Game Development Advice
TagChiTAG White Paper: Termination: Avoiding a Slow Long Death
Every year I write a white paper for the Chicago Toy and Game Group’s website, this year it’s on contract termination clauses. Hope you e..
Everyday Experience Doesn’t Equal Appeal
I ran across an article about two terrible sounding golf themed games with a somewhat appropriate title, “Yes, there are golf board games ..
Raccoon Rumpus: My cute little idea is a HIT!
Last week was a good week for Raccoon Rumpus as I found out that it was named as one of the “30 Coolest Toys of the Year” by Family Fun ma..
Inventor Interview: Tom Quinn on The Game of THINGS…
This year The Game of THINGS… has found a new home with Patch Products and so it seems like a good time to talk with its inventor, Tom Q..
Interview: Lisa Wuennemann from Patch talks Inventor Relations
Patch Products is located in Beloit, Wisconsin, which for those of you who don’t know your Wisconsin geography, is smack dab in the middle..
Learning to Let Go: Your baby’s ugly? So what!
I was reading an article on FatherGeek.com about the things to consider before sending your game to a reviewer and one of the tips was, “..
Young Inventor Challenge: Advice from Mike Hirtle
Last month I visited my 5th grade teacher’s current class to talk to them about board game invention as his students were assigned a pro..
One Inventor Relations Rep’s Pass is another IR Rep’s Treasure
I can’t tell you how often it’s happened in my career that I show a concept to one company’s inventor relations representative and they ..