Board Game Blueprint, Card Sleeves, New Parts, Bargain Bin

Hello Community!

Summer is officially here and that means game convention season is upon us! Our team has been preparing for Gen Con where we will be running our Board Game Candy Shop in booth #2555 and selling over 300 different types of game pieces! In addition we'll also have a table in the First Exposure Playtest Hall where we will be showing off all of our latest products.

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As you know, we're big on community and we will be hosting our annual events at Gen Con. Be sure to get your tickets to the TGC Community Game Night and RSVP to the TGC Community Social. Okay, now on with the newsletter!

Board Game Blueprint

We have launched our very own Youtube series and it's called "Board Game Blueprint". We’ve also created a shortcut to get there: boardgameblueprint.org

This video series will show you behind the scenes of various industry events, take you to conventions, and chat with designers in the community about how and why they make the choices they make when designing their games. There will also be plenty of episodes where Ben talks about game design and various game components.

Card Sleeves

We’re pleased to announce that we now offer Card Sleeves in 5 different sizes! This has been a popular request in our community and we always try to give you folks what you want. :) You can add packs of sleeves to your game or you can purchase the packs separately in our Game Accessories Shop.

Please note that we only sell sleeves in packs of 100 and we do not put cards in sleeves when we manufacture games that include them.

Here are the 5 sizes available:

Mini Sleeve (1.75″ x 2.5″)
Bridge Sleeve (2.25″ x 3.5″)
Poker Sleeve (2.5″ x 3.5″)
Tarot Sleeve (2.75″ x 4.75″)
Jumbo Sleeve (3.5″ x 5.5″)

If sleeves are popular enough then we’ll consider getting additional sizes that match our other card sizes. Enjoy!

New Game Pieces

30mm x 15mm Cylinder (5 Colors Available)
Crab (8 Colors Available)
12mm Wood Cube (4 New Colors)
15mm x 4mm Wood Disc (7 Colors Available)
10mm Wood Cubes (11 New Colors)
14mm Wood Discs (7 Colors Available)
8mm Wood Cubes (12 New Colors)

Click here to browse our collection of 1,530 board game pieces.

Bargain Bin

We have just launched The Game Crafter’s Bargain Bin. Here you can find the best deals on The Game Crafter each and every day. The Bargain Bin includes:

New and Used Mass Market Games
New and Used TGC Games
Deal of the Day
Sales
Specialty Bundles
Discontinued Game Pieces

The games are coming from our own massive internal collection. These are games we purchased that there just isn’t room for in our library or games where we have duplicates. And you get to reap the rewards. Almost everything in the bargain bin will be over 50% off its normal retail price. We’ll be adding new things every week, so check back frequently.

Community Updates

Congratulations to Scott Smith for winning the Game Pieces Only Challenge with his game, Dungeon Drop.

Eric Jome and Ken Franklin have joined our Sanity Tester Team!

Protospiel Michigan 2018 (July 13-15) If you are a game designer you should always try and attend Protospiel events. It's the best place to playtest your games and get honest feedback about your game from other game designers. Protospiel Michigan is in Chelsea, Michigan. The event is powered by Tabletop.Events.

Connnecticut Festival of Indie Games (July 13-15) takes place inside Connecticon and celebrates independent game development in New England and neighboring regions. Geek Fever Games will be hosting a TGC Designer Table at the event so be sure to stop by and say hello!

KantCon (July 13-15) is a gaming convention for tabletop hobby gamers in the Kansas City area. Troy Pichelman at JTP Games will be hosting a TGC Designer Table at the event. Stop by his booth, say hello, and get a TGC gift certificate.

Solo Game Design Challenge (TGC Contest) Design a game in which the primary player count is 1. (Deadline: July 23, 2018)

TGC Community Game Night at Gen Con (Aug 3, 8pm-Midnight) Meet other game designers in our community, play games, and get feedback on your prototypes. Only 47 tickets are left and we sell out every year. Click on the event title above to buy your ticket.

TGC Community Social at Gen Con (Aug 4, 7pm-11pm) We are hosting the TGC Community Social at O'Reilly's Irish Bar and Restaurant! They have plenty of food/drink options and we can hang out as a group at our reserved tables. Right now we are planning on roughly 35 people. Event is free and does not require GenCon event ticket. Please RSVP so we know how many are attending and can let the restaurant know final numbers.

Phase Shift Dimensions Challenge (TGC Contest) Design a game that pushes one or more dimensional envelopes. (Deadline: Sept 17, 2018)

Protospiel Chicago 2018 (Sept 21-23) If you are a game designer you should always try and attend Protospiel events. It's the best place to playtest your games and get honest feedback about your game from other game designers. Protospiel Chicago is in Northbrook, Illinois. The event is powered by Tabletop.Events.