Producing Fun is a podcast about making tabletop games from a product perspective. Stonesword Games’ latest title - The feudal Japan themed Senjutsu - hit Kickstarter with a bang last year, raising around one million pounds. This week, I talk to the company’s two founders - James Faulkner and Paul Allen - about how they achieved this success, from beyond-diligent historical research, endless testing and focusing on the power of good advertising over the world of BGG and content creators. Stoneswordgames.com Senjutsu late pledge:https://senjutsu.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders Daimyo, Battle For Japan Signup: https://bit.ly/3NQQYkP (Game Designed by Martin Wallace, Launching Oct 2022) Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/bMDGsK2XT40 Listen on podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/naylorgames/episodes/James-Faulkner-and-Paul-Allen---PublisherDesigners-e1l7v8f Transcription James 00:00Hi I'm James, and this is producing fun, a podcast about making...
I'm delighted to announce that Naylor Games has acquired another UK game publisher: East Street Games. East Street Games' two published titles - Robot Royale and Mobsitters - will become part of our wider catalogue. The brand itself will become an imprint of Naylor Games. As an imprint, it will remain focused on the family-friendly small box games East Street had been building a strong reputation for: in UK retail and on the convention circuit. Our company's ambitious, flagship titles with high production values, will still carry the Naylor Games mark alone. I've always thought East Street Games' products are great (indeed when you play Robot Royale, you may notice a certain robot called the Terminaylor present in the game...). They...
Producing Fun is a podcast about making tabletop games from a product perspective. Jay Cormier was already a successful designer, having multiple BGG top 1000 games to his name across a very wide variety of genres. 4 years ago he got into game publishing, launching Off the Page Games, a company producing games based on indie comic books. His first title - Mind MGMT - is already a smash hit. In this episode we get into how to run a profitable kickstarter, making clever manufacturing decisions and the power of branding. www.offthepagegames.com www.failfaster.ca www.youtube.com/c/OffThePageGames www.bamboozlebrothers.com Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/-RR9cwLN8Ug Listen on podcasting platforms: https://anchor.fm/naylorgames/episodes/Jay-Cormier---Publisher--Designer-e1kld3a Transcription James 00:00Hi I'm James, and this is producing fun, a podcast about making games from a product...
Producing Fun is a podcast about making tabletop games from a product perspective.Uli is a publisher from Germany and the proprietor of indie label: Spielworxx. Specializing in challenging boutique games and German language versions of bigger commercial hits, Spielworxx has been delighting gamers since 2010. With almost 30 years of experience in the industry, Uli is an expert in running indie publishing businesses. In this episode, we talk about how he selects games for localization, how his business model works, and more. Uli’s website: https://www.spielworxx.de/Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2N6j65nKw3cListen on podcasting platforms:https://anchor.fm/naylorgames/episodes/Ulrich-Blennemann---Game-Publisher-e1j45fk Transcription James 0:10 I'm James, and this is producing fun, a podcast about making games from a product perspective.Welcome to Producing fun. My guest this week...
Producing Fun is a podcast about making tabletop games from a product perspective. Dina Ramse is a game Marketer from Finland. Dina helps small publishers get their games known and funded, having supported more than 40 launches on Kickstarter. In this episode we cover the finer points of social media algorithms, how to use different platforms to maximum effect and choosing the right creators to partner with, among many other topics. Listen on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yvqd-ju9tgIListen on podcasting platforms:https://anchor.fm/naylorgames/episodes/Matthew-Dunstan---Game-Designer-e1hpvij Transcription James 00:00Welcome to Producing fun. This week, my guest is Dina Ramse, a game marketer from Finland, it will be fair to say that most of us who get into games do so because we love making them and sharing them with the...
