A Local Game Store Gets A Second Life

We go from cooperative poker boss fights to instant-teach party games, then zoom out to the real work of keeping a friendly local game store alive. CJ joins to tell the story behind Let’s Play Games and Hobbies in Hanover, Pennsylvania - and he has managed taking over a game store with his full time job. • Hell Of A Deal as a cooperative poker-style boss battler with action-based betting chips  • Managing souls, folding decisions, and the temptation track as the core tension  • Work game day wins, including Nerts as frantic shared-solitaire  • Foolish Fool as a no-teach rules-and-chaos party game for big groups  • Size Wise as a fast, light guessing game with quick tension  • Hellbreak TCG preview, horror IP appeal, and the jump scare mechanic  • How we bought Let’s Play Games and Hobbies to keep it open  • Building a welcoming store culture by greeting every customer  • Online shop and shipping realities, including a costly first order  Try them out for yourself if you’re listening to this and let us know what you think  https://www.facebook.com/letsplayhanover Send us Fan Mail Support the show As always, come interact with us online, let us know if you have any feedback, and leave us a review/comment anywhere you get your favorite podcasts! https://www.instagram.com/operation_game_night_podcast/ Show your support for the OGN Crew by contributing to the OGN War Chest: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2396881/support