Print It and Ship It

We look back at 2018 and into 2019, talk about lessons learned, and priorities for the new year.  

We talk about our plans for upcoming Protospiel Madison 2018, and how to approach a Protospiel to get the maximum returns.     We also have a pitch from Tessa!  More info on book of Villany is here! Youtube video of Book of Villany

We went to Essen Spiel as first-timers, and we did it as exhibitors!  We'll share some reactions and tips and tricks for navigating the waters of Essen Spiel.   We also take a pitch from Gary Chavez for a game he created called Battlecats.  More info from Gary found here!

Adam's Apple Games preps for Essen Spiel!  This is our first time making the trek to Germany and hoping to gain some fans, wisdom, and broaden our networks! We also have a pitch from a local Twin Cities game designer Marcin with Gemboree! Marcin's sellsheet will be linked soon here.

We take some questions from the audience and answer them.  How do you deal with accounting?  How do you deliver games to backers, how do you handle international fulfillment?

When you're ready to work with an artist, you will need a design brief to communicate your requirements to them.  We go through some standard requirements, as well as some tips and tricks to make this communication more effective.    What we've been gaming on - Truck Off, Between Two Cities, and Swordcrafters, and Roll Player.

A pitch about a game called Skytear from Giacomo Neri.   The abstract game is a classic game that has the ability to stand the test of time.  They are generally very light in theme if any is present at all and minimalist in design.  A new rush of themed abstract games is emerging.  We explore our own themed abstract game, how we landed on a theme, and how we are incorporating themed aspects into component and product design.

A pitch from a designer named Zintis May-Krumins. Game design is challenging!  One of the hardest things to know is when your game is actually finished.  We've finished a few games and will shed some light from out experience.

Today we here from Chris Backe with a cryptocurrency game pitch.  Thanks for sharing chris!  More information on Chris and his games are located here.  Entro Games  iTunes Google Play The topic of the week: How to market a game after release. Marketing is always important!  There are a ton of resources on how to market pre-release, but we'll go through our own thoughts about post-release marketing.  

Top 5 things from Gen Con 2018.   1.) Swords 2.) Dual Wielding swords 3.) Swordcrafters Expanded Edition 4.) Sword 5.) No spoilers above, listen to find out! Google Play iTunes 

Episode 104: Gen Con Prep and a Pitch   Today we here a pitch about a game called Western Tropic.  We also discuss the ins and outs of Gen Con preparation.   Musical credit to Steam's Wonderful Contraptions by Steampianist under CC BY 3.0 iTunes Google Play

Segment Announcement: Send us your game pitch and we'll give you our honest feedback broadcasted on the air!  To send a pitch, contact adam @ adamsapplegames.com. This episode we address the question: Should I Self-Publish or should I try to find a publisher?   We talk through our decision points leading to Self-Publishing Swordcrafters under the Adam's Apple Games line including a potential buyer coming to the table mid-project.  

Print It and Ship It - A Board Game Design, Self-publishing, Publshing podcast with Adam's Apple Games. Every game design goes through an inflection point challenging the vision of the design. You can either stick with the vision or pivot. We talk through our current design and previous experience when challenged with this vision inflection point.  Musical credit to Steam's Wonderful Contraptions by Steampianist under CC BY 3.0

Print It and Ship It - A Board Game Design, Self-publishing, Publshing podcast with Adam's Apple Games. We introduce the podcast and ourselves as gamers, designers, self-publishers, and publishers.  Adam's Apple Games is a small board game publishing company created in 2015.  AAG currently has 2 games fully delivered and on shelves and a third successfully funded on kickstarter.  Musical credit to Steam's Wonderful Contraptions by Steampianist under CC BY 3.0