Board Game Design Virtual Summit 2023
Bruno Cathala (Designer: 7 Wonders, Kingdomino, Five Tribes)
Bruno Cathala's game design process
Alan Moon (Designer: Ticket to Ride, Diamant)
Persistence Pays Off
Leslie Scott (Designer: Jenga)
Exploring why Jenga was such a hit
Azhelle Wade (Toy-Coach, Toy Industry Executive)
Pitching toy-like games & working with mass market publishers
Flatout Games Collab (Designer: Cascadia, Point Salad, Calico)
Making puzzle-y games
Justin De Witt (Designer: Castle Panic)
How to pitch your game to publishers
Alex Radcliffe (Board Game Reviewer & Content Creator)
Where crowdfunding is heading next
Gabe Barrett (Board Game Design Lab)
How to find time to work on games
Event Overview
A week-long free event for board game designers
In-depth interviews with board game industry experts
Live Q&A panels with speakers from the Summit (paid passes)
Lifetime access to all the content (paid passes)
3 new interviews will be released every day at 10am EST for each of the first 4 days. You can watch them any time after release during the week of the Summit.
The Discord Server will also open up on February 21st at 10am EST and will be available for the duration of the event so that you can connect with other game designers and even playtest your games.
LIVE Q&A PANELS
Wednesday February 25, 2023 at 1pm (ET)
Panel 1: Marketing and More with Azhelle Wade, Andrew Lowen, and Dina Ramse
Wednesday February 25, 2023 at 4pm (ET)
Panel 2: Ask a Publisher with with Gabe Barrett, Justin De Witt, and Flatout Games Collaborative
Thursday February 26, 2023 at 1pm (ET)
Panel 3: Crowdfunding Confidential with Alex Radcliffe, Dina Ramse, and Ori Kagan
Live Q&A Panels for all paid pass holders - panels subject to change. Paid passes includes lifetime access to the replays
Available Bonuses
BRUNO CATHALA, The Impact of Winning the Spiel des Jahres
ALAN MOON, Working Well with Co-designers
FLATOUT GAMES COLLABORATIVE, Working as a Collaborative Group
LESLIE SCOTT, Designing Games for Niche Markets
ANDREW LOWEN, Facebook Ads Do's and Don'ts
GABE BARRETT, How to Work with Others as a Publisher
MATT McKEAN, What to do with Your Extra Games After Your Crowdfunding Campaign
AZHELLE WADE, Must Attend Events
JUSTIN De WITT, How to Work with a Publisher
DINA RAMSE, Where to Advertise and Where to Avoid
Passes and Pricing
Gives you everything that comes with the premium pass, plus the Board Game Design Course and 3 additional free months of access to the course community and twice-monthly Q&A calls.
Gives you everything that comes with the all-access pass, plus access to 12 bonus interviews for life.
Gives you everything that comes with the free pass, plus access to all the interviews for life, as well as entrance to the 3 live Q&A panels (and replays afterwards).
Gives you access to all the interviews for the duration of the event, as well as the Discord server to connect with other attendees.
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