The Game Crafter Official Podcast

                JT and Jeff take on not only a listener request, but some topics being discussed on The Game Crafter Facebook discussion group: Crowd Sales!   In this episode, JT and Jeff discuss some of the most recent new Crowd Sale features, but also ways to market your Crowd Sale within The Game Crafter, and outside of The Game Crafter.   Other episodes to check out: Horsing Around With Victoria Morrow and The Game Crafter - Episode 225: http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/horsing-around-with-victoria-morrow-and-the-game-crafter-episode-225   More Crowd Sale Chat with The Game Crafter - Episode 195: http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/more-crowd-sale-chat-with-the-game-crafter-episode-195         Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                This week's listener request has Andrew Voigt joining JT and Jeff to discuss Component Studio. Andrew Voigt is producing content on The Game Crafter YouTube channel focusing on helping people learn more about Component Studio. We discuss the Component Studio Show, features that have been added to Component Studio, and some potential future improvements/features. And a few tips and tricks are shared as well. Component Studio: https://component.studio/ Component Studio FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/component.studio/ Andrew Voigt Designs on FB: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewRVoigt/         Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                This week's listener request has JT and Jeff discussing the previously run Escape Room Challenge.  They discuss why they think it had a smaller amount of entries, what technology exists at The Game Crafter to help with this style of game, brainstorm some examples that don't necessarily rely on technology, and answer the question if The Game Crafter would run the Escape Room Challenge again in the future.         Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                Multiple people requested to hear her story. So JT and Jeff comply and sit down with Victoria Morrow to hear how she grew a community and has made close to 2000 sales for her game Equestrians Against Normalcy. EAN Website: http://equestriansagainstnormalcy.com/ EAN FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/EquestriansAgainstNormalcy/         Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                You've got a game, right? The foundation is solid, but there are a few things that might still need tweaking and balancing. Should you put your game out and worry about making those tweaks and balances on the fly as you get more time to playtest them? That is the listener request that JT and Jeff are discussing in this episode.              Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                In this episode, JT and Jeff discuss digital interaction with tabletop games. Whatis the right level of interaction with a digital component? How many different ways can they think of for digital interaction? So join JT and Jeff for another great listener request!             Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                JT and Jeff discuss another great topic from a sweet, sweet, listener request! What can it take to dust off a game that you previously shelved and how do you start the process of looking at the game again when you know the roadblocks that previously made you shelve it In this episode, JT's game Magnate was specifically mentioned as a known example. So JT walks us through the things he looked at when taking Magnate off the shelf and getting it to the point where it is now a crowd sale at The Game Crafter!   Magnate Crowd Sale Page: https://www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/magnate             Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                So you've made a game or are starting to make a game, and you get stuck because you can't think of a good name for the game. You're not alone. Naming your games is a hard part of the process.  JT and Jeff walk through some of the things they've done while trying to name games and also offer a few guidelines along the way.                 Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                What's better than a listener request? A listener request that allows us to bring on a guest! In this episode JT & Jeff talk with Bryan Winter, from I'm Board Games & Family Fun, about making your games retail-friendly and what makes a retailer interested in backing your Kickstarter?   Crafter Con 2017 - Bryan Winter: How games are sold at FLGS https://youtu.be/T6F2KWnYqps Game Retailers Who Back Kickstarters https://www.facebook.com/groups/gameretailers/ Crafter Con 2018 - Bryan Winter: What Do Retailers Expect from Kickstarted Games? https://youtu.be/A3BR81Z79N4 I'm Board http://www.imboardgames.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ImBoardGames/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ImBoardGames                 Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

                In this listener's request, JT and Jeff tackle the electrifying topic of potentially adding acrylic lightning bolts as a regular part! But also what goes into the decision making factor for adding most parts that The Game Crafter now makes in-house!   Parts Ordering And Inventory - Episode 10: http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/parts-ordering-and-inventory-at-the-game-crafter-episode-10                 Jeff can be found at: Website: http://www.allusgeeks.com AUG Twitter: https://twitter.com/allusgeeks AUG Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AllUsGeeks Voice Over work: http://reliablevoiceover.com/   If you like the content we provide, please consider leaving us a rating and review!  iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/game-crafter-official-podcast/id955056351 Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=58599&refid=stpr Board Game Geek: https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/26560/game-crafter-official-podcast   This podcast is a part of the United Geeks Network over at: www.unitedgeeksnetwork.com. You can broadcast your geekiness at United Geeks Network!   The intro and outro music: "Mechanolith" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/