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Board Game Business Podcast

Board Game Business Podcast

Richard New, Brian Henk, Jeremy Commandeur

On The Board Game Business Podcast, we discuss the business side of the tabletop gaming industry. We don't review games or tell you which ones we like, but instead focus on how to price, distribute, design, develop, and market your game. Richard New hosts and sits alongside Jeremy Commandeur, a game designer, and Brian Henk, a game designer and publisher with Overworld Games.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Board Game Business Podcast episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Board Game Business Podcast for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Board Game Business Podcast episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Board Game Business Podcast - Top 7 Ways to Improve Your Playtest Feedback Quality - Ep. 55
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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!

  1. Ask negative leading questions. Trash/talk down your own game
  2. Stay focused and interested in every word play testers say. Don’t defend anything. Don’t break their flow.
  3. Focus on problems and steer away from solutions.
  4. Ask about feelings.
  5. Explain what type of feedback you're looking for.
  6. Record Audio
  7. Get anonymous feedback at least once and late in the process.

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Board Game Business Podcast - The Roll [sic] of Randomness - Ep. 67

The Roll [sic] of Randomness - Ep. 67

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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
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Board Game Business Podcast - Publishing Contracts - Ep.15

Publishing Contracts - Ep.15

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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

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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.

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Board Game Business Podcast - Wondercon Panel on Indie Publishing

Wondercon Panel on Indie Publishing

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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
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Board Game Business Podcast - Getting Buzz for Your Prototype - Ep.10

Getting Buzz for Your Prototype - Ep.10

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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?

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Board Game Business Podcast - To Early Bird or Not to Early Bird - Ep.2
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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

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Board Game Business Podcast - Introduction - Ep. 0

Introduction - Ep. 0

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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

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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!

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Board Game Business Podcast - Signs It Is Time to Give up on a Design - Ep. 79
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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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