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MVP088: The Mana Boardgame Tavern is Open For Business
28th July 2020 • The Manaverse Podcast: Magic: the Gathering Business / Game Store Entrepreneurship / LGS Professionals • Tom Traplin
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Shannon Ebbitt is the co-owner with husband Vince, of the Mana Boardgame Tavern in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, a steampunk inspired venue offering a variety of adult beverages combined with a library of board games for their patrons to enjoy. 

The Mana Boardgame Tavern was conceived with the idea of bringing great games, great drinks, and great people, all together into a welcoming atmosphere. Add in a hefty amount of passionate geekdom and every night is game night.

Main Topics Explored

  • The Kickstarter campaign that started it all
  • The story of how the building they rented burned down before they could open their doors
  • How Shannon and Vince came to the decision to open a specialty bar 
  • Lessons learned during the launch
  • Raising money with Honeycomb Credit to stay afloat during the lockdown
  • Tips on running a successful crowdfunding campaign

Find out how you can run your own Loyalty Bonds campaign by going to manaversesaga.com/honeycomb

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