Episode 87: Andrew Stiles - His experience and tips for designers working with publishers - Top 5 games we take everywhere

Episode 87: Andrew Stiles - HIs experience and tips for designers working with publishers - Top 5 games we take everywhereGet to know Andrew Stiles and his incredible journey to being a published designer. We talk tips for meeting with publishers, pitches, and sell sheets. Then we talk about 5 games that we usually will have with us, just in case. Then end with celebrating meeting people, other board gamers, and the next generation of gamers.00:00:00 Introduction to Andrew Stiles00:01:53 Andrew's Journey into Game Design00:04:22 Inspiration Behind Wine Cellar00:06:49 The Process of Getting Published00:10:48 Balancing Hobbies and Game Design00:15:24 Networking and Pitching to Publishers00:21:59 The Art of the Sell Sheet00:25:36 Thoughts on Rejection and Persistence00:27:38 Crafting the Perfect Pitch00:30:59 Collaboration with Publishers to develop games00:32:03 Designing with Expansions or Promos in Mind00:34:04 Managing Multiple Prototypes00:34:20 Summary - 3 Key Tips for working with publishers00:35:00 5 Games we take everywhere00:36:46 Forest Shuffle00:38:35 Flip 700:40:51 Azul Travel Edition00:43:24 Duck and Cover00:45:52 Voyages00:49:02 Scout00:51:17 Marvel Remix00:53:11 Trinket Trove00:56:54 Wine Cellar and Lost Cities00:59:28 Rumble Nation01:03:10 Moment of Positivity01:10:32 Where to find Andrew and His GamesAndrew Stiles on FacebookTantrum Con, Gama, Origins, Gen Con, and maybe Pax UnpluggedTabletop Submarine & the Dice, Camera, Action PodcastsDigging for Dinos            Garden Club & Pedal            Wine Cellar3Tricky Pigs01:14:42 Outro(Please note that these time stamps might not be accurate due to the use of dynamic ads.)We hope you will come join us for fun games with all the fun people at BGG.CON 2026. https://boardgamegeek.com/bggcon or https://tabletop.events/conventions/bgg.con-2026Web: https://boardgamegeek.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@boardgamegeekTwitter: https://twitter.com/BoardGameGeekEmail: [email protected]