Mailbag on US Manufacturing, Recovering from Disaster, and Component Cost Considerations - Ep. 85

06/29/19 • 32 min

Board Game Business Podcast

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!

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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Top 5 Biggest Changes in the Board Game Industry in the Last 5 Years - Ep. 84

How has the board game industry changed in the last 5 years? Brian co-founded Overworld Games about 6 years before this was recorded so it's also a view of how things have changed between when he started publishing games and now.

Here is the top 5 list: 5) More games in big box retailers 4) It's easier to make games 3) Kickstarter explosion 2) Growth of games at conventions 1) Distribution is harder

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