Interview 31 – Mike Brodeur, part 1

* (0:25) Mike unlocked the “Local Guest” achievement. * (1:25) Derek Knutsen’s Kickstarter for the Universal Storytelling System. * (3:19) Odyssey: The Complete Game Master's Guide to Campaign Management, written by Phil Vecchione and Walt Ciechanowski and based on advice from impeccable sources. * (4:59) Introducing Mike Brodeur from The Fantasy Shop chain of game and comic stores. * (11:29) Finding the “friendly” in “friendly local game store”.  Why it’s missing far too often and how The Fantasy Shop addressed the issue.  Chad and Mike have a bromance.  Dan drops history about the defeat of the Spartans, though he confuses the Thracians with the Thebans. * (21:31) Winning over the person that would rather shop on Amazon…or not winning them over at all. * (30:45) Selling a product you don’t know. * (34:50) “This is not a library!”  Distinguishing between browsers and freeloaders. * (39:44) The relationship between bricks-and-mortar stores and digital products, such as PDFs.  Bits and Mortar. * (45:11) The finite resource of space.  How decisions are made about what to stock and where.  Why We Buy by Paco Underhill.  Carrying a diversity of products and selling them to a diverse audience. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Julia Guests: Mike Brodeur