The LBX Show #53 – IAAPA Expo Kickoff, Speakeasy, Market Softness, and more!

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On this week’s show, we kick off IAAPA week with a Guest Gab with Bryan Severance and a candid chat on market softness and repeat value, a sweep through openings and pivots with Kevin Williams, and a packed Arcade Corner with Adam Pratt with a preview of the games that deserve a test play. Clear takeaways: evolve your mix, protect your brand, and design for return visits.

• LBX Speakeasy times and Give Kids The World charity events
• QBIX Last Defense, modular unit sizes, redemption integration
• Conductr’s Monster Motel challenge rooms and throughput strategy
• Frontgrid Paradrop VR containerized pods and seasonal deployment
• Market softness, cost pressures, and mindset resets for operators
• Diversification for repeat visits and pricing for value
• Running an IP venue with Spy Ninjas HQ and leveraging fandom
• Data over ego when choosing attractions and layouts
• Openings: Adventure World, Emoji Planet, Netflix House, Genda rebrands
• Risks in brand dilution and mixing family with adult socializing
• 810 Billiards taking over Pinstripes footprints with more entertainment
• Escape room growth and competitive pressures during holidays
• Arcade Corner: Daytona’s return, Bandai Namco’s China-made lineup
• Unis videmption, Andamiro’s Nickelodeon Kart Racers, five-minute escape cabinets

Email BW at brandon@lbxcollective.com to pitch a Guest Gab topic or join the show.

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