Hi All,
I was wondering if anybody had any advice for going to a convention. I have just completed my first two games. I am a chemistry teacher and I am thinking about going to a national science teachers convention to showcase my games and I have very limited funds.
Here is my question: Should go to the convention with 4 or 5 games that are exactly the way I want them to look and take pre-orders or should I take 100-200 games that are not exactly the way I want them to look (they are Game Crafter quality) and sell them at the convention?
I currently have my games on The Game Crafters and while the cards look great, I have found a local publisher who can print up the cards at the same quality (minus rounded corners) for half the price. In order to produce cards that are Dominion or Playing Card quality (the way I want them to look) I have to invest in about 1000-2000 games. I don't have the funding for something like that, right now. The convention is going to cost me about $2500 and it is at the end of March.
I am afraid not many people will be interested in pre-ordering the game and I am also concerned that I will lose people's interest if the game doesn't look "professional".
Thanks
Dan
The convention is at the end of March. I have to register by jan 17th. Over 10,000 science teacher go to this convention. i am not as concerned with making back my money as I am about getting my name out there.