This week we chat with Mary Couzin. Mary is a powerhouse in the industry as she runs the Chicago Toy and Game Week (ChiTag) along with a bevy of other industry conferences, meetups, awards and more. She says it is synergistic, an ecosystem.

Tabletop Wire Podcast 12: Dan Yarrington – Tabletop Tycoon

Jul 15th, 2020

This week we chat with Dan Yarrington, the tycoon of Tabletop Tycoon. Dan has been in the hobby for many years in retail, publishing, fulfillment, wholesale and more. Last year he sold Ship Naked and Hit Point Sales to Funagain, and is turn

Tabletop Wire Podcast 11: Chris Whitpan – Renegade Game Studio

Jul 8th, 2020

This week we chat with Chris Whitpan, the event and convention manager at Renegade Game Studio. He took the job this year just as the convention season imploded…or has it? Renegade Con was a success and more are planned. Chris takes us insi

Tabletop Wire Podcast 10: JT Smith, Jeff Anderson

Jul 1st, 2020

This week we chat with JT Smith and Jeff Anderson about the acquisition of Tabletop Events by BoardGameGeek. Smith grew the tabletop convention management service over the last five years, but was almost forced to close when the pandemic fo

Tabletop Wire Podcast 9: Marissa Kelly – Magpie Games

Jun 24th, 2020

This week we talk with Marissa Kelly, an owner at Magpie Games. We talk about their new Curated Play Program, ashcans, and more. She talks about the indie tabletop gaming space, the wall the company hit and how they are getting over it. Mos

Tabletop Wire Podcast 8: Scotia Buchan – A Muse N Games

Jun 17th, 2020

This week we talk to Canadian retailer Scotia Buchan. She and her husband own A Muse N Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba. We talk about the intentional way they went about building community and how they curate their inventory for a smaller footp

Tabletop Wire Podcast 7: Justin Gary – Stone Blade Entertainment

Jun 10th, 2020

Our guest today Justin Gary. He is the CEO of Stone Blade Entertainment, but you may know him best as one of the designers of Ascension. But, that is only one of his many design credits. He is an author of the Think Like A Game Designer, and ru

Tabletop Wire Podcast 6: Steve Ellis – Gaming Days

Jun 3rd, 2020

This week we chatted with Steve Ellis from Gaming Days, a special event company he helped start last year with three good friends, Paul Alexander Butler, Rob Harrington, and Travis Severance. Gaming Days purchased Free RPG Day last year, an

Tabletop Wire Podcast 5: Krzysztof Szafrański – Rebel

May 27th, 2020

Our guest this week is Rebel business development director Krzysztof Szafrański. Rebel is a Polish distributor, e-commerce store, publisher and more. Founded in 2003, the company was bought by Asmodee in 2018. The interview was recorded las

Tabletop Wire Podcast 4: Ray Wehrs – Calliope Games

May 20th, 2020

Our podcast for this week features Ray Wehrs, the president of Calliope Games. Ray tells us how dealing with counterfeits and tariffs over the last couple years have helped put the company in a good position to deal with the aftermath of the pa

Tabletop Wire Podcast 3: Gary Ray – Black Diamond Games

May 13th, 2020

In this episode we talk with Gary Ray, the owner of Black Diamond Games in Concord, California. He is also the author of Friendly Local Game Store: A Five-Year Path to a Middle-Class Income. Gary’s store maybe closed, and his business upended,

Tabletop Wire Podcast 2: Jeff Tidball – Atlas Games, GAMA

May 6th, 2020

In this episode we feature Atlas Games COO and GAMA Secretary Jeff Tidball about the impact of the pandemic on the industry.

Tabletop Wire Podcast 1: The Origin Story

Apr 29th, 2020

Welcome to the first Tabletop Wire Podcast. We’ll keep this one short as we test all the technology. Listen in as Andrew chats about the origins of Tabletop Wire.

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