If you want to see your game on store shelves, and you don’t want to deal with all the hassle of Kickstarter, you’ll have to find a publisher for your game. It’s more art than science, and the following links will show you all of the ins and outs of navigating the publishing process.
Contents
Start Here
Step by Step: How to Get a Game Published
Reasons Why a Publisher Might Reject a Good Game
How Publishers Decide on Games They Want to Publish (Audio)
Lessons Learned from Shopping a Design to Potential Publishers (Audio)
How to Find a Publisher (Audio)
The Key to Getting Published: Playing Games with Strangers
Designers and Creative Control
The Long Winding Journey of Whistle Stop
What board game designers can learn from tabletop RPGs.
3 Things to Consider When Pitching a Game to Publishers
Self-Publish Board Games or Not?
Talking to a Publisher
Publisher Pitches Dos & Don’ts
Approaching a Publisher Via Email
The Big Wait (for Board Game Publishers to Respond)
Prototype Question: Should I include money with my board game prototype?
Getting Published Through the Back Door
The Exact Letter I Sent to a Publisher that Got My FIrst Game Signed
Sell Sheets
Sell Sheets for Game Designers 101
How to Build a Sell Sheet for Your Game
Giant Walls of Text & Other Sell Sheet Mistakes: A Sell Sheet Makeover Part 1
Giant Walls of Text & Other Sell Sheet Mistakes: A Sell Sheet Makeover Part 2
How to Create a Sell Sheet That Actually Does the Selling For You
How to Create Awesome Sell Sheets
Contracts
Board Game Contract Negotiation, Part 1 of 3: The Offer
Board Game Contract Negotiation, Part 2 of 3: The Money
Board Game Contract Negotiation, Part 3 of 3: Rights
Board Game Contracts by the Numbers
How to get what you want out of a board game licensing deal
Pros vs. Newbs: Experience Counts When Signing a Game
Signing a Game in the Age of Crowdfunding
Signing a Game: Board Game Licensing Contracts – Part 1: Pre-Publication Terms
Signing a Game: Board Game Licensing Contracts – Part 2: Post-Publication Terms
At Conventions
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Packing
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Preparing for a Convention
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Showcasing Your Game to the Publisher
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Approaching the Publisher
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Now You’re at the Convention
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Leaving the Game with a Publisher
Getting Your Game in Front of a Publisher at a Convention: Taking Feedback from a Publisher
Pitching to a Publisher at a Convention (Video)