Hello from a fledgling designer - Kurt

We've probably only got about a dozen or so REGULARS on the forums. Others are "temporal", need help with a game or Kickstarting a game and then disappear thereafter. But our members are very KEEN when it comes to Game Design... And even though we only have a limited amount of regulars, they do span different genres from wargames to RPGs (X3M, lewpuls, Jay103, let-off studios, Mosker, Fri, FrankM, IWNGUG, larienna, ElKobold, evansmind244, Stormyknight1976) to admins (richdurham, questccg, Mindspike). There are some new arrivals too (ananda, cleps82 amd Kamil A).

Feel free to share you thoughts on the open threads, start a blog discussing a game of your own or even ask question by opening your own thread with a topic near and dear to you.

Welcome to BGDF...!

Also, there are more contributors than are on that list :/

There are more contributors ... This is TRUE ... But as far as the REGULARS are concerned... My list is pretty representative of the people who actively are involved with the community (for the most part). I'm not saying that they are the ONLY ones, I'm just saying those members probably contribute the most to the threads and conversation on these Forums.

Of course there are others who have been active in the past... But it seems like most members are "temporal". What I mean is that they are actively involved in the BGDF Community working on Design A or Design B and then after those projects come to fruition... We don't hear much from them anymore. Whether this is because they have other interests or obligations, or realize that designing games is much more than just the "designing-part". You need to find people to back your game, build your fan-base and grow with several titles to your own credit.

It's really not 1-Hit Wonders that succeed. Take Jamey Stegmaier: he's produced like a HALF-DOZEN games. All different themes and mechanics and now he accepts designs from other people too. This business is about longevity much like Reiner Knizia can attest to.

So for some it's a FAD (or a passing interest) and for others, they are interested in exploring more of the landscape offered by gaming (somewhat of a hobby that they enjoy).

The bottom lines is we WELCOME you whether you are "temporal" or want to stick around for the good stuff!

As one of the Administrators of this forum (and your daily moderator), I welcome you. Cheers!

I'm a infrequent visitor who's been trying to get my games in a place for further play testing. With a four and two year old at home, it's been hard to put in the time needed for proper testing and tweaking. But welcome Kurt. And best of luck in your game publishing endeavors. There are a lot of great resources and people on here.

Yello, is short for Hello!! I am also attempting to be a Publisher!! I also want to help others with their innovative ideas outside the Board game industry.