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Steven | 10 Nov 2007 06:04
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Hi! I'm a new member (^^,)

hello, my name is Steven.

I'm a new member here and I join because I wanted to ask for some tips 
on how to fix/polish a card/board game my friends and I have designed. 

If anyone is intrested in seeing what type of game it is, you can visit:
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/theroom_game/

The game is called "The Room". It's somewhat played like the subgame in 
FFVIII. 

Hope you can help me make this game more fun and intresting.

Thank you. 

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Chris | 1 Nov 2007 17:04
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selling games

Thank you to all who post here, whatever the topic.  Thank you to the moderator(s) and 
forum founders.  I sell a game of my own design & manufacture locally (retail).  I would be 
interested in hearing from others who do the same - to share experience, tips, etc.   The 
MLM/party plan company "Simply Fun" is the only non-traditional game seller I know about - 
haven't seen any others at fairs & flea markets.  I haven't tryed roadside vending yet, but am 
looking forward to that next spring.  By the way, I first went down the traditional marketing 
path of licensing to a major company.  I can't say it was a mistake because the royalties were 
good for a couple of years.  But that path is so strewn with deep potholes that I think game 
inventors need to find more ways to work together to get their games out there.  Fairs & flea 
markets can be a good bet if your game is good.  The problem is not enough product 
diversity.  There should be a co-op of inventors/manufacturers selling each others games at 
flea markets and craft fairs.  Peace.

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old_t0_new | 15 Nov 2007 05:22
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what do i do next?

ok so i made all the rules and made it out of cardboard and stuff what 
am i suposed to do next?

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colbertsuz | 17 Nov 2007 00:12

Re: selling games

Hi there Chris,

I'm really interested in your comments.  We are just about to go 
through the process of trying to licence our game and I'm 
particularly interested in your 'strewn with potholes' comments.

Could you tell me what some of the potholes were that you needed to 
dig out of??

Suzanne

In BoardGameDesign@..., "Chris" <youbetterpunt <at> ...> 
wrote:
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> Thank you to all who post here, whatever the topic.  Thank you to 
the moderator(s) and 
> forum founders.  I sell a game of my own design & manufacture 
locally (retail).  I would be 
> interested in hearing from others who do the same - to share 
experience, tips, etc.   The 
> MLM/party plan company "Simply Fun" is the only non-traditional 
game seller I know about - 
> haven't seen any others at fairs & flea markets.  I haven't tryed 
roadside vending yet, but am 
> looking forward to that next spring.  By the way, I first went 
down the traditional marketing 
> path of licensing to a major company.  I can't say it was a 
mistake because the royalties were 
> good for a couple of years.  But that path is so strewn with deep 
potholes that I think game
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Matthew Frederick | 18 Nov 2007 21:28
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Re: what do i do next?

old_t0_new <wrote:
> ok so i made all the rules and made it out of cardboard and stuff what
> am i suposed to do next?

Maybe this will help:
http://www.bgdf.com/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=Design+Process

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Torben AEgidius Mogensen | 19 Nov 2007 09:10
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Re: what do i do next?


On Thu, 15 Nov 2007, old_t0_new wrote:

> ok so i made all the rules and made it out of cardboard and stuff what
> am i suposed to do next?

Playtest, playtest, playtest.

	Torben

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Tom Sloper | 19 Nov 2007 18:40
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Re: what do i do next?

http://www.sloperama.com/advice/lesson20.htm

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  Subject: [BoardGameDesign] what do i do next?

  ok so i made all the rules and made it out of cardboard and stuff what 
  am i suposed to do next?

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D | 29 Nov 2007 15:08
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Long time lurking...

Just wanted to say I've got a new game design that will be published
through Z-Man Games. I hope to get a "making of" post up at some
point. Still working on final art, but should be out sometime mid next
year!

http://boardgamegeek.com/game/33196

Cheers,

Dylan

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colin leamon | 29 Nov 2007 15:12

Re: Long time lurking...

Good luck D, it sounds alright - & a nice name aswell! 

  Colin

D <dnjkirk@...> wrote:
          Just wanted to say I've got a new game design that will be published
through Z-Man Games. I hope to get a "making of" post up at some
point. Still working on final art, but should be out sometime mid next
year!

http://boardgamegeek.com/game/33196

Cheers,

Dylan

Shinermons Games
  P.O. Box 49
  Redruth
  Cornwall
  TR16 5WY

  www.shinermonsgames.co.uk

  01209 822221

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Karl Boucher | 30 Nov 2007 21:57
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Re: Long time lurking...

--- In BoardGameDesign@..., "D" <dnjkirk <at> ...> wrote:
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> Just wanted to say I've got a new game design that will be published
> through Z-Man Games. I hope to get a "making of" post up at some
> point. Still working on final art, but should be out sometime mid next
> year!
> 
> http://boardgamegeek.com/game/33196
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Dylan
>

I really like the look of the cards.  I can't say that it reminds me of 
any other game- which is a good thing.  Too many games today look like 
clones of each other.  Keeping your game artwork different enough from 
the rest will set your game apart.  I for one will definitely order a 
copy when it is on Z-Man's site.  Are there special tokens and dice as 
well? I couldn't quite tell from the pictures.  Best of luck!

Sincerely,

Karl Boucher

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