Tales from the Trade

Tales from the Trade

Top 10 Decks

Custom Playing Card Decks As a supplier of customized and personalized playing cards, we have seen our fair share of awesome ideas. Some clients really go above and beyond with their ideas and create something clever or something beautiful.  Here are the 10 best ideas we've seen in a while…

We’re Doomed! Our New 15 Minute Game (not the state of the world!)

We’re Doomed literally took over PAX EAST for Breaking Games a couple of weeks ago in Boston. This 15 minute game challenges the players to (kind of) work together in order to get enough seats in the “rocket” to get off the planet. Players each play a different “Ocracy" (ie.…

So…what do you do?

So...what do you do? A few weeks ago Mary from Chitag sent me this list of questions about that and some other unexpected questions.  I felt particularly talkative and maybe eve a little inspired that night, and so I answered them pretty quickly.  Here is a reprint of that article.…

Entrepreneur vs CEO

Generally you start a business of your own because something happens. You get fired.  You quit.  You have had it with corporate business.  You get an idea. You fall into something and love it.  Someone closes down the place you are working and hires you to finish the work.  Any…

Absolute Perfection in Game Making & when a little “Letting Go” is maybe a little OK

Let it go. Let it be. Chill out. Be cool. Hang loose. Take it easy. No matter how you say it – it means the same thing. You should not literally  sweat ALL of the small stuff, especially when it comes to certain aspects of tabletop game manufacturing.  Yes -…

A recap of some of my travels for – Ad Magic/Breaking Games

Lots of exciting stuff went on in the past year and a half -   and a lot of it was due to manufacturing that went on over in China for Ad Magic/ Breaking Games and in Washington State - where we have Ad Magic Print and Play Games. This past year I…

Growing a Happy Team, not just a Growth Company

I would like to preface this blog by saying that I love my job - and anyone who can say that in the fourth quarter of the year (while running a growth company) and mean it is truly blessed.  This is generally the time of year when stress and business take over -…

Pax West 2016 – Breaking Games in Seattle

Its about time for me to blog again - since its been quite some time. Recently - I spent two weeks living in an air b’nb in New York city in midtown on the east side and it was a wonderful experience in a great neighborhood. We did all the…

Why You Want Someone ELSE to Get Your Game in Retail

Well, its been a while since I wrote in here but I was suddenly inspired to write today as I hit yet another small roadblock in the world of retail. You want to get your game into retail, into the biggest stores in the land, the stores in the mall, the stores on…

8 sensible gifts of Cards Against Humanity

Well its been an interesting year - and of course -the last half has been spent planning the 8 sensible gifts of Hanukkah printing with Cards Against Humanity. This year I learned how hard it is to actually get Chinese people to take vacations and then write about them -…