The game inventor's guidebook
Subtitle: how to invent and sell board games, card games, role-playing games, & everything in between
By: Brian Tinsman
Publisher: Morgan James Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Garden City, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781600374470
Subjects: Board game industry; Games; Case studies; Playing card industry; Marketing; Handbooks, manuals; Design and construction
Other titles: Game inventor's guidebook
Description: Insider's views highlight Brian Hersch, Richard Tait and Whit Alexander, George Parker, Mike Fitzgerald, Alan Moon, Jordan Wissman, Paul Randles, and various publishers.
Notes: "Habitat for Humanity"--T.p. verso ; cover, p.4.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: How they did it. Trivial pursuit / Chris Haney and Scott Abbott; title: Magic : the gathering; title: Richard Garfield; title: Dungeons and dragons / Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson; title: Pokemon trading card game; title: Tsunekaz Ishihara, Kouichi Ooyama, Takumi Akabane; title: Interview with an inventor / Reiner Knizie; title: Interview with a publisher / Mike Gray; title: How the industry works. What's in it for you; title: How new games happen; title: Anatomy of a publisher; title: Markets for games; title: Games and companies you should know. Mass market games you should know; title: Mass market companies you should know; title: Hobby games you should know; title: Hobby game companies you should know; title: American specialty games and companies you should know; title: European games, companies, and an award you should know; title: Self-publishing; title: Selling a game step by step. How to invent a game; title: Game design; title: Game development; title: Targeting publishers; title: Before you submit; title: Eight submission strategies; title: Contacting publishers; title: Protecting your property; title: What to do if they say don't say yes; title: What to do if they do say yes!; title: Game industry's dirty little secret; title: Details and resources; title: Other resources.