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2016/04/22 17:49:24
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/34288/barnes-noble-expands-game-events-all-640-stores
Barnes & Noble, which ran “Casual Game Gatherings” in 57, or about 9%, of its stores in March (see “Barnes & Noble Plans ‘Casual Game Gatherings’”), is expanding game events to the full 640-store chain, the company announced. The first event, a “Tabletop Gaming Meet Up,” will be held April 30, around five featured games: Machi Koro, Superfight, Ticket to Ride, Munchkin, and Qwirkle.
Participants will compete against each other with prizes for the winners, including a Machi Koro Diamine Promo Card Pack, a Qwirkle Brainteaser Book, and Superfight Promo Card Sets, among others, with local store contact recommended for final prize lists.
Barnes & Noble VP-Toys & Games Kathleen Campisano described the progression from the limited events last month to the chain-wide Meet Up in April. “Seeing our customers respond so positively to the game gatherings we hosted at select stores was not only rewarding, but it crystalized what we believed all along: customers in local communities are looking for an alternative evening out,” she said.
Distributor Publisher Services, Inc.’s Andrew Lupp sees the events as pivotal. “The tabletop gaming industry has always had a wide appeal to Americans as a fun, engaging pastime, but we see Barnes & Noble’s entry into events and gatherings as a game changer,” he said. “[T]hey’re creating the social experience and building new communities to bring these games to many more gamers around the country.”
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2016/04/22 22:42:15
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Secret Force Behind the Rise of the Tau
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You know this is a clever move for BnN. One of their outstanding problems in the current market is what to do with their huge stores, which have become somewhat of a liability. Why the hell not convert some of their space to table top and card games and host annual events to get people to come in? Especially for games that sell rule books and have expanded into releasing books and movies, it could be a good way to make use of their space.
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2016/04/29 13:58:20
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Fixture of Dakka
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A chain LGS could be an interesting experiment. I suppose GW does something similar, but a BnN could branch out a bit more.
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2016/04/29 14:26:08
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Fixture of Dakka
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 Sinful Hero wrote:A chain LGS could be an interesting experiment. I suppose GW does something similar, but a BnN could branch out a bit more.
That and GW is just for, you know, GW products while BnN will have broader appeal due to offering a more exhaustive selection of products.
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2016/04/29 14:36:30
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Fixture of Dakka
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 agnosto wrote: Sinful Hero wrote:A chain LGS could be an interesting experiment. I suppose GW does something similar, but a BnN could branch out a bit more.
That and GW is just for, you know, GW products while BnN will have broader appeal due to offering a more exhaustive selection of products.
Yeah, that's what I was hinting out with "branching out a bit more". 
Although at one time GW carried more than their own products, right?
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Black Bases and Grey Plastic Forever:My quaint little hobby blog.
40k- The Kumunga Swarm (more)
Count Mortimer’s Private Security Force/Excavation Team (building)
Kabal of the Grieving Widow (less)
Plus other games- miniature and cardboard both. |
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2016/04/29 14:50:56
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Fixture of Dakka
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Sinful Hero wrote: agnosto wrote: Sinful Hero wrote:A chain LGS could be an interesting experiment. I suppose GW does something similar, but a BnN could branch out a bit more.
That and GW is just for, you know, GW products while BnN will have broader appeal due to offering a more exhaustive selection of products.
Yeah, that's what I was hinting out with "branching out a bit more".
Although at one time GW carried more than their own products, right?
Long ago, in the misty reaches of the past, GW cared more for gaming than they did for themselves but an evil arose in their midst in the form of a buyout led by the sinister Kirby.
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Six mistakes mankind keeps making century after century: Believing that personal gain is made by crushing others; Worrying about things that cannot be changed or corrected; Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it; Refusing to set aside trivial preferences; Neglecting development and refinement of the mind; Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do |
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2016/04/29 16:11:44
Subject: Barnes & Noble expanding game events to the full 640-store chain
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Decrepit Dakkanaut
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That sounds pretty neato. If I wasn't already going to a cheese and wine event tomorrow, I'd check it out.
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