Here you will find the list of new updated information. We will post them by date. Thus, update made on the 3rd of August 2010
will read. The new information's code will be blue for one month as a helpful visual cue in discerning what is new.
08032010
Then there will be a letter after the date. This letter will correspond to the they type of information.
Thus, we would have 08032010.P
Ad = Advertising
Con = Conventions (business and gaming)
D = Display advice
Co-op = The Cooperative Association of Stores
H = How to
GM = Game Masters/ People who run games at your store
GA = Game Area (The place where people play games at your store)
S = Stock (Product advice)
L = Store Layout
P = Product Photography
W = Web advice
L = Legal Discussions (How to find a lawyer, law-suits, laws, etc.)
I = Incentives
Please note: I will add types as they become necessary.
I will also group the information by type.
will read. The new information's code will be blue for one month as a helpful visual cue in discerning what is new.
08032010
Then there will be a letter after the date. This letter will correspond to the they type of information.
Thus, we would have 08032010.P
Ad = Advertising
Con = Conventions (business and gaming)
D = Display advice
Co-op = The Cooperative Association of Stores
H = How to
GM = Game Masters/ People who run games at your store
GA = Game Area (The place where people play games at your store)
S = Stock (Product advice)
L = Store Layout
P = Product Photography
W = Web advice
L = Legal Discussions (How to find a lawyer, law-suits, laws, etc.)
I = Incentives
Please note: I will add types as they become necessary.
I will also group the information by type.
I08182010
Bits and Mortar: A new initiative called Bits and Mortar has become a collective of like-minded publishers. The goal of Bits and
Mortar is to provide free PDFs of role-playing books to customers who purchase the game in their local stores.
Participating publishers at present include Arc Dream Publishing, Cubicle 7, Cellar Games, Pelgrane Press, Rogue Games, and
Evil Hat Productions with plans to add more publishers going forward.
Stores can sign up to participate at www.Bits-And-Mortar.com
Bits and Mortar: A new initiative called Bits and Mortar has become a collective of like-minded publishers. The goal of Bits and
Mortar is to provide free PDFs of role-playing books to customers who purchase the game in their local stores.
Participating publishers at present include Arc Dream Publishing, Cubicle 7, Cellar Games, Pelgrane Press, Rogue Games, and
Evil Hat Productions with plans to add more publishers going forward.
Stores can sign up to participate at www.Bits-And-Mortar.com
Co-Op08152010
Texicon is organizing a Co-Op effort between game stores. The vision of this Co-op is to link stores together via a forum so that
they may communicate between themselves. This will allow them to discuss many things such as
* Stock Questions
* listings for product/ i.e. looking for product
* Suggestions for product that is not moving
* How to do X, Y, or Z
* Banking Questions such as credit card reader suggestions, check fees, fraud, etc
* Advertising questions
* Game convention questions
* In store Promotion Ideas
* Dealing with in store gamers
* Display Ideas
* Legal issues (such as questions about taxes, labor boards, lawsuits, how to obtain a good lawyer, etc.)
* How to find good employees
* How to fire someone
* How to organize the stock room
* and many other topics
If you are an owner of a game store and are interested in joining the Game Store Forum please send us an email at
texicon.tgc@gmail.com
Please put "Join Game Store Forum" in the subject line. Please note: verification of store ownership will be required as owners
will have privileges and access to pages that others will not have.
If you are an employee of a game store and would like to join the Game Store Forum please send us an email to
texicon@texicon.net Please put "Join Game Store Forum" in the subject line.
Texicon is organizing a Co-Op effort between game stores. The vision of this Co-op is to link stores together via a forum so that
they may communicate between themselves. This will allow them to discuss many things such as
* Stock Questions
* listings for product/ i.e. looking for product
* Suggestions for product that is not moving
* How to do X, Y, or Z
* Banking Questions such as credit card reader suggestions, check fees, fraud, etc
* Advertising questions
* Game convention questions
* In store Promotion Ideas
* Dealing with in store gamers
* Display Ideas
* Legal issues (such as questions about taxes, labor boards, lawsuits, how to obtain a good lawyer, etc.)
* How to find good employees
* How to fire someone
* How to organize the stock room
* and many other topics
If you are an owner of a game store and are interested in joining the Game Store Forum please send us an email at
texicon.tgc@gmail.com
Please put "Join Game Store Forum" in the subject line. Please note: verification of store ownership will be required as owners
will have privileges and access to pages that others will not have.
If you are an employee of a game store and would like to join the Game Store Forum please send us an email to
texicon@texicon.net Please put "Join Game Store Forum" in the subject line.
Co-Op08172010
The Professional Game Store Association:
“The Professional Game Store Association (PGSA) is created with the mission to promote and strengthen the business of Hobby
Game Retail Stores by partnering with manufacturers, publishers and distributors and taking a leadership role in support of the
hobby game industry.”
As part of the Professional Game Store Association’s efforts to improve the communication in the Hobby Game Industry we have
created the PGSA website. Through this online portal we will provide our members with information that will enable our members
to improve their business operations.
Click Here to go to their website
The Professional Game Store Association:
“The Professional Game Store Association (PGSA) is created with the mission to promote and strengthen the business of Hobby
Game Retail Stores by partnering with manufacturers, publishers and distributors and taking a leadership role in support of the
hobby game industry.”
As part of the Professional Game Store Association’s efforts to improve the communication in the Hobby Game Industry we have
created the PGSA website. Through this online portal we will provide our members with information that will enable our members
to improve their business operations.
Click Here to go to their website
| Texicon |
"Where the West Begins"
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updated
4 Jan., 2011.
Hello, and welcome to the Game Store Resource page.
If you have anything to contribute to this page, please send it to texicon.tgc@gmail.com
This page is dedicated to providing information to Game Stores. This page is aimed at providing Game Stores information that will
help them create a profitable business, which includes a friendly welcoming environment for gamers and families alike. We will be
posting information as soon as we can. Keep your eye on the "This page last updated" to see if anything has changed. I will also
have a box at the top to inform players as to what was updated. If you have any suggestions as to how to approach making it
easier for Game Masters know what information is new, please send your suggestion to the above email address.
Thank you,
Kevin and Karl Pajak
PS. We decided to make the resource pages because we all need to work together as a gaming community. This will allow the
gaming community to grow stronger. We hold the philosophy that every gamer is our ally, every game store is our friend, and
every game manufacturer is our life line to fun. Thus, we must unite in all our efforts to make the gaming community as strong as
possible.
If you have anything to contribute to this page, please send it to texicon.tgc@gmail.com
This page is dedicated to providing information to Game Stores. This page is aimed at providing Game Stores information that will
help them create a profitable business, which includes a friendly welcoming environment for gamers and families alike. We will be
posting information as soon as we can. Keep your eye on the "This page last updated" to see if anything has changed. I will also
have a box at the top to inform players as to what was updated. If you have any suggestions as to how to approach making it
easier for Game Masters know what information is new, please send your suggestion to the above email address.
Thank you,
Kevin and Karl Pajak
PS. We decided to make the resource pages because we all need to work together as a gaming community. This will allow the
gaming community to grow stronger. We hold the philosophy that every gamer is our ally, every game store is our friend, and
every game manufacturer is our life line to fun. Thus, we must unite in all our efforts to make the gaming community as strong as
possible.
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