{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F1bb11555-f41a-493c-9779-5fbb285403a2","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"MVP024: Bampot Tea, The Trendiest Board Game Cafe In Toronto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/1bb11555-f41a-493c-9779-5fbb285403a2\"></iframe>","title":"MVP024: Bampot Tea, The Trendiest Board Game Cafe In Toronto","description":"<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nToday\u2019s show features Alex Moore. Alex is\u00a0the chef and board game manager at <a href=\"http://bampottea.com\">Bampot</a>, a board game cafe in Toronto. <a href=\"http://bampottea.com\">Bampot</a>, or the full version: Bampot: Bohemian House of Tea and Board Games is a trendy place that offers loose leaf tea, vegetarian and vegan food and board games to their patrons.<br />\nBampot is\u00a0one of many board game cafes that have popped up in recent years. In this episode we talk about what makes <a href=\"http://bampottea.com\">Bampot</a> different from other board game cafes as well as explore the operations side of the business. Many LGS owners have expressed an interest in incorporating a cafe into their business model so today we are going to dig into the business from the other side, start with the cafe and then add in the LGS and see how it plays out.\u00a0<br />\nIf you want to get a better understanding of the food and cafe side of a games business, this is a good episode for you to check out.<br />\nOver the course of the episode we discuss:<br />\n<br />\nBampot's unique style that attracts customers and turns them into fans.\u00a0<br />\nThe board game cafe model in general.<br />\nCreating programs tailored towards your local community.<br />\nThe obstacles board game cafes encounter during the first couple of months of being open.<br />\nCreating a library of games if you're not a board games person.<br />\nTips and tricks for operating a popular board game cafe.<br />\n<br />\nAll that and more in this week's episode of the Manaverse Podcast. Check out Bampot\u00a0on <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/bampothouseoftea\">Facebook</a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http://bampottea.com\">online</a>, and if you liked this episode, check out <a href=\"https://www.manaversesaga.com/mvp023/\">last week's episode</a>\u00a0where\u00a0Aaron Tillman tells the story of how he started building his LGS with $500 and a laptop and has grown to nearly $10 000 in inventory in only two months.<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<a href=\"http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-manaverse-podcast-magic-the-gathering-business-game-store\" id=\"image-menu-id-widget-1-0-0\" class=\"homepromolink\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n</a><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<a href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/manaverse-podcast-magic-gathering/id973682235?mt=2\" id=\"image-menu-id-widget-1-1-0\" class=\"homepromolink\" target=\"_blank\"><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n</a><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0dbd759e-3e14-4ff3-a372-a7552e5e4e41/sSodOabw-WW0w-wRuaMAD4hK.png"}