Ravensburger Lorcana store program goes live

Hey folks,

More Lorcana news hitting this week with the Hobby Store application going live on Melee, plus some new tools for you to measure your store up against the competition.

I’ve also got a great interview with Brendan Carrion from Athoria Games coming down the pipe next week. We discussed some of the philosophical aspects of the tabletop industry and then get into the nitty gritty details on local marketing, community integration, and getting the word out there.

Stay tuned for that one and have a great weekend!

📰 Industry News

Highlights if you've only got 5 minutes

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New TTRPG Horror Show From Critical Role

Critical Role brings even more tabletop gaming to the culture at large with a new show airing May 25th.

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Ravensburger’s Hobby Store Program Applications Go Live On Melee

Ravensburger announced that applications for its new Hobby Store Program (HSP), which will offer event support for their upcoming release of Disney Lorcana TCG, went live on Melee.

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With the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG, Fantasy Flight is Putting All Its Cards On The Table

More info on the upcoming Star Wars: Unlimited from FFG. 200 card set, original artwork, “non-gimicky” Lorcana/Magic competitor.

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Sten Dyrmose will be taking over as the new CEO of The Army Painter

Changing of the guard at The Army Painter.

🎲 Kickstarter Project

Cool games on the horizon

BREAK!! - A TRPG inspired by fantasy videogames and anime (Still)

Now with nearly $700k raised, this game is looking like a new breakout hit. Don’t sleep on this one.

4 days left on their campaign (link)

⛏️ Cool Tools

_{Products, apps, cool stuff}

• CardTrader - A relatively new competitor for TCGPlater. (link)

• MTGBan - MTG arbitrage tool. (link)

• SimilarWeb - A powerful tool for analyzing your website and finding opportunities with ecommerce, SEO, and more. (link)

• Linktr.ee - Put all your store’s socials in one place. (link)

• NextDoor - Strictly local social media platform, great for local events (link)

📖 Learn

How-to’s and resources

• MVP133: Jamison Sacks On 10 Years At Common Ground Games - A deep dive into a seven figure friendly local game store. (link)

• Local Game Store Comparison Template - Fill in the blanks to assess your store’s strengths and weaknesses in your local market. (link)

• Startup Costs Calculator - Use Opening Expenses to keep track of the expenses you’ll rack up before starting. (link)

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Tom

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