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How to Get Started with Board Game Conventions as a Board Game Creator, Part 1

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Board game conventions have a certain mystique to them. Many board gamers absolutely adore going to big conventions such as Gen Con, Essen, or UKGE. As such, board game developers often find their own interest in conventions piqued. Need help on your board game? It always is.

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6 Ways to Find Play-Testers for Your New Board Game

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Play-testing is the most important part of board game design. It’s how you turn rough, raw ideas into polished, ready-to-play games. This is a follow-up on last week’s post, How to Turn Your Ideas Into Reality. This is a follow-up on last week’s post, How to Turn Your Ideas Into Reality.

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How to Get Started with Board Game Conventions as a Board Game Creator, Part 2

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Board game conventions are the flashiest events in board gaming. They are wonderful gathering places for board gamers. It should come as no surprise that many game creators go to conventions to pick up customers. Need help on your board game? This is how you do it.

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5 Lessons I Learned at a Play-Testing Convention (Protospiel Atlanta)

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Dev Diary posts are made to teach game development through specific examples from my latest project: Highways & Byways. Last Saturday and Sunday, I attended my first board gaming convention – Protospiel in Atlanta. Prototype of a beach volleyball game by Julio Nazario. Need help on your board game?

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The Board Game Industry: Powers That Be & The Hype Machine

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This is not a post about what you need to do, think, or spend to make a game, nor is it a post about board games themselves. This is a post about the players in a much bigger game: the board game industry itself. Need help on your board game? Need help on your board game?

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A Crash Course in Board Games

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Welcome to the inaugural post of Start to Finish: Publish and Sell Your First Board Game. In it, I’ll be guiding you through every step of the process of creating board games: core concepts, ideas, design, development, manufacturing, crowdfunding through sites like Kickstarter, selling, and marketing.

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Tasty Humans: How Our Board Game Raised $20,536 on Kickstarter

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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 ! Need help on your board game? The Early Design.

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