James Mathe

9 recommendations and reviews from 4 people

• Referral from January 10, 2016
  

  vfxguy11 asked:

  Recommendations for Marketing People or Firms in the Tabletop Industry? Looking for someone, or a company that will help market our tabletop game before and during our Kickstarter. Any recommendations on where to start, what to look for? Thanks!

  

  plainblackguy replied:

  I think James Mathe does this at jamesmathe.com. I know that Jeff King over at All Us Geeks does some of this too: http://www.allusgeeks.com/contact/

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• Referral from July 10, 2014
  

  George K. asked:

  So I'm fairly new/amateur to game design, but love the group. Anyone have good sources for game design information, reference material, texr books, etc?

  

  Jasmine B. replied:

  Try James Mathe's blog (http://www.jamesmathe.com/), Sen and Jay's blog (http://inspirationtopublication.wordpress.com/), League of Gamemakers (http://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/), and try #BoardGameHour on Twitter. Also, keep an eye out for Board-Game-Art.com (nothing yet, coming soon). Finally, try Jesse Schell's The Art of Game Design (which I haven't read but everyone I know recommends). This is of course just a starting place - there's zillions of blogs and reference points that everyone likes.

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• Referral from September 17, 2014
  

  Trish J. asked:

  I am currently looking for a game Broker! I have a board game that I have made and tested for several years now. I do not have the time or desire to publish the game myself. I would appreciate some input - advice please.

  

  James M. replied:

  That would mean you're looking for a publisher. I run some speed dating events that help you meet many but we're done for this year. Best thing to do is visit the sites of the publishers that you think would be most interested in your game and read their submission rules. They will pay you a % of MSRP for games sold - no one will buy your game out right. Please read my blogs for much more information: http://www.JamesMathe.com

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• Referral from June 22, 2014
  

  Dennis C. asked:

  Hi, I'm brand new here. I'm hoping someone here might have some suggestions for me. I've just launched a kickstarter project with what is likely an ambitious funding goal. I planned on using social media and sites like boardgamegeek to get the word out to the folks that I think might like what I game to offer, but I'm quickly discovering that most of the places I go for game information are not particularly friendly to self-promotion. Having already launched, it may be a challenge to generate a large enough audience, but can anyone suggest how I might spread the word better? Thanks, Dennis

  

  James M. replied:

  You need to study my blog. http://www.JamesMathe.com where I offer tons of advice on game design and kickstarter and social media... but Randy is right, better to use that other group for Kickstarter questions. Or this one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KickstarterBestPractices/

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• Referral from June 1, 2014
  

  Brian B. asked:

  I need information on printing game cards. If anyone has experience with costs or cost over production run volume please let me know!

  

  James M. replied:

  Even a hot modern property will not sell millions in the mainstream market. This and your wanting a few hundred prototypes is way off base. There is a lot of the info you seek and basic industry knowledge found on my blog: http://www.JamesMathe.com

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• Referral from April 2, 2014
  

  Sebastian C. asked:

  Hi friends, so I have a kickstarter now running and I was wondering what places you would recommend that I go to promote it? I'm looking for things like Forums, reddit threads, people to tweet to etc. what sources do you use or recommend? Thanks!

  

  James M. replied:

  Lars, the rules state not to post their link to an active campaign. So he's following rules. He can PM it to you or if several people want to know it then he can post it. Anyway, my advice is on my blog. There are 2 posts related to marketing and dealing with slumps. http://www.JamesMathe.com

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• Referral from May 31, 2013
  

  Stefen R. asked:

  Hello community! We are closing in on starting a kickstarter project for our very first game. We would like to publish ourselves and then use a fulfillment company to warehouse and hopefully get in the door with some distributors. The game is a dice game, so the production costs will be fairly low and shelf space required limited. I have a few questions: Any suggestions on how to run a successful kickstarter campaign? There is little to no awareness about the game yet, as we have just wrapped up play testing and are getting some final-stage prototypes made up for the kickstarter video. What are some techniques that have proven effective for raising kickstarter awareness an ensuring an effective campaign? Any suggestions on fulfillment companies to use and how to best work with them? As this is our first foray into the process our knowledge is limited to research and we would like to limit time and money wasting mistakes Any suggestions on getting in the doors with distributors? Are there generally distributors who will work with start up companies to get the products to store shelves? Any suggestions on marketing campaigns that prove effective? I know its a lot, but any help is greatly appreciated. Since this is our first title, we are looking for any help to make the process go smoothly and ensure the product is a success so we may continue on with projects we have in the queue Thanks in advance for any help!

  

  James M. replied:

  Have you read my blogs? Http://www.jamesmathe.com - I'd be happy to answer questions but most of this is in there. Dice games are NOT cheap to make if they are custom dice.

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• Referral from July 14, 2014
  

  Will S. asked:

  I'm curious if anyone would like to throw in their two cents. I'm currently making the prototypes of the game for it to be playtested, but I'm looking for a company to produce it. Now, I actually kind of know two producers off hand, Elzira who is doing the new edition of "Catacombs", and Ape Games, who was introduced to me by another friend. So, when I'm looking for a producer, should I start pitching to these newish small producers who kind of already know me a tiny bit, or should I attempt to look for other producers overall?

  

  Jason M. replied:

  Go here and read. Then read more! http://www.jamesmathe.com/

  

  Jason M. replied:

  We've all started somewhere. James Mathe has produced a wealth of information with one goal: making all of us better at making games.

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