John and Noah cover the latest TCG news on 12/4/2024 including new packaging for MTG, OP Details for Lorcana, and a potpouri of gaming news from around the industry. For this weeks business topic John used AI to generate a list of challenges that local game stores face and discusses his perspective on some of the top issues.
00:00 Intros
00:26 Listener Comments and Response
01:25 News: Elon Musk and Hasbro
09:28 News: Star Wars: Unlimited
11:57 News: Disney Lorcana
19:43 News: One Piece: Card Game
20:47 News: Magic: The Gathering
32:42 News: Yu-Gi-Oh TCG
34:53 News: Pokemon TCG
51:53 Main Topic: AI Identifies Challenges for an LGS
58:07 Strategies for Competing with Online Retailers
01:05:15 Three E's: Educate, Enlighten, Entertain
01:16:44 Wrapping Up and Patreon Recognitions
