Brand Game Development

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Everybody who goes to Kickstarter with hopes of publishing their board game desires to not only fund, but to achieve many stretch goals. After all, doing so means you make more money and your game ends up in more people’s hands! Need help on your board game?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Last week, I posted A Crash Course in Games , where I acted as a tour guide to the board game industry, covering much of the contextual information you’ll need to make games. Let’s pick up from there and talk about what specifically goes into making a game. Need help on your board game?

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AUGUST 13, 2018

When it comes to Kickstarting your board game, there is no shortage of complicated tasks which you will need to complete. However, one task, in particular, seems to get more attention than the rest: creating the perfect board game Kickstarter campaign page. Need help on your board game?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Tasty Humans is the latest, and in my opinion, the greatest creation of Pangea Games. It’s a tile-placement, puzzle-solving board game for 1-4 players about villagers attacking monsters. The Tasty Humans Kickstarter went on to raise $20,536 and then several thousand more on BackerKit for a total of $28,000 and counting.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Kickstarter. The name alone evokes a lot of feelings in hopeful entrepreneurs and board gamers alike. Whether or not you’ve backed or started a campaign, you probably have an opinion about the site. Kickstarter – Maker and Breaker of Dreams. Kickstarter – Maker and Breaker of Dreams.

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JULY 6, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” ” I got a lot of responses, and one of them was about how to manage a Kickstarter community. Need help on your board game?

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MARCH 25, 2019

What does board gaming look like in this brave new world 10 years into the future? And for that matter, what happened to Kickstarter? Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Kickstarter will become a store.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Launching a board game Kickstarter requires the coordination of an enormous amount of effort, time, and talent. The one exception to that rule: the launch day of your Kickstarter campaign. Need help on your board game? Why Kickstarter Launch Day Matters. Copy the URL.

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MARCH 4, 2019

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about the future of Kickstarter. Many of the game developers I work with have expressed hesitation about the platform that I didn’t see in 2015 or 2016. Need help on your board game? Kickstarter has good reasons to become a store.

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MAY 13, 2019

Board game development is notorious for its trial-and-error approach. Experienced designers and developers will tell you that it’s all about iteration. You may create dozens of versions of the same game until you finally find one you’re satisfied with. Need help on your board game?

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JULY 30, 2018

In 2012, as many as 84% Kickstarter projects were fulfilled late. While I suspect that figure has dropped since then, it’s still a running joke that Kickstarter projects always fulfill late. So what’s happening and how can we prevent you from suffering the same fate? Need help on your board game?

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

Kickstarter is big, flashy, and exciting. Everything would be just right if you could just hit that goal… Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Kickstarter is merely the beginning of a long journey to establish yourself.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

For the last few years, we’ve been living through a glorious age: the Great Board Game Renaissance. In a world aglow with smartphones, tablets, and those annoying billboards that change every five seconds on the side of the road, analog gaming has become a welcome retreat for millions. Need help on your board game?

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Within the board game community, there is no site that has shaken up the industry more than Kickstarter. While BoardGameGeek has been around for almost 17 years and remains the unquestioned mecca of the board game community, nothing has had more influence on board games recently than Kickstarter.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Kickstarter campaigns are rapidly becoming the primary means of sales for many board game creators. Even alone, Kickstarter campaigns can be very lucrative, but there is potential to do more afterward. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Self-publishing a board game is a long, drawn-out process. Some of this goes back to the process of creating your game, getting it manufactured, and raising funds. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators.

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MARCH 11, 2019

Last week, I talked about Kickstarter, and how I could see that website changing in the near future. It occurred to me shortly after I wrote that article that many people approach board games with the intention of making money, but not necessarily making games as an end to itself. Need help on your board game?

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AUGUST 28, 2017

You need to know this information if you want to self-publish, but I’m giving you a heads-up because money is a very emotional subject. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Self-publishing is expensive.

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JULY 20, 2020

Over the last four articles of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game , I’ve talked about a lot of things that are more complicated than you’d think. I’ve written about the five levels of communication game developers must master. Need help on your board game?

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APRIL 15, 2019

Board games have been absurdly popular for the last several years. In 1999, the possibility of the board game industry experiencing a massive renaissance like the one we’ve all been witness to was laughable. There were relatively few fans, the supply chain was rocky, and raising funds was hard.

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JULY 16, 2018

The phrase “press release” comes with a sort of gravitas that conjures up images of very official sounding businesspeople doing very official sounding business tasks. In reality, press releases are well-crafted emails that you send to bloggers and journalists – in our case, those in the board game industry.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Board games aren’t everything. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Many of you have likely noticed this with my recent posts. All of this is to say: question your underlying assumptions!

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AUGUST 5, 2019

After a year of development, Tasty Humans raised $20,536 on Kickstarter. It’s a puzzle-solving, tile placement board game for 1-4 players where you play as a fantasy monster who’s hungry for villagers. We could not be happier with how the campaign turned out, and the game is available for pre-order now !

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APRIL 1, 2019

Of all the ways to learn about board game fulfillment, I didn’t think the Quacks of Quedlinburg would be one of them. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. Fulfillment is what we do at my company, Fulfillrite.

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MARCH 9, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Highways & Byways launches on Kickstarter March 26. Things are starting to get hectic around the Pangea Games office / my home office. Need help on your board game?

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APRIL 13, 2018

I would have much preferred to write a post about how Highways & Byways funded on day 1. Yet today I must write a post on why I canceled the Highways & Byways campaign after two weeks at less than one-third funded. Need help on your board game? That wouldn’t do you any good.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. I don’t think anybody would expect anything less from a guy who created a board game called Highways & Byways. Need help on your board game? Click here.

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JUNE 15, 2020

A couple of months ago, I asked the readers of this blog to send in answers to the question “ what confuses you most about board game development ?” ” I got a lot of responses, and one of them was about how much to spend on board game advertising. Need help on your board game?

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MARCH 16, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. The Highways & Byways Kickstarter campaign is just ten days away. This is really common for Kickstarter creators and I imagine this anxiety is still felt by big-time creators. Know you are not alone.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Launching a board game on Kickstarter is an extremely nerve-wracking experience. Need help on your board game? Odds are, you’ll get a ton of attention. (If

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Heads up: this fulfillment article assumes you live in the USA. Even if you don’t, it’s still helpful – but it’s not as specific to your needs. Fulfillment is one of the trickiest parts of any board game Kickstarter. Need help on your board game?

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JUNE 23, 2017

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Click here – it will take you right to the updates at the bottom of the page. He created all 300 of the original pieces of art in my first game, War Co. , Need help on your board game?

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OCTOBER 2, 2017

Success is not the endgame of Kickstarter projects. Many people think that when a project is funded, that’s it – it’s a victory. As many as 84% of Kickstarter projects fulfill rewards late. Fulfillment is more complex than people give it credit for, and you can see the painful impacts of this.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Tasty Humans is the latest, and in my opinion, the greatest creation of Pangea Games. It’s a tile-placement, puzzle-solving board game for 1-4 players about villagers attacking monsters. The Tasty Humans Kickstarter went on to raise $20,536 and then several thousand more on BackerKit for a total of $28,000 and counting.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Need help on your board game? Join my community of over 2,000 game developers, artists, and passionate creators. ” If you do something risky, there is a chance of failure.

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Creating board games takes an enormous amount of time and effort. The simple fact is that there are a lot of distinct tasks that have to be handled to turn a game from an idea into reality. This is why I urge each new board game designer to share the workload , delegating tasks to a team instead of doing them all alone.

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JULY 2, 2018

Having your board game reviewed for the first time can be nervewracking. It’s difficult to send your brainchild to a critic who can influence the way your game is seen when it comes time to Kickstart or publish it. Need help on your board game? What do reviewers do?

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