Comments on: Want to Start a Niche Board Game Business – Look at other industries http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/21/niche-board-game-business/ Together time all the time™ Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:28:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: GeorgiaBoardgamer http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/21/niche-board-game-business/comment-page-1/#comment-87 GeorgiaBoardgamer Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:53:18 +0000 http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/21/niche-board-game-business/#comment-87 These are interesting points. I think I was more amazed by the store layout than the business model itself. I had just been in so many grimy game stores that this niche made me think of what could be a nice board game store. It was clean, open, and had nice people who would demonstrate their products. Perhaps it is only superficially a good board game store model, but the basic professionalism could be learned from. I agree with you on the craft versus game though. I hadn't thought of it that way. But instead of them coming back for paper and glue, they'd come back for the experience and for the learning of something new. That's something both store would share in common. These are interesting points. I think I was more amazed by the store layout than the business model itself. I had just been in so many grimy game stores that this niche made me think of what could be a nice board game store. It was clean, open, and had nice people who would demonstrate their products. Perhaps it is only superficially a good board game store model, but the basic professionalism could be learned from.

I agree with you on the craft versus game though. I hadn’t thought of it that way. But instead of them coming back for paper and glue, they’d come back for the experience and for the learning of something new. That’s something both store would share in common.

]]> By: hobbes_inc http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/21/niche-board-game-business/comment-page-1/#comment-86 hobbes_inc Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:37:27 +0000 http://georgiaboardgames.com/2008/01/21/niche-board-game-business/#comment-86 I agree with you to a point. I do think game stores do a poor job in maximizing there revuene streams. Though there is a big differnce between scarpbooking and boardgaming, you create something in scrapbooking. At any type of arts and crafts store workshop people are paying for the experience of making their project and the final product itself. Stores can offer supplies that people wouldn't normally be able to access to. Most workshops you will have a finished product to take home. Boardgaming is experience based only. Yes you can buy the game you played but that purchase allows you to play that game "forever". So there is no reason to go back to buy more paper, glue, or binders that would need to do in scarpboarding. This is probably why miniture games make money for game stores. People always need more paint and brushes. A better business model to look at might be a teatre or casino. These business are strickly selling experiences. I agree with you to a point. I do think game stores do a poor job in maximizing there revuene streams. Though there is a big differnce between scarpbooking and boardgaming, you create something in scrapbooking. At any type of arts and crafts store workshop people are paying for the experience of making their project and the final product itself. Stores can offer supplies that people wouldn’t normally be able to access to. Most workshops you will have a finished product to take home.

Boardgaming is experience based only. Yes you can buy the game you played but that purchase allows you to play that game “forever”. So there is no reason to go back to buy more paper, glue, or binders that would need to do in scarpboarding. This is probably why miniture games make money for game stores. People always need more paint and brushes.

A better business model to look at might be a teatre or casino. These business are strickly selling experiences.

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