{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5f963449-c577-4c0a-9ce5-3f02ed8de8cd","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=\"MVP032: How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Of Face To Face Toronto Part 1\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/5f963449-c577-4c0a-9ce5-3f02ed8de8cd\"></iframe>","title":"MVP032: How To Run Massive Magic Tournaments And Other LGS Secrets With Kelly Ackerman Of Face To Face Toronto Part 1","description":"<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\nWelcome to another episode of the Manaverse Podcast. We\u2019re continuing the Face To Face Games series today, this time we\u2019re back in Toronto with Kelly Ackerman. Kelly is the co-owner of the newest iteration of the Face To Face business, the aptly named <a href=\"http://facetofacegames.com\">Face To Face Toronto</a>. This is part one of an awesome 2 part interview I recorded with Kelly and he is the current record holder for longest intro on the podcast so far.<br />\nThirty five\u00a0minutes of this episode is dedicated to the Kelly Ackerman origin story and if they are the only minutes you listen to you would still get a tonne of value out of it. You see, Kelly also holds the title for organizing the largest North American PTQ ever, the world if you don\u2019t count PTQ\u2019s associated with Grand Prix\u2019s. And he breaks down exactly what he did to make the tournament so successful. There\u2019s a tonne of stuff to take away from this episode and it\u2019s only the first half!\u00a0<br />\nThe topics for this episode include:<br />\n<br />\nBuilding a Magic community from scratch<br />\nBecoming a judge<br />\nThe biggest PTQ in North America<br />\nGetting Face To Face Toronto set up, the plans, the prep, the build<br />\nBuilding strategic alliances<br />\nAre we in a table top gaming renaissance?<br />\n<br />\nCheck out <a href=\"http://facetofacegames.com\">Facetofacegames.com</a>\u00a0or go to the Face To Face Toronto <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/FaceToFaceGamesToronto\">Facebook</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/facetofacegames\">Twitter</a> pages to get the lowdown on what Kelly is up to. If you haven't yet heard the previous episode of the Manaverse Podcast you can find my interview with KYT\u00a0<a href=\"https://www.manaversesaga.com/mvp031/\">right here</a>.<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"}