Hitchhiker’s guide to Game Distributors
1My post about Manufacturers was very well received and I got a request to do one about distributors. I do get asked from time to time to provide this info anyway, so I might as well make a page… Read more ›
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Hitchhiker’s guide to Game Manufacturers
3I’ve personally used half a dozen Manufacturers over the last few years making our dozen or so games. I will share my personal thoughts / opinions below on these companies. But I have also contacted other publishers to get their… Read more ›
Now what the hell am I to do?
9So your Kickstarter is over and it was successful… now what? DO IMMEDIATELY Hopefully right before your campaign ended you remembered to update the story page with your home page URL and last minute info on how to order your product… Read more ›
Facebook Pages & Groups
4There are other places to get help on the internet like the BGG design forums or the BGDF, but I’ve found this year that Facebook has served me well. I personally run 3 or 4 groups/pages but there are… Read more ›
In The Face of Reality
11There comes a time when you realize your Kickstarter campaign isn’t going to make it… realizing that point and dealing with it is what this article is about. I have studied and talk to many campaigns that had failure in… Read more ›
Trimming the Fat: Board Game on a Diet
2A common problem in board game production is how can you control product production costs. One of the most critical things you can do to have a successful reboot of a failed Kickstarer is to bring the overall goal down.… Read more ›
O Reviewer, Reviewer wherefore art thou!
7I run a Facebook group with over 1200 designers and run several prototype events throughout the year at http://www.Protospiel-Milwaukee.org , http://www.UnPub.net , and major conventions like GenCon and BGG.CON – I also run this blog about game design and… Read more ›
Please Don’t Pee in the Sandbox!
3Don’t Pee in the Sandbox… I have worn many hats in my days, from retailer to publisher, from designer to project manager, from e-book distributor to Kickstarter fulfillment, from trainee to consultant. I decided I’d share some of the knowledge… Read more ›
Courting a Game Publisher – DO’s and DON’Ts
9Courting a Game Publisher – DO’s and DON’Ts Believe it or not, there is an etiquette when submitting your game to Publishers. Publishers receive many submissions and just like submitting a resume for a job, the simplest things can… Read more ›
Myth Busters – Board Game Designers episode
5I get asked the same questions a lot and I see post after post resurface on forums about some common topics. So I thought I’d get on the pedestal again and preach. In many cases the answer is specific to… Read more ›
10,000 Feet to Publishing a Board Game
22So you want to start a board game company? I could go into a page of details of each of these bullet points below (and maybe I will in the future), but for now I wanted to just take… Read more ›
Board games by the numbers: what it costs to Kickstart, produce, and ship a new game
0(REPOSTED FROM PENNY ARCADE) Minion Games has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming board game Hegemonic. That’s not very newsworthy. What is impressive is the fact that this is the company’s sixth Kickstarter campaign, and they’ve finished and shipped a board… Read more ›