Victory Pointers 011 - Game Industry Conventions

Kim and Sye have been busy attending some game industry conventions, GAMA in Las Vegas and the Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair in Melbourne, so we catch up with them to find out what goes on at those events. We also chat about playtesting etiquette, especially in typical board game convention settings. Kim Brebach – @secretbasegames / secretbasegames.com Aaron Lim - @ehronlime / theactionpointspodcast.com Sye Robertson - @syelon / syelon.com What we talked about 1:00 - Playtesting etiquette, tips on playtesting 6:08 - Pitching and promoting a game while playtesting 11:00 - Information on local playtesting events in Melbourne and Sydney 13:30 - What goes on at the GAMA Trade Show? 16:05 - How to get to the GAMA Trade Show 19:30 - How costly is the GAMA Trade Show? 20:18 - Dealing with distributors 23:45 - Being a designer at GAMA 26:54 - Investing in graphic design for board games 32:22 - Going to GAMA as a publisher 34:18 - Importance of US presence for publishers outside the US 38:56 - Alternate avenues for board games outside specialty retail 42:54 - What goes on at the Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair Links to what we talked about OzBunnycon BorderCon ConCentric BGG thread on Playtesting Principles Incubator Playtesting Meetup Good Games Publishing Game Designers' Meetings Protospiel Local game design resources for Australia GAMA - The Game Manufacturers Association Impressions PSI Board Games Insider IcV2 on the growth of the board game industry Catan on Parks & Recreation Stronghold Games on TV Ares Games Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair Nuremberg Tokyo Game Market Australian Toy Hobby and Licensing Fair Good Games - Let's Play Games Distribution Pocket Sports Games we mentioned Monstrous Unfair Just Chocolate Pocket Sports Music: Something Small (Instrumental) by Minden is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://needledrop.co