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How To Start A Board Game Store – Money & Cardboard…

My name is Zach. I’ve owned and operated Fanaticus Board Games for about a decade. We started out as a traditional hobby shop selling train sets and model kits. Within the first year it became clear that the board games were outselling the traditional hobbies at an astronomical rate, so we pivoted towards board games specifically. I really can’t give you a magic formula on how to start a board game store. All I can do is explain what worked for me and what worked for colleagues that operate in the same industry. I’m not the expert on any of this, but I do have some experience I can share to cut through the nonsense.