Hi. We're in dialogue with Mayfair games regarding a board game we've made. Should we worry about protecting the game (idea/design) in any way?
I don't believe that well established firms will rip off ideas from submissions, but then again, business is business and this is our first submission...
Any experiences out there?
Thanks.
Rod.
Every published designer I've spoken with says it's not only unnecessary, it's insulting, and they won't sign it anyway.
Publishers can't risk signing such an agreement in part because they might well have something similar to your game already in development. If they sign an NDA with you and then go ahead and publish their game, you've got something to inappropriately support your claim. Far too risky, they'd rather deal with designers who trust them.
-- Matthew
I prefer to shoot shady executives in the neck with a paralyzing micro-dart, then implant a loyalty chip in their medulla oblongata while they're still woozy.
Works like a charm, and nobody gets insulted.
~Josh
Well, yeah, there's that. I just wish it was cost-effective.
-- Matthew
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