A bi-weekly podcast hosted by JT Smith and Jeff King that covers news, events, tips, and helpful advice on utilizing the print on demand services of The Game Crafter.
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Cover Crowd Sales Again with The Game Crafter - Episode 228
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 • Duration 52:11
JT and Jeff take on not only a listener request, but some topics being discussed on The Game Crafter Facebook discussion group: Crowd Sales!
In this episode, JT and Jeff discuss some of the most recent new Crowd Sale features, but also ways to market your Crowd Sale within The Game Crafter, and outside of The Game Crafter.
Escaping With Escape Room Style Games at The Game Crafter - Episode 226
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 • Duration 31:11
This week's listener request has JT and Jeff discussing the previously run Escape Room Challenge.
They discuss why they think it had a smaller amount of entries, what technology exists at The Game Crafter to help with this style of game, brainstorm some examples that don't necessarily rely on technology, and answer the question if The Game Crafter would run the Escape Room Challenge again in the future.
Horsing Around With Victoria Morrow and The Game Crafter - Episode 225
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 • Duration 38:00
Multiple people requested to hear her story. So JT and Jeff comply and sit down with Victoria Morrow to hear how she grew a community and has made close to 2000 sales for her game Equestrians Against Normalcy.
Should You Publish Early And Make Changes As Needed with The Game Crafter - Episode 224
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 • Duration 27:04
You've got a game, right? The foundation is solid, but there are a few things that might still need tweaking and balancing. Should you put your game out and worry about making those tweaks and balances on the fly as you get more time to playtest them?
That is the listener request that JT and Jeff are discussing in this episode.
Digitial Interaction with Board Games with The Game Crafter - Episode 223
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 • Duration 48:27
In this episode, JT and Jeff discuss digital interaction with tabletop games. Whatis the right level of interaction with a digital component? How many different ways can they think of for digital interaction?
So join JT and Jeff for another great listener request!
Overcoming Obstacles in Game Design with The Game Cafter - Episode 222
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 • Duration 53:14
JT and Jeff discuss another great topic from a sweet, sweet, listener request!
What can it take to dust off a game that you previously shelved and how do you start the process of looking at the game again when you know the roadblocks that previously made you shelve it
In this episode, JT's game Magnate was specifically mentioned as a known example. So JT walks us through the things he looked at when taking Magnate off the shelf and getting it to the point where it is now a crowd sale at The Game Crafter!
So you've made a game or are starting to make a game, and you get stuck because you can't think of a good name for the game. You're not alone. Naming your games is a hard part of the process.
JT and Jeff walk through some of the things they've done while trying to name games and also offer a few guidelines along the way.
Bryan Winter and Retail Friendly Games - Episode 220
Friday, January 10, 2020 • Duration 01:06:23
What's better than a listener request? A listener request that allows us to bring on a guest!
In this episode JT & Jeff talk with Bryan Winter, from I'm Board Games & Family Fun, about making your games retail-friendly and what makes a retailer interested in backing your Kickstarter?
Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! Lightning Bolt! with The Game Crafter - Episode 219
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 • Duration 40:46
In this listener's request, JT and Jeff tackle the electrifying topic of potentially adding acrylic lightning bolts as a regular part! But also what goes into the decision making factor for adding most parts that The Game Crafter now makes in-house!
