Tips for pitching your game to publishers, gathered from a series of public pitches at this year’s Unpub:

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/how-to-pitch-your-game

When it comes to picking a publisher you’d like to make your game, here are some things to consider and some things that might not matter as much as you’d think (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3szSEg5PsjM

3 templates for board game sell sheets:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UA-HbkqwUrZsG_Eq1pCOZ6c4MgYgS8QC6-O1qPgIaLI/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p

Pitching to publishers virtually: how to find publishers, reach out to them, set up your online pitch, and follow up with them (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ew5-P3l5Tk

Beyond sell sheets: pointers for what publishers are looking for in other types of pitch materials like pitch decks, pitch videos, and sizzle reels (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUP2tAGOk0

Lessons learned from having a publisher unexpectedly cancel plans to print your game:

https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=1809423a36fa0a75338b77ddd&id=93f4a68fd9

Six good habits for board game designers, to help you through the process of broadening your horizons, putting your game through its paces, participating in the industry, and contributing to the community:

https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-six-awesome-habits-for-board-game-designers/

Lots of advanced pointers for pitching your board game to publishers like a professional (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rklSHPBYxXU

Live sell sheet review: a publisher gives feedback on a bunch of actual board game sell sheets (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J619vIGyTL8

Why the most important part of pitching to a publisher isn’t about your game—it’s about building a relationship (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdg9nKVBvaA

A step-by-step walkthrough of how to make a sell sheet to help you pitch your board game to publishers (video):

part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6pEm3QnS10&t=12s

part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWw5RPPiVZo

The benefits of always being ready to pitch your game—and how to recognize the times when you shouldn’t be pitching:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2025/02/20/always-be-pitching-but-not-always/

A small indie board game publisher lays out what it takes to publish a game, using crowdfunding platforms, how designers can do a better job of pitching to publishers, and more:

https://www.whatifgames.co.uk/a-deep-dive-into-board-game-publishing-with-radical-8-games/

A wide-ranging discussion about the process of coming up with new game ideas, how long to stick with them, keeping track of them, and pitching them to publishers (audio):

https://thegamedesignroundtable.com/episode/btc-daryl-andrews-on-generating-ideas/

5 mistakes that new board game designers make (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASGdefJfwjY

Board game development: How different publishers approach turning a signed prototype into a published game, best practices, the role of the designer, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9shDo0_fows

Can you make a living from board game design? Breaking down some of the issues that make it hard to earn a stable income as a game designer (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy9g2o5WqHU

This site lets board game designers share info about their games, including photos and videos, with publishers:

https://www.boardgameprototypes.com/

Two publishers discuss how they find and sign games, what they want out of a designer pitch, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yn7XAHw6n8

Which is harder: self-publishing or pitching to publishers? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/ziongg.bsky.social/post/3leuylez3bs2x