How to Market your Board Game (Reviewers)

10 Board Game Reviewers you should get to know. 

It won't kill you to read some reviews and follow them online. 

They might even review your board game!

1. Drive Thru Review  http://drivethruvideos.com/
2. Boxed Up Fun http://boxedupfun.com/
3. Father Geek http://www.fathergeek.com/
4. The Dice Tower http://www.dicetower.com/         
5. The Board Game Family http://www.theboardgamefamily.com/
6. The Opinionated Gamers   http://opinionatedgamers.com/
7. Board Game Quest  http://www.boardgamequest.com/
8. Board to Death TV  http://www.boardtodeath.tv/   
9. BoardGamePodcasts.com http://boardgamepodcasts.com/
10. Dice Hate Me http://dicehateme.com/

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How to Market your Board Game (Conventions)

10 Board Game Conventions you should get to know. 

It won't kill you to study their format and follow them online. 

1. TIA Toy Fair in New York City (February) TIA | TOY FAIR 
2. GDC Game Developer Conference in San Francisco California (March) http://www.gdconf.com/
3. PretzCon in Omaha Nebraska (April) http://www.pretzcon.org/
4. UK Games Expo in Birmingham (May) http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
5. Origins Game Fair in Columbus Ohio (June) http://www.originsgamefair.com/
6. OGC in Nashua New Hampshire (July) http://www.ogc-con.com
7. Gen Con in Indiana (August) http://www.gencon.com/
8. Fall Con in Calgary Canada  (September) http://www.fallcon.com/
9. International Spieltage in Essen Germany (October) http://www.internationalespieltage.de/
10. BGG.CON  Board Game Geek Convention in Texas (November) http://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon

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New Fun Table Top Board Game "Flags"

BFlagsB

An original family board game of chance, knowledge and strategy.

"A game you can play over and over again at any age"

"A clever blend of Monopoly and Risk with a twist of Trivial Pursuit."

"Always fun for family and friends!"

*WARNING! Choking hazard! Small parts. Not for children under 3 years old.

Object: 

Roll the die, move your piece, draw cards and raise Flags all around the globe. 

Collect tolls from other players and challenge opponents to capture their Flags. 

Raise 6 Flags on 6 continents, get to the finish, answer the final question and win!

Genre: Action & Adventure, Exploration & Expedition

Questions: Math, English, History, Geography & Science

First Edition 

• Age 12 & Up
• 2-6 Players
• 30-60 minutes

Designer: James Miller

Artist: Andrea Lynn

Publisher: The Game Crafter

Year : 2013

Language: English

*Recommended if you like Monopoly, Risk, Trivial Pusuit, Stratego, Capture the Flag

ON SALE! $49.99 

Now Available: http://bit.ly/Yy7Vov

Made in USA

For More Info Please Visit: 

The Game Crafter https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/flags

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlagsBoardGame

Twitter https://twitter.com/FlagsBoardGame

Got Questions?

Gmail flagsboardgame@gmail.com

Flags® is a multiplayer board game designed by James Miller with artwork by Andrea Lynn first published in 2013 by The Game Crafter.

©2013 POP Inc. All rights reserved. International Copyright Secured.

Going Cardboard: A Board Game Documentary

Lorien Green discovered designer board gaming through her husband's mysteriously growing stacks of boxes in the basement game room.  Having been inspired by geekumentary directors like Jason Scott and Greg Maletic, making the board game documentary "Going Cardboard" was inevitable.

Sit back and enjoy the official trailer for Going Cardboard: A Board Game Documentary.

*WARNING: Significant risk you will begin collecting board games after watching this.

Visit http://www.boardgamemovie.com/ for the latest information.

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Panic on Wall Street!

11 player board game Designed by Britton Roney & Published by Marabunta (2011)

In Panic on Wall Street! you take on the role of a freewheeling capitalist out to outmaneuver your competitors and earn your place as a great industrialist.  Players are divided into managers and investors. Your goal is to earn more money than any other manager (if you are a manager) or more money than any other investor (if you are a investor) by the end of the fifth round.  Each round managers and investors negotiate with each other in a noisy, two-minute free-for-all to set a purchase price for shares in the managers' companies. Investors then collect income from the shares they purchased but not until a roll of the dice brings (sometimes drastic) changes to the economy, with major consequences for the balance sheet of each player. Managers collect what they are owed from investors, pay fees for each of their companies, and buy new companies at auction.  After five rounds of play (5 months), the manager and the investor who have accumulated the most money are each declared victors, the undisputed.

Board Game Review by Felicia Mezzanotte & Giancarlo Tabiano for Board to Death TV 

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How to Market your Board Game (Podcasts)

10 Board Game Podcasts you should get to know. 

It won't kill you to listen to podcasts about other games.

Maybe they'll make one about your game if you ask nicely.

1. Shut Up & Sit Down http://www.shutupandsitdown.com/podcast/
2. Abstract Gamer http://abstractgamer.com/
3. All Games Considered http://www.agcpodcast.info/
4. Boardgame Babylon http://www.boardgamebabylon.com/
5. Boardgames To Go https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/boardgames-to-go/id73329393
6. The Happy Happy Board Game Love-In http://happyhappyboardgames.blogspot.com/
7. Garrett's Games and Geekiness http://www.garrettsgames.com/
8. Into The Gamescape http://www.thegamescape.co.uk/
9. The Vintage Gamer http://www.thevintagegamer.net/
10. The Spiel http://thespiel.net/

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Create A Spark...: It's Game Night!

Create A Spark...: It's Game Night!: Now Available!    Contemplating one day what I wanted to accomplish with my life.  I decided I wanted to have fun.  To enjoy the lit...

Making a Board Game (3 mistakes to avoid)

So excited! 

The Game Crafter published BFlagsB and it is being manufactured as we blog! 

Can not wait to playtest the first prototype with friends and family ♥

Such a long road to get to this point and you won't ever get rich making tabletop board games but you sure will have a ton of fun along the way. Now that we are entering into the next phase of our plan, it got me thinking about mistakes to avoid.

3 mistakes to avoid when making a board game

1. Spend all your money on it. 

(Do not gamble any money on manufacturing boardgames. Ever. Consider crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter or Indiegogo)

2. Over Complicate it.

(Keep it simple stupid: The first prototype should not take 5 years to make or have 1,000 unique pieces with 1,000 detailed hi-res art cards unless they paid you to and it is your job)

3. Trust your friends.

(Sure they may support you, play the game, give opinions and be helpful but get the game playtested by random gamers and reviewed by professionals)

Let's hope we sail smoothly into the next phase because this is the fun part…PLAYING IT! 

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How are board games made?

This in depth documentary video takes you behind the scenes at Ludo Fact in Germany.

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How to Market your Board Game (Publishers)

10 Board Game Publishers you should get to know. 

It won't kill you to study their products and follow them online. 

1. Days of Wonder http://www.daysofwonder.com
2. Fantasy Flight http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/
3. Rio Grande http://www.riograndegames.com
4. Mayfair Games http://www.mayfairgames.com/
5. Z Man http://www.zmangames.com
6. Minion Games http://www.miniongames.com/
7. Eagle Games & Gryphon Games http://www.eagle-gryphon.com/control/main
8. Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) http://www.alderac.com/
9. Tablestar Games http://tablestargames.com/
10. Mayday Games http://maydaygames.com/

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The Official Flags Game Board!

BFlagsB 

ON SALE! http://bit.ly/Yy7Vov

An Original Family Board Game of Chance, Knowledge and Strategy.

"A clever blend of Monopoly and Risk with a twist." 

#boardgames

How to Market your Board Game (Meetups)

10 Board Game Meetups you should get to know. 

It won't kill you to join a group and meetup to play with gamers.

GAME ON! (New York, NY) http://www.meetup.com/Game-On-Long-Island/

Board and Table Game Meetup (Smithtown, NY) http://www.meetup.com/katiesgamenight/

Game Brooklyn (Brooklyn, NY) http://www.meetup.com/Game-Brooklyn/

Tabletop Game Designers (Astoria, NY) http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Tabletop-Game-Designers/

Forest Hills Board Gamers (Forest Hills, NY) http://www.meetup.com/Forest-Hills-Board-Gamers/

Board Games and Booze (New York, NY) http://www.meetup.com/Astoria-Board-Games-and-Booze/

The NYC Games Forum (New York, NY) http://www.meetup.com/gaming/ 

Nyeek (New York, NY) http://www.meetup.com/NyeekGames/  

LI Board Games (Valley Stream, NY) http://www.meetup.com/Valley-Stream-LI-Boardgames/

Game Master Games (Hicksville, NY) http://www.meetup.com/GameMasterGames/

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