Running Your Board Game Kickstarter at Gen Con 2016

Tips for running your Kickstarter campaign in this condensed version of a Gen Con 2016 panel!

Panelists: JT Smith, Zachary Strebeck, Jeremy Commandeur, and Brian Henk

We discuss:

– #1 Mistakes
– Kickstarter as a Business
– Stretch Goals
– Crowd Building
– Page Layout
– Reward Levels
– Naming Something vs. Image in Game
– Rules on Page
– Setting Goals

Audio/Podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/theforbiddenlimb/BGBP045.mp3

Resources

The Game Crafter – thegamecrafter.com
Game Crafter Podcast – thegamecrafter.libsyn.com
Game Lawyer Blog – gamelawyerblog.com
Legal Moves Podcast – legalmovespodcast.com
Overworld Games – overworldgames.com
Protospiel San Jose – boardgamebuilders.com

Game Design and Publishing Panel at Gen Con 2016

At Gen Con 2016, we were on a panel to talk about lots of publishing topics. These were the folks on the panel:

JT Smith of The Game Crafter
Zachary Strebeck, the Game Lawyer
Jeremy Commandeur, Game Designer
Brian Henk of Overworld Games
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Here are some topics we discussed:

Forming your business
Game manufacturing options (US, Europe, China, etc.)
Different ways to sell your game
Traditional and alternative distribution models
Game awards and contests
What should you do yourself? What should you pay others to do?
Game publishing contract royalties

Audio/Podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/theforbiddenlimb/BGBP044.mp3

References

Cardboard Edison Game Design Contract Terms – cardboardedison.tumblr.com/tagged/contract-terms
Panda Game Manufacturing – pandagm.com
AdMagic – admagic.com
Delano – delanoservice.com

Board Game Legal Issues with Zachary Strebeck

In this episode, we ask a REAL LAWYER, Zachary Strebeck, about the questions you’ve always wanted to ask about the game industry. Zach has been a contributor for The Dice Tower for a long time as he specializes in board and video game cases and clients. Here are some topics we cover: