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Creating Board Games

Tartan Tiger | 16:58 Fri 03rd Feb 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles

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Has anyone had an idea for a board game and so created the game (out of cardboard etc) and sent it off to a games company? If so, what was the outcome? If the games company liked your idea would they have to buy it from you? Or, as I wouldn't have a patent, can they just use the idea?

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rogerthomas

If I was sure that I had a game that manufacturers would genuinely be interested in, I would do the following.

Carefully document every aspect of the game such as board design, design of any game cards and design of playing pieces. Write a complete set of rules and file all this with a solicitor. It will cost money but if you think you are on to a winner then you can consider it an investment.

Then if a company tries to copy your game, you can prove that you had the idea first.

That is what I would do anyway.

DaSwede

I sent a fully developed idea to Cactus (link below) a few years ago. They are an agent, not a game company. I'm in Sweden and wanted to send my idea directly to a Swedish game company, but they are quite reluctant to view ideas from the public. However, this big, Swedish, well established game company (that I wanted to turn to) recommended Cactus on their homepage - albeit just to avoid being flooded by suggestions... But I assumed that they wouldn't recommend a particular agent unless the agent in question was ok, so I gave it a try. For some reason I turned to the US division, but as you can see there's a UK division as well. Well, it cost quite a lot, and the response was: Nope. But they did write me a long letter explaining their reasons for not believing in my idea, and I found that I did trust their assessment. For me it was worth it, I could not have sent my idea across the world again and again and again... I wouldn't have had any idea where to start. Had Cactus believed in my idea, they would have acted much as a literary agent, I believe. Good luck!

http://www.cactusmarketing.com/

Tartan Tiger

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Thanks DaSwede, great answer. I'll take a look at cactus marketing. Thanks again.

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