The Unbox Some Funcast

Where Does the Money Go?

Kylie & Candra break down where every dollar you spend on a game at Games Unlimited goes.

Hits & Misses

Kylie and Candra talk about what makes a game hit and what makes it miss at a brick & mortar game store, which examples of three games that have been featured on the Demo

The German Game of the Year (Spiel des Jahres)

Candra is back and we talk about some operational changes at Games Unlimited and how the German Game of the Year award impacts game sales.

Alchemy for Game Stores

Kylie welcomes a special guest - Games Unlimited Game Guru Mike - and presents his talk at GAMA Expo 2026 on using Alchemy to transform your game store.

GAMA Expo 2026

Kylie & Candra recap the recent tabletop games industry trade show - GAMA Expo 2026. Learn a bit about what the expo is, what retailers can learn there, and some hot now

Game Store Retail 2025 Year in Review (Part 2)

The big talk of 2025 was tariffs. How did Games Unlimited handle them? What were our biggest surprises, biggest disappointments, and lessons learned?

Game Store Retail 2025 Year in Review (Part 1)

Candra and Kylie talk about how 2025 ended up for Games Unlimited. What categories saw growth and which shrunk? Were there surprises and what do gross sales actually have

The Holidays and Retail Anxiety

In this freeform episode Kylie and Candra discuss what causes anxieties around the holidays in retail. Also catch up on Game Store Day and what worked - or didn't!

What is the "Frontline" of the Games Industry?

Kylie and Candra discuss what it means to be the most visible part of the tabletop games industry, how selling in a game store differs from other modalities, and what it

Interview with Bob Schwartz

Candra and Kylie have a fascinating conversation with Bob Schwartz, the original owner of Games Unlimited, about starting a game store in the 1970s and what the industry

Special Days and Game Store Day

Candra and Kylie talk about what it means to run a special day at a game store. They walk through the history of special days at Games Unlimited and look to the upcoming

Good News, Good Promos, and Best Practices

In our first "freeform" episode Candra and Kylie end up talking about best practices when publishers build relationships with retailers, how one company finally did promo

Curating a Game Store

How does a game store choose which games to carry? Is it just about what's hot or what customers are asking about? Candra & Kylie dive into this subject with a focus on

Welcome to the Unbox Some Funcast

Candra and Kylie introduce the show and talk about what you can expect in future episodes of the Unbox Some Funcast.