Paldea Evolved (June 9, 2023) - The next Pokémon TCG release (link)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Wild Survivors (June 2, 2023) - The next Yu-Gi-Oh! release (link)

• Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG: Monstrous Revenge (June 23, 2023) - An all-foil release for Yu-Gi-Oh! (link)

• Universes Beyond - The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth (June 23, 2023) - Serialized One Ring anyone? (link)

• Magic: The Gathering - Commander Masters (August 4, 2023) - New Masters set tied specifically to the Commander format (link)

⛏️ Cool Tools

_{Products, apps, cool stuff}

• Elfsight - Event calendar widget for Shopify stores. (link)

• Google Lighthouse - Check your website’s accessibility rating and how to improve everything. (link)

• Activity Hero - Sell your summer camps on the marketplace. (link)

• Game Store Displays - High quality custom fixtures for hobby game stores. (link)

• StartPlaying.Games - the largest online platform for players to find tabletop roleplaying games and professional GMs for any game system. (link)

• Dized - Automated game demos and walkthroughs. (link)

📖 Learn

How-to’s and resources

• Game Store Retailer FB Group - Exactly what the name of the group implies. (link)

• Small Game Store Sanctuary FB Group - A group for small game store owners (brick and mortar - board/card game focus) to discuss concerns and challenges. (link)

• Opening a Tabletop Game Store FB Group - Facebook group mainly geared toward newbie retailers looking to learn the ropes. (link)

• Top 5 Mistakes Retailers Make When Writing A Business Plan - From the writer of one of the original guides on the LGS business, avoid these risky mistakes when writing your plan. (link)

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Tom

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