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Our annual Cardboard Edison Best Practices booklet, filled with board game design tips and resources for every step of the process, is back!

In this edition, you’ll find:

  • How to make the most of a playtest group

  • What should be in a pitch video—and what shouldn’t

  • Mistakes to avoid with your prototype’s art

  • Onboarding players more smoothly

  • How to prepare for indie game markets

…and lots more!

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The board game creation tool Tabletop Creator is running a monthly contest for designers who use and post about it online:

https://tabletop-creator.com/board-game-contest/

Monthly winners get a free prototype, and the overall winner at year’s end gets a “full production.” We asked for some additional details about that last part, and here’s what they said:

- What does "full production" of the winning game mean?
It means we’ll professionally produce the winning game (annual) not just a prototype, but a small print run made with real board game manufacturing standards. It won’t be a mass-market release, but it will be a high-quality version similar to what publishers use for promotion or early distribution.

- Will you print a certain number of copies? How is shipping (and its cost) handled?
Yes, we’ll produce a professional print run. The exact number of copies hasn’t been finalized yet it will depend on logistics and the specific needs of the final game.
Shipping is fully covered by us, and the winner will receive the final product directly, regardless of where they are in the world.

- Can the designer do whatever they want with the final product, or does Tabletop Creator retain any rights?
The designer keeps full ownership and intellectual property rights to their game. Tabletop Creator does not retain any rights over the game itself.

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Our annual Cardboard Edison Best Practices booklet, filled with board game design tips and resources for every step of the process, is back!