How to Sell Your Board Game: Self-Publishing vs. Publishers and More
Bringing a board game idea to life is no small feat—but once your game is designed and tested, the next big question is: How do I actually sell this thing? … Read More
How to Name Your Board Game: 7 Tips for Crafting a Memorable Title
Naming your board game can feel like the final boss of the design process. You’ve nailed the mechanics, playtests went great—and now… the name. You want something catchy, clever, and … Read More
10 Famous Quotes That Will Instantly Improve Your Game Design
Great tabletop game design is part creativity, part persistence—and part learning from other smart brains. Sometimes, the best design advice doesn’t come from game designers at all. It comes from … Read More
Fireside Chat 01 – Ideas for Marketing Your Board Game with Justen Aguillon
Justen Aguillon is one of my best friends in the world. We were roommates at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and hadn’t seen each other in about 5 years before … Read More
Int. 23: Cackleberry Games and Their First Kickstarter (Gardens of Babylon)
The Cackleberry Games team has had an amazing start to their first ever Kickstarter campaign. They seem to be doing a lot correct when it comes to marketing their board … Read More
Int. 22 – Petter Schanke Olsen of Tompet Games: Kickstarter and Marketing Your Board Game
As I become more and more interested in actually publishing a game, the more I become fascinated with crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter. It is very common for first time … Read More
Int. 21 – Leslie Et Alia of Infinite Heart Games: Rabbit Island
I learned a lot of new things about Kickstarting a board game with today’s guests. For example, it’s very normal for a Kickstarter campaign to not be funded. Over half … Read More
Ep 19: Lucas Weese – What to do with Your Board Game After Kickstarter
I have often wondered what game designers do after they successfully crowdfund their board games on Kickstarter. So I wanted to focus this interview on just that. I met today’s … Read More
Ep. 17: Frank West – Creator of The City of Kings
Today’s guest has one of the best websites for a board game that I’ve seen. And to think that he created the website and his tabletop game mostly by himself is … Read More
Ep. 16: Michael McFarland and Todd Jakubisin – Creators of “Pests!” the Board Game
How many bugs do you see in your house each week? Zero? One? Seven?!?! Hopefully not too many because you have good pest control. Though at my apartment, sometimes the … Read More