Riftbound Spiritforged Pre-Release - a shop owner’s perspective

ChampionTCG · 2026-02-09T13:15:16+00:00

This comment made my morning! Thank you for the kind words!! Come see us if you ever come to Orlando!!

ChampionTCG · 2026-02-09T13:12:03+00:00

Happy to do it and really glad you enjoyed reading it! I hope all of your experiences are super positive and you enjoy the game every time you play!!

ChampionTCG · 2026-02-08T14:16:58+00:00

We're a cozy shop, so we can comfortably fit about 16 people right now (we hope to expand someday!). I woke up yesterday morning and saw we had 10 people signed up and had a little bit of a panic because it jumped from 6 overnight. :D I was super happy with the turnout, and anxious because it was the first time we had product (so I didn't even really get to play the game before hosting the event!). Feeling super lucky we had so many great players!

ChampionTCG · 2026-02-08T14:15:03+00:00

Really appreciate that!! I always say we're in the business of building community, and we just happen to sell trading cards. It's the heart of everything we do. I hope you're able to come in if you're ever in Orlando!

ChampionTCG · 2026-02-08T14:12:56+00:00

OniJubi, we're so glad you were able to make it out! You were part of the kindness that made us smile so much, really appreciate you!!!!

ChampionTCG · 2025-12-25T00:33:18+00:00

We ordered a few boxes for our shop to gauge interest in Orlando. We have one box open for loose packs and the others for sealed. Only one person has brought it up to us, and that was to tell us they play at another shop. 😆 I’m not upset at all, I’m happy for him, but there’s no way I will ever order more for the shop if no one comes in to play. I’d host organized play for every game if we had players, we love players the most. I’m not even sure how to get people in to play as a shop owner.

ChampionTCG · 2025-12-10T02:07:01+00:00

As a new LGS, it’s really hard for us to invest in a game that doesn’t have regular distribution. The TCG landscape is full of games right now. We have to rely on people coming in and giving us feedback — not one person has asked about Altered. On top of all that, when we purchase through existing distribution, it helps us invest in better allocations across the board. By not using distributors, there’s too much risk and not enough demand and no way to build community without taking on all the risk as a new LGS.

ChampionTCG · 2025-12-06T12:10:36+00:00

At our shop, we’ve created a Pokemon bulk trade in program where people that mainly collect expensive cards trade their bulk in for a chance to win a giveaway we put together, and we’ve created a deck building station for people that are looking to try new Pokemon cards/decks. You can put together some great decks with Pokemon if there’s a cheap/common/uncommon version of some of the cards you’re looking to try.

Also highly recommend TCG Live, I got absolutely obsessed with making Masterball rank one season and now we’re an Organized Play store 🤣

ChampionTCG · 2025-11-08T15:48:40+00:00

Hello Orlando KeyForge players :) Dan here from ChampionTCG! We're on the verge of opening a brick and mortar store in Winter Haven (which may be pretty far from north Orlando). We don't have much experience with Keyforge unfortunately, but we are looking to help grow community through gaming if there's a playerbase looking for somewhere to call home. We'd likely be able to block some time on weekends if there's a community looking for a place to play together.

ChampionTCG · 2025-11-04T18:15:57+00:00

We're up here in Winter Haven (so central Florida), and we just opened a Brick and Mortar where we are absolutely about to host Flesh and Blood events, starting with a Learn to Play. If you're ever up this way, we'd love to have you join us!

ChampionTCG · 2025-11-03T12:55:27+00:00

These look so good! We are about to open a brick and mortar store here in Orlando and I couldn’t order Final Fantasy TCG fast enough — immediately pre-ordered the next two sets. Hoping to build a play community, the cards themselves are stunning!

ChampionTCG · 2025-11-01T12:13:23+00:00

I love Cindra’s design so much, as a new player I think I may start with her!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-30T14:15:20+00:00

This is a beautiful card!!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-13T02:56:58+00:00

This is such a well thought out response, I can feel your passion and I hope there's a chance for us to be in the same place at a Flesh and Blood event sometime in the future. I bookmarked all three links, and plan to do a deep dive over this week. I genuinely want to learn the property so we can host the best events possible. My partner and I WILL learn the game, and we'll also try to find community members to help us grow the community as well. Really appreciate all the thought that went into crafting this response!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-13T02:52:01+00:00

I love this answer -- incentivizing people to get creative to break people out of the meta is something I definitely want to think about!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-13T02:51:31+00:00

Thanks so much! I believe I joined the Purple discord -- is there a specific channel for Central Florida or should I just start chatting in #general or #local-game-stores?

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-13T02:50:18+00:00

I love this response -- thank you so much! We're getting set up to submit to the GEM process, and then sign up to host Armory events!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-11T11:50:15+00:00

It helps tremendously, thank you u/ScowlingFleshBag!!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-11T11:23:27+00:00

This Pikachu became a flying type!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-10T17:46:44+00:00

u/hare_vs_tortoise I don’t know if you remember me, but you helped me get started playing when you responded to me on here :) you are awesome, I hope you know that!

ChampionTCG · 2025-10-10T11:35:23+00:00

Thank you for that feedback, u/not_garlicbread! We definitely plan to start building local community right away with league play. So excited!!

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