Publications, Reports, Press Review

Documentary: Going Cardboard

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:08:00 +0200

An new movie is born: In an era of tech-based entertainment, word is spreading about a new breed of board game. Going Cardboard takes you into the designer "German-style" board gaming scene, from its community of enthusiastic fans to the creative passions of the designers and their journeys from concept to reality.

Link to the website of Going Cardbord with online order shop (US $29,95 — other countries $33,95)

In this context, the reference to another documentary that gives an insight in U.S. game and toy inventors scene as well as the associated business: Toyland

Board Games - a Growing Trend in China

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:23:00 +0100

The article by Chen Chen on the website of China Decodes is already from October 2010, but is gives a good impression about the growing market in China. Richard Gottlieb of Global Toy News linked this article in his own blog of March 7, 2012 to the same theme.

Link to China Decoded
Link to Global Toy News

Another (oder) report from Shanghai

Dein SPIEGEL: How a game arises

Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:01:00 +0100

Dein SPIEGEL, the monthly news magazin for children and young people, published in the edition 03/2012 a very impressive cartoon board HOW A GAME ARISES by the illustrator Max Fiedler. Although the text bubbles are in German, the illustration gives a good overview about all prozesses from the idea to the frist prototype and the to publisher, leading finally and hopefully to the Game of the Year.

Link to the illustration ( 441 KB)

With kind permission of the publisher and the illustrator

GTN: Changing the Rules

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:11:00 +0100

Our member Rob Bartel wrote on Global Toy News an interesting blog about the importance of clear game rules and made some innovative suggestions to improve them.

Link to the blog

GTN: Changing the way we play

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:58:00 +0100

Anna van Slee's article about Using Social Media Thinking to Advance Board Game Mechanics was published in the blog of Mary Couzin on Global Toy News on January 04, 2012. Anna was a speaker at T&GCon and SMAPCon and is Account Director at Kunoichi, where she guides the creative interactive strategy for high-profile clients in the toy and game industry.

Link to the article

TricTrac: We are not anonymus!

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:25:00 +0100

The French gamers website TricTrac published on December 15, 2011 an article about the current initiave of the SAZ GAMES ALSO HAVE AUTHORS and the (usually) self-evident to name the authors of the games.

Link to the article (in French language)

Global Toy News: Monopoly - An American Icon

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:00:00 +0100

Michell Parnett from the National Museum of Play - The Strong featured the current exhibition about the history of Monopoly on the website of Global Toy News.

Link to the article

Link to the museum

Bruce Whitehill: Inventing & Selling Games

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:59:00 +0100

Bruce Whitehill, game designer and games collector, published on its website The Big Game Hunter an interesting article for game designers and those who want to start. A variety of experiences and tips makes this contribution especially worth reading.

Link to the article

Mark Rosewater: 10 Things Every Game Needs

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:05:00 +0100

Magic: The Gathering head designer Mark Rosewater has posted a two-part article series (part one and part two) on the Wizards.com website under the title "Ten Things Every Game Needs".

Source: BoardGameGeek News

Global Toy News: Essen ist to Games what New york is to Toys

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:22:00 +0200

Rob Bartel wrote for Global Toy News a short report of the Internationale Spieltage 2011 in Essen. Included is a Link to a very detailed blog with many pictures of Frank Schulte-Kulkmann, who describes many novelities and gives an impression of the city of Essen and its surroundings too.

Link to Rob Bartels report

Link to Frank Schulte-Kulkmann'ns blog