Hello,
I have been active in the game industry for 12 years but have been mainly worked with publishers who released the game through the classic retail channels.
However, for my new project the involved publisher wants to release the game through Kickstarter. That way he will make potentially more profit by eliminating some of the middle-men from the route to publication, like shops that take a big chunck from the profit.
So by my logic (I could be wrong) a contractual percentage for a boardgame designer should at least be a little higher than a standard contract to reflect this higher profit gained by the publisher.
Any ideas on this? What is a "typical" perfecentage for a designer when the game is published through kickstarter by the publisher?
I want to get better grips with what would be fair...
I'm aware the fairness is partly subjective, but any suggestions or advice are more than welcome, as I have little or no reference at the moment.