Board Game Business Podcast
Richard New, Brian Henk, Jeremy Commandeur
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Top 7 Ways to Improve Your Playtest Feedback Quality - Ep. 55
Board Game Business Podcast
04/16/17 • 20 min
Here are our top 7 ways to improve your playtest feedback quality. If you want a spoiler, here's the list!
- Ask negative leading questions. Trash/talk down your own game
- Stay focused and interested in every word play testers say. Don’t defend anything. Don’t break their flow.
- Focus on problems and steer away from solutions.
- Ask about feelings.
- Explain what type of feedback you're looking for.
- Record Audio
- Get anonymous feedback at least once and late in the process.
Resources:
- Unpub Feedback Form - http://unpub.net/feedback/
The Roll [sic] of Randomness - Ep. 67
Board Game Business Podcast
05/04/18 • 14 min
Today we talk about how randomness affects our enjoyment of games. It's slanted towards game design, but also has some publisher/indie creator perspectives as well.
- Low-randomness games
- High-randomness games
- Is randomness in games good or bad?
- How does it affect your target audience?
- Harnessing the power of randomness
Publishing Contracts - Ep.15
Board Game Business Podcast
03/24/15 • 24 min
Learn about the important clauses in a contract between a tabletop game designer and publisher. What does a contract look like and what do you want to make sure is included, both from the publisher and designer perspective?
Video/YouTube Version: https://youtu.be/j6P4OYNmZng
Top 5 Predicted Impacts of COVID-19 on the Board Game Industry - Ep. 88
Board Game Business Podcast
05/11/20 • 26 min
Jeremy and Brian discuss how we think the board game industry will be impacted by COVID-19. This was recorded in early April of 2020.
Resources:
- Good Cop Bad Cop Online - https://gcbc.arantius.com/
- Tabletopia - https://tabletopia.com/
- Tabletop Simulator - https://www.tabletopsimulator.com/
- Board Game Arena - BoardGameArena.com
- Roll20 - https://roll20.net/
- BoardSpace - boardspace.net
Wondercon Panel on Indie Publishing
Board Game Business Podcast
06/16/15 • 61 min
Jeremy Commandeur hosts this WonderCon 2015 panel on Indie Tabletop Publishing. These are the panelists:
- Jeremy Commandeur
- Chris Castagnetto
- Brian Henk
- Payton Lee
Getting Buzz for Your Prototype - Ep.10
Board Game Business Podcast
01/27/15 • 22 min
Richard asks Jeremy and Brian to enlighten him on who to get interested in a prototype, where and when to find those people, how to get them interested, and why. Really, all the questions but "what." You do have a prototype, right?
To Early Bird or Not to Early Bird - Ep.2
Board Game Business Podcast
11/25/14 • 12 min
Brian and Jeremy talk to Richard about their differing views on earlybird offers on Kickstarter. It's how nerds fight.
Video version: http://youtu.be/wQ4pzzueOu4
Introduction - Ep. 0
Board Game Business Podcast
11/18/14 • 10 min
Learn more about The Forbidden Limb podcast. We introduce ourselves, give a bit of background about us, but more importantly, we tell you what you will get out of listening to this podcast.
Video version: http://youtu.be/8GEJZTY71fM
Mailbag on US Manufacturing, Recovering from Disaster, and Component Cost Considerations - Ep. 85
Board Game Business Podcast
06/29/19 • 32 min
Today we dig into the Patreon mailbag and answer these questions:
- How do you recover from being punched in the gut?
- What is a unique enough selling point for a game?
- What are some component cost considerations to take when
- manufacturing your game?
- Should I fulfill my Kickstarter campaign myself?
- Is it possible to manufacture games in the US?
Thanks to Mark Edwards for editing this!
Signs It Is Time to Give up on a Design - Ep. 79
Board Game Business Podcast
02/26/19 • 19 min
When you've been working on a design for a while and you're not sure if there's enough there to keep going with it, we have some signs that it might be time to give up on it. If you want a spoiler, the signs are:
5) No market opportunity 4) Design colleagues don't ask about the status or encourage you to keep working on it 3) Too long to play/too long to explain the rules 2) Not fun enough (playtesters don't ask to play again) 1) No hook or the hook is not good enough
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FAQ
How many episodes does Board Game Business Podcast have?
Board Game Business Podcast currently has 100 episodes available.
What topics does Board Game Business Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Publishing, Games, Tabletop, Kickstarter, Crowdfunding, Design, Gaming, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Board Game Business Podcast?
The episode title 'Top 5 Time Savers for Game Designers - Ep. 87' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Board Game Business Podcast?
The average episode length on Board Game Business Podcast is 26 minutes.
How often are episodes of Board Game Business Podcast released?
Episodes of Board Game Business Podcast are typically released every 16 days, 16 hours.
When was the first episode of Board Game Business Podcast?
The first episode of Board Game Business Podcast was released on Nov 18, 2014.
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