Airecon – welcome to the real world. It’s been months since the last real-world con I’ve had the pleasure of attending. Airecon is sold as the second-largest board game convention in England (first is UKGE, or simply the ‘Games Expo’ to...
Let’s call this one the ‘best practices’ post. As part of my efforts to keep TabletopPublishers.com up to date, and also to ensure I have good info on publishers, I’ve spent literally hundreds of hours researching well over 1,000 websites of...
So it’s been a minute… or rather, a few years since I looked at the state of the sample box. Traditionally given away to designers and publishers at conventions, I managed to pick up six sample boxes from six of the manufacturers at Essen Spiel 2021. These...
Even during a pandemic, Essen Spiel remains the biggest board game convention in the world. While I don’t have exact numbers offhand, it’s safe to say tens of thousands of people descended on the convention grounds in Essen to get their board game fix. I...
So you’ve playtested your game a few times, you’ve decided to pitch it to a publisher, and you’re hearing you need a ‘sell sheet’… But what is a sell sheet? As a way of introduction, let’s do a little thought exercise. Think...
During the award ceremony towards the end of the ceremony, one of the organizers for the UK Gaming Expo (UKGE) thanked the crowd for their help in keeping people safe, and for participating in the “first show in the world to come back” post-pandemic. Cue...
