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New "Crafter Corner" Podcast

Wed, 03/01/2017 - 17:03 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Crafter Corner Podcast - Interviews with game designers from The Game Crafter Community

Steve Ruduski from The Gaming Careers Podcast has teamed up with The Game Crafter and created a new podcast called Crafter Corner. This is a 15-20 minute interview with a designer from The Game Crafter community. There’s also a long form version of the interview which explores additional topics outside of TGC.

The Game Crafter added 10 new blank game components and 2 new game pieces to the online parts shop!

Mon, 02/27/2017 - 14:38 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - 10 New Blank Game Components and 2 Game Pieces Have Been Added to Our Online Parts Shop!

We’ve added 10 new types of blank game components to our online parts shop. Click on the links below to see them:

Blank US Game Card
Blank Euro Square Card
Blank Large Circle Chit
Blank Large Square Chit
Blank Medium Square Tile
Blank Medium Hex Tile
Blank Medium Triangle Chit
Blank Small Circle Chit
Blank Small Square Chit
Blank Triangle Tile

We also added 2 new game pieces:

Crystal, White
Ice Cube, 8mm, White

We’ll be adding additional blank game components in the weeks ahead so be sure to follow us on facebook, twitter, instagram, or google+ so you stay up to date.

Also, don’t miss out on our 4 cent poker card sale that’s going on right now!

Adventure Challenge Winner Announced!

Wed, 02/22/2017 - 18:25 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - 2-Bit Bandits is the winner of our Adventure Challenge!

We now have a winner for the Adventure Challenge and it’s 2-Bit Bandits by Sporktopia. Our guest judge Alisha Volkman, has written up a document with feedback for all the finalists.

We’d like to thank Alisha and all our contestants for participating. But now is no time to rest on your laurels. There are 3 more contests running right now!

Click here to read the official news post on The Game Crafter

Quick video about packaging options available for your game

Fri, 02/10/2017 - 15:35 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Large Retail Box

Steve Ruduski from The Gaming Careers Podcast talks about packaging options for his upcoming game and why he ended up choosing The Game Crafter’s Large Retail Box.

Click here to watch the video on youtube

Crafter Con 2017 - Become a better game designer

Fri, 02/03/2017 - 18:48 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Crafter Con & Protospiel Madison 2017 - Become a better game designer

We’re pleased to announce that Crafter Con is back! Lot’s of people had such a great time at Crafter Con and they’ve been asking us to bring it back. But instead of building it inside of another con, we decided to make it a stand alone event the day before Protospiel Madison!

The third annual Gamehole Con Challenge

Wed, 02/01/2017 - 02:22 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - Third Annual Gamehole Con Challenge

We are pleased to announce the third annual Gamehole Con Challenge. This year the goal is to build a classic hack and slash dungeon crawler game. The prizes are bigger than ever. Get out your pen and paper and get to work!

Click here to view all of the contest details

The Game Crafter is partnering up with Jonathan Gilmour!

Wed, 01/25/2017 - 14:20 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - TGC is partnering up with Jonathan Gilmour on his new Make/100 Kickstarter campaign

We are excited to announce that The Game Crafter is working with Jonathan Gilmour (Co-Designer of Dead of Winter) on his new “Make/100 Hand made board games” Kickstarter campaign. We will be producing 100 copies of this limited edition game at our print on demand board game manufacturing facility in Madison, Wisconsin.

New Cost Breakdown Screen in the game editor

Tue, 01/03/2017 - 16:03 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - The Leading Print On Demand Game Publisher

We’ve updated the cost breakdown screen in the The Game Crafter's game editor to make it easier to read. For those of you who want to understand where every penny of your game is spent, you'll love the new expandable categories with full cost breakdowns!

Click here to watch the brief video on youtube

What it's like to be a published designer

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 13:40 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter Official Podcast

For episode 100 of The Game Crafter Official Podcast, we explore what it means to be a published game designer.

Listen to the podcast at: http://news.thegamecrafter.com/post/154470278885/for-episode-100-we-take...

"Adventure Challenge" Finalists Announced!

Wed, 12/14/2016 - 01:24 — The Game Crafter
The Game Crafter - The Leading Print On Demand Game Publisher

The finalists for the Adventure Challenge at The Game Crafter have been announced! Congratulations to all of the finalists. :)

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