Hello
has anyone used Yaquinto publishing to make and sell their own game?
IF so are Yaquinto cost effective as they of course do minimum 500 games? Yaquinto also say they dropship too which is great for USA.
Basic game I am on about card deck timer score pad little box instructions
some plastic chips.
Thanks
BGG
Yaquinto publishing
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 15:06
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 15:51
#1
Yaquinto publishing
Yaquinto told me point blank that they were NOT the people to go to for small run printing (at least on cards). Their entry price is really high. However, they beat other companies once you are doing, say 5000 to 20000 units. So, if you are big time mass market, they'll probably be really competitive. For short runs, you'll probably lose your shorts going with Yaquinto.
Overall, my initial conversations with them were rapid, cordial, and informative.
If you are looking for game parts, you can probably check out places like Plastics for Games and get a good deal on some "off the shelf" parts that they stock standard issue.
Mon, 08/29/2005 - 15:52
#2
No...
None personally. However, there was a small press publisher at Pow Wow this year who had used Yaquinto in the past and liked and recommended them...
-Darke
Fri, 09/02/2005 - 15:45
#4
Re: Hmmm money first
boardgamegeezer wrote:
Yaquinto ask for $US200 before they do anything.
Anyone had the wervices of Delano publishing?
THanks
BGG
when you say before they do anything what do you mean?
Don't they quote price for free. That should be standard. I don't think you can expect anything more than that without paying for it.
Fri, 09/02/2005 - 16:26
#6
Yaquinto publishing
Sounds like they want you to supply them with a professional prototype to work from. In the even you can't supply one they keep your $200 to pay for the extra work needed.
try Contacting Delano
They did http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/12324 for a friend of mine and the components are very nice. I don't know about price or any upfront fees from them but he seemed happy with the results.
Fri, 09/02/2005 - 22:41
#7
Yaquinto publishing
I received a quote from Yaquinto a few months ago for a game and didn't pay anything for it. I did not include a prototype, but I did provide very good written specifications and graphics of components. I received quotes from about eight other manufacturers as well, none of those required any sort of upfront fee. So the requirement for payment is either very new, or not consistently applied.
I'd never pay to receive a quote. That's the price of doing business that every manufacturer should be prepared to bear. That said, your quote is only as good as your request for quotation. If you don't provide a prototype (even a handmade one) or detailed requirements, you shouldn't expect the quote you receive to be very detailed or accurate either.
Fri, 09/02/2005 - 22:54
#8
Yaquinto publishing
If a potential customer was too vague, I'd just have to tell them I can't provide a quote. I think I'd rather say that I will have to charge a small amount to take them through that beginning stage... I know that I do it in the software industry quite regularly.
But it would have to be one of those deals where the buyer says something like "I want a house, how much does a house cost?" :)
-- Matthew
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 08:42
#10
Yaquinto publishing
Delano has a (pretty impressive) sample kit that they'll send you if you request it. My sense with them is that they're really more appropriate for a large-run, mass-market game. The one quote I requested from them was expensive, even with a run of 2000 copies. Granted, I was asking for a lot of stuff -- board, box, 136 cards, 2 sheets of counters -- but the per item cost was nowhere near what would have allowed a reasonable price point. They were helpful, though, so I do recommend talking to them about your needs and asking them for a quote.
Good luck,
Jeff
Sat, 09/03/2005 - 09:18
#11
Yaquinto publishing
Quote:
Did you use Yaqauinto in the end then?
No, I didn't. The main reason was that they were not able to source one of my components (an electronic / mechanical timer) and they were also a bit more expensive than a couple of the other firms I received bids from.
Delano was also quite expensive (I requested a bid for 5000 units), but they are very professional, quite helpful, and seem to have high quality standards. Unfortunately, their per unit price for what I was hoping to do was nearly twice that of the most competitive bids. Obviously, the best prices all came from firms that outsource manufacturing to Asian factories. Domestic printing / manufacturing can rarely compete on price, at least at the lower (<10,000) volumes.
Order fulfillment, warehousing, and sales representation services were also things I was looking for and other firms seemed to fit with my needs a bit better on these fronts than Yaquinto, but that may not be the case for you.
Yaquinto ask for $US200 before they do anything.
Anyone had the wervices of Delano publishing?
THanks
BGG