3rd February 2022 4
The box cover is often one of the most overlooked parts of a board game and while many publishers will spend thousands on a beautiful piece of art, they fail to consider everything else that goes into creating the perfect box.
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1st February 2022 0
As a game publisher I believe it is important to define the types of games you want to make. This can help you identify whether a new game is a good fit, but more importantly it helps customers understand what to expect from your business. Someone discovering your company for the first time doesn’t...
27th January 2022 4
Since 2018 I have shipped over 30,000 pledges to backers from 80 different countries and learned a lot about the fulfillment process. Everyone has different ways of doing it and today I’ll be sharing my current approach with you.
25th January 2022 0
Today I will be exploring the results of The City of Games 2022 demographic survey and sharing the data collected from all 1,536 respondents.
20th January 2022 45
When I first started making board games there was always a part of me that was worried, how can I find a factory to make my games, are they going to do a good job, or will I lose all my money? It doesn’t matter how well a game plays or how pretty it looks, if the physical game is full of errors, cheap materials, and doesn’t meet my customers standards, all my hard work could be for nothing. Yet, when I started digging into things it turned out that I didn’t need to worry as much as I originally thought. There are plenty of...
19th January 2022 2
If you are looking to pre-order the new expansions for The Isle of Cats or Explore & Draw then please read the appropriate section below.
18th January 2022 0
When launching a new game (or expansion), I like to work with a 3-week window. The first day is when I announce the product and the last day is when it becomes available to buy, often through crowdfunding. Throughout the 3-weeks I try to...
13th January 2022 2
One of the most common questions I get asked is how valuable is having a website, using Twitter, Facebook, having a newsletter, and do they bring in backers? To help answer this I want to share the stats from my campaigns and...
11th January 2022 2
I believe as a Kickstarter creator the after-campaign updates are just as important as anything else, as it’s an opportunity to build a long-term relationship with your backers and to create a community that will follow you into future projects. Here are my 10 tips for writing the perfect Kickstarter updates between your project ending and fulfilment completing.
6th January 2022 8
Happy New Year! I hope you, your friends, and your family had a great time over the holiday period and managed to enjoy spending some time together. Over Christmas I spent a lot of time thinking about the future and have started this year with several promises to myself, including...