Cinco de Mayo Sale, Geo Facts Challenge, Bulk Order Queue
Hello Community!
In this newsletter we talk about our upcoming Cinco de Mayo Sale, the Geo Facts Challenge, an update on our Bulk Order Production Queue, and a new podcast episode that features our CEO.
Cinco de Mayo Sale
We are excited to announce our upcoming Cinco de Mayo Sale!
It will run from May 1-9, 2025 and feature discounts on a large number of games on our site. These community sales have sold thousands of games and have been great for indie game designers.
Game Designers can add their published games to the sale by going to: Games > My Game > Promote > Site Wide Sale.
Pro Tip: Game designers should start promoting the games and discounts that they will offer during the sale. Start now and get people excited to buy!
Geo Facts Challenge
The Game Crafter's new community board game design contest is the Geo Facts Challenge!
Your goal for the Geo Facts Challenge is to design a game with memorable geographical information, whether it be countries or capitals, volcanoes or valleys, or annual caribou migration corridors. The game should use modern mechanics and a printed map with real location names. Both the map and the geographical information should be integrated into game play, but this contest is about fun - don’t disguise homework assignments as games!
Bulk Order Queue Update
We recently completed some huge bulk orders and now the Bulk Order Queue has a much shorter wait time! Our awesome bulk order team worked hard to get those games done.
So now is a great time to place your bulk orders for 10+ units if you want to enjoy a faster turnaround time. Don’t wait, because our queue always gets a lot longer as we get closer to the large game conventions of Summer!
JT Smith featured on the Toy Business Unboxed Podcast
In this video, the CEO of The Game Crafter, JT Smith, joined the Toy Business Unboxed Podcast with Jason Hsieh. They talk about The Game Crafter, building a brand, standing out in a crowded market, and making your personal story a key part of your success.
Here's a list of upcoming game design events that we're supporting:
- Knoxville Protospiel [Apr 4-6]
- Protospiel Kansas City [Apr 4-6]
- Unpub @ PAX East [May 8-11]
- Protospiel Indy [May 16-18]
- Protospiel Online [May 16-18]
- BGG Spring [May 22-26]
- Protospiel North [May 30 - Jun 1]
- Protospiel Twin Cities [May 30 - Jun 1]
