Board Game Designer?

TimEdwards · 05-04-2008, 08:58 PM

Is there anywhere that takes submissions on board games still? I've got a strategy game I've created and was just curious if I'll have to market it myself or am able to pass it to someone and just lose a cut! Thanks!

Tim Edwards

yaustar · 05-05-2008, 05:53 AM

IIRC, there is a convention in Germany for board games and I think there may be a few in the US or related industries that you can go to and try to get some exposure. Maybe ToyCon or ComicCon depending on the nature of game.

TimEdwards · 05-28-2008, 01:25 AM

Semi biased bump...

CKeene · 05-28-2008, 04:03 AM

Tom Sloper had an article about this, and I know Brenda Brathwaite also has several awesome posts about board games. In addition to the board game con, there are oodles of toy cons.

ShadoFrost · 05-28-2008, 06:42 AM

How easy or hard do you guys think it maybe to make a transition from a board game or CCG designer/artist to the game industry?

I think that's an interesting angle.

WTF29 · 09-10-2008, 01:25 PM

There's a huge demand for mobile games right now. You might have an easier time selling your concept to a mobile game developer than finding a company that can produce a physical boardgame. VAST Studios and Cerebral Vortex Games are two that I can think of.