We discuss the top 5 most common rough edges on a Kickstarter game so you can avoid them on yours!
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In this episode, we re-visit our list of top places to find art for your prototype.
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Jeremy and Brian discuss how we think the board game industry will be impacted by COVID-19. This was recorded in early May of 2020.
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Ed Baraf sits down with Brian Henk to discuss the history of experiments tried at Overworld Games, such as using IPs or releasing a game outside of Kickstarter — and how games have done in terms of profitability and copies sold. Going through what went well and what didn’t may give other creators some insight into what they should and should not do.
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This is a panel organized by High Voltage about how awesome games are and how to grow and build an inclusive gaming community. This took place on 10/28/2017 at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con, hosted by Will Pasquin with these panelists:
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We take a stab at predicting how the industry will change in 2017.
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Today we have Jeremy and Brian’s top 10 ways to build your network within the board game industry:
Jeremy
J10 – Participate in contests.
J9 – Be easy to find on social media.
J8 – Place encouragement above criticism.
J7 – Do your homework to avoid wasting publishers’ time.
J6 – Observe Publisher Speed Date.
J5 – Go to Protospiel and Unpub events.
J4 – Attend cons where industry experts have time to talk.
J3 – Don’t view community as a vending machine.
J2 – Offer service or resource to the community.
J1 – Play other designer games.
Brian
B10 – Volunteer at con booths.
B9 – Run local events.
B8 – Playtest other people’s games.
B7 – Comment on blogs and YouTube videos.
B6 – Create content.
B5 – Be active on social media.
B4 – Go to bigger cons to meet elites.
B3 – Go to smaller cons for local community.
B2 – Find your local game nights.
B1 – Help others in the industry.
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This time we try to ground everyone with a discussion of some reasons you might not want to enter the board game industry:
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Today we discuss how to reach your core audience at a convention. We specifically hit on these points:
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This time we discuss about these topics around exhibiting at a major board game conventions:
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Board Game Business 