I self-published Auction Junktion last year (www.nightstalkergames.com) and have done fairly well with it despite very little marketing. We're gearing up to get into a larger distribution network and possibly doing a Kickstarter campaign. I came up with the title Auction Junktion but my distributor/marketer feels that the title may not be very marketable. They feel it needs more of competitive edge to it. Its based on shows like Storage Wars and Auction Hunters, so they feel it needs to be something along those lines. So, I'm having a tough time coming up with an alternate title and thought I'd ask the great community here on BGDF. If we re-name it, we'll probably slightly re-theme it with a grittier edge. Envision a group of dirty, rotten scoundrels at a storage auction bidding on storage units and using dirty tricks to trip up the competition. We'll put your name in the credits if your idea gets chosen. So, thoughts anyone?
Here is a direct link to the first edition of Auction Junktion: http://nightstalkergames.com/nightstalker-games-products/auction-junktion/
Wow, lots of great ideas guys! Please keep them coming! So far there is no one coming to the defense of the Auction Junktion title. Is the general consensus that it does need to be changed? Am I the only one that likes it as is? Anyway, back to your suggestions, I really like these, in no particular order:
Storage Swindlers
Junk Stars
Junk Boss
The Bad Seed Auction House (I can't see myself using this as the title, but it'd be great to use as the setting where the auctions take place.)
I really like the double meaning of "Scrap". I think there could be something there. Here are a few more suggestions I was given:
Storage Scoundrels
Storage Forage
Storage Strife
Auction Antics
Storage Scrap
Bidder Battle
Outbid
Right now, I'm really liking "Outbid". It's simple and to the point but I think a lot of meaning can be taken from it. However, it doesn't convey the fact that the game is a storage auction game. So question: Does the title necessarily need to convey the fact that it is a storage auction game?