tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post71992361080310285..comments2024-02-19T06:21:58.706+00:00Comments on Board Games - Creation And Play: Crowdsourcing SupportJackson Popehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685562784078130612noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-26335322935002986032010-04-20T14:55:44.903+01:002010-04-20T14:55:44.903+01:00Hiya Mark,
You make several good points. Unfortun...Hiya Mark,<br /><br />You make several good points. Unfortunately, to get the games down to the price I've managed I had to make thousands at a time, so it's too late to cut the prices (which would also destory any margin I make on the sales).<br /><br />Good luck with your continued endeavours.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JackJackson Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685562784078130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-43953469265041902992010-04-20T14:43:28.821+01:002010-04-20T14:43:28.821+01:00Jack, your games are popular enough, easy enough t...Jack, your games are popular enough, easy enough to learn, and historical enough to find markets outside the hobby game shop market. There is some mass-market potential and some educational-market potential, I see. I had to work other jobs for my first 3 years publishing games, and it looks like I may finally be able to retire from the other jobs and work full time on games later this year. The pivotal points seemed to be hiring a sales manager last fall who could help me replace my sales force. They are freelance, so they represent other toy and game manufacturers, but they have accounts with some major mass retailers, and my sales have been doubling each month since December. I have been much more aggressive in contacting distributors and specialty stores and web retailers in the past year, and I have had to redesign packaging and adjust prices to hit different markets. For example, only the die-hard geeks ordered The Climbers when it was $50, and it flew out the doors at $30. My tile-laying game, 4th Corner, was retailing at $15, and there is a huge market here for games under $10, so on the next print run, we've got a version for $9.95 and a fancier version we'll release for $17.95 or so. My forthcoming Samsara game has to have a cheaper version for the general market, but I'm releasing it first in the fancier version for the hobby market. The more games I release, the more opportunities I have for people to find and enjoy a Strategic Space game, the more likely they are to try the others.NYCgameguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950763953788602013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-44106918370364736002010-04-19T15:14:34.378+01:002010-04-19T15:14:34.378+01:00Yes. Or FunAgain.Yes. Or FunAgain.Yehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-40432779555247629892010-04-19T15:10:40.022+01:002010-04-19T15:10:40.022+01:00Hiya Yehuda,
Do you mean like the Amazon affiliat...Hiya Yehuda,<br /><br />Do you mean like the Amazon affiliate system, where if someone buys something from Amazon after following a link from your site you get paid a small cut?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JackJackson Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685562784078130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-82247102230849797012010-04-19T15:06:02.648+01:002010-04-19T15:06:02.648+01:00I'm always a fan of the affiliate system.
Yeh...I'm always a fan of the affiliate system.<br /><br />YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-46388592405313274862010-04-19T11:52:45.449+01:002010-04-19T11:52:45.449+01:00Hiya Melissa,
Thanks for your support - it means ...Hiya Melissa,<br /><br />Thanks for your support - it means a lot :)<br /><br />I'm working on an online version of Sumeria at the moment to get me back into making software again. Not sure what's involved in iPhone/iPad development, but maybe I could port to that in the future.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JackJackson Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685562784078130612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-47980085610118301252010-04-19T11:50:04.777+01:002010-04-19T11:50:04.777+01:00Oo - and any chance of an iPhone/iPod Touch implem...Oo - and any chance of an iPhone/iPod Touch implementation of any of your games?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21988030.post-78820471614452296842010-04-19T11:48:21.919+01:002010-04-19T11:48:21.919+01:00I've just caught up on this, Jack, and I'm...I've just caught up on this, Jack, and I'm sorry to hear that you're having to scale back your dream. I'll continue to look forward to what Reiver Games has to offer, and hope that your career move turns out to be a very positive experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com