Board Games Insider is a weekly podcast hosted by 3 game industry veterans: • Ignacy Trzewiczek, President of Portal Games • Corey Thompson, Executive Producer of Above Board TV • Stephen Buonocore, "The Podfather of Gaming", Chairman of PLAY TO Z, and former President/ founder/ owner of Stronghold Games Board Games Insider is intended for those who are in or who are interested in being part of the hobby game industry, such as Game Designers, Developers, Publishers, Distributors, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, Game Media and Influencers, etc. However, Board Games Insider is also invaluable to any board gamer who is interested in the inner workings of the hobby game industry, and would like to understand the business-side of the industry. On Board Games Insider, we "unravel the onion", and provide you with inside information on the hobby games industry. We make YOU… The Insider! Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 7 hours 39 minutes
Episode 31 – Origins, Artwork, and Travels
EVENT DECK: Origins Growth, Origins Awards, Indie Boards and Cards and Action Phase Games Merger, Preferred Retailer Programs STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Names and Trademarks, Budgeting for Artwork, Does nationality matter?
Episode 30 – Lawsuits, Contracts, and Conventions
EVENT DECK: Spiel Nominees, Cloning Lawsuits, Twilight Creations, Origins Releases STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Game Designer Contracts FINAL SCORING: Pionek, Portalkon, EURO 2016, BGG.Con Spring, Origins Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com
Episode 29 – Judges, Q&A, and Releases!
EVENT DECK: Dark Souls, Dice Tower Awards, This War of Mine, Tokoyo Game Market, Magic Judges STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Questions and Answers FINAL SCORING: Cry Havoc in print, Kraftwagen, Fog of War, Dragon and Flagon, 51st State street date!
Episode 28 – Demo Copies, Licensing, and Street Dates
EVENT DECK: PAX East, Dark Souls Kickstarter, Charterstone, Barnes & Noble, Iello Policy, Demo Copies, Origins Awards Nominations, Tabletop Announcement STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Licensing and Sublicensing FINAL SCORING: Closing 51st State Pre-Orders,
Episode 27 – Live From the Gathering of Friends
Ignacy and Stephen were at the Gathering of Friends this past week so they recorded live with our sound engineer, Gil Hova! This show is a bit different, so sit back, relax, and listen to the boys tell you about all the great things they saw at the Gat...
Episode 26 – Distribution, Self-publishing, and Pre-orders
EVENT DECK: Golden Geek Winners, GAMA Announcements, Asmodee NA Policy STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Self Publishing – Shipping and Preparedness FINAL SCORING: Pre-orders, streaming Stronghold from the Gathering Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com
Episode 25 – Leaked Announcements, Reprints, and GAMA
EVENT DECK: Golden Geek Nominations, Leaked Announcements, ICv2 Top Ten, Market Growth STRATEGY AND TACTICS: When do you decide to reprint? FINAL SCORING: GAMA Trade Show, New Releases Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com
Episode 24 – Golden Geeks, More or Less, and Stephen Lies
EVENT DECK: PieFace wins Game of the Year, Crash Games Joins Geek Chic, Barnes and Noble Casual Game Gathering, Golden Geek Awards STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Publishing More or Less FINAL SCORING: Finishing 51st State, Ignacy Hates First Martians,
Episode 23 – New Partners, Post-Kickstarter, and Working Vacations
EVENT DECK: Stronghold Partners with Eggertspiele, Zev joins WizKids, CMON Fundraising, Hasbro courting Mattel, Superbowl Ads STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Finding a Publisher after Kickstarter FINAL SCORING: Working vacations,
Episode 22 – Distributors, Miniatures, and Trade Shows
EVENT DECK: PortalCon Announcements, Asmodee buys Enigma, Z-Man drops exclusivity STRATEGY AND TACTICS: Miniatures Production FINAL SCORING: Trade Show Prep, New Games Intro Music: Happy Rock – Bensound.com