Rejected
Around a week or so ago I got my first official board game rejection.
Despite how that sounds, this is actually pretty good news.
You see, I have submitted my designs to publishers in the past. But no one has ever actually bothered to tell me that they don’t want it. Usually they just ignore me.
Heck one company, which will remain nameless, expressed interest, told me they liked my game and wanted to run with it, and then never spoke to me again.
And so an actual honest-to-goodness rejection letter is actually a step up.
This time they cared enough to tell me to buzz off.
I’m still waiting to hear from some other potential publishers and I’m also looking into the possibility of self-publishing, either by making it a downloadable file that the customers print themselves or by actually shelling out the bucks for a print run.
Of course, this means that I would have to also find an artist to make all of the illustrations. So if you know an illustrator that works cheap and can follow instructions, please encourage them to contact me.
Also, if you know anything about the Board Game Industry, or just happen to own a publishing company, feel free to email me about this.
Details about my new project are here.
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May 14th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Go with the publishing. I’d buy a copy.
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May 14th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Forgive me if I’m being an idiot (extremely possible) but aren’t you an illustrator or something along those lines, or are there multiple meanings of the word or something, or am I remembering things completely incorrectly and making a fool of myself?
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May 14th, 2008 at 2:05 am
Hi.
I’d be interested in discussing with you a variant on your game which I think can benefit us both. Please email me or call (phone number is on the website under “Contact us”) and perhaps we can come to an arrangement. This is something that would be great to work with.
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skippy reply on May 14th, 2008 3:22 am:
Your website doesn’t appear to be working at the moment. I’m at work now, so if you haven’t already send me an email, and I’ll check that when I get home.
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May 14th, 2008 at 2:44 am
well of course you got rejected… board games are targeted for kids, and who would buy a “zombies are ruining christmas” for their kids?
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Tony reply on May 14th, 2008 2:52 am:
I’m not sure where you’ve been hiding, Davis, but board games are most assuredly not just for kids. I invite you to spend some time at Board Game Geek to see what I mean:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com
And I think “zombies at christmas” as a theme would sell if it’s a good game. “Zombies” is a very popular game with (I believe) four supplements out.
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SKD reply on May 14th, 2008 3:02 am:
I would, but I guess I am just twisted like that :P
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May 14th, 2008 at 3:28 am
Yes SKD you’re just twisted like that :p (just kidding I don’t know you at all) and I’d love to play that game! Zombies and Santa… can christmas get any better?
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May 14th, 2008 at 4:43 am
if theres a shotgun involved then yes
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May 14th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I was a multi-media illustrator in the Army. I have some artistic ability, and could probably make art that would function, but I would prefer to have someone more skilled than me at cartoon illustration than me do it.
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May 22nd, 2008 at 1:45 pm
Aye mate, sounds like a right fun game. Would TOTALLY buy it!
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June 6th, 2008 at 2:18 am
Send me an email when you make it. I’ll definitely buy it.
P.S. According to wikipedia, your last name is spelled “Sachwarz”
P.P.S. To find out that that is true, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skippy.
P.P.P.S. Wir haben kein Wiener Schnitzel!!
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SKD reply on June 6th, 2008 2:57 am:
corrected for the moment
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