Tabletop boardgame publishing: the success formula

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Welcome to Tabletop Game Publishing: The Success Formula! 🎲 This podcast dives deep into everything you need to know to bring your board game to life—from manufacturing and logistics to distribution and pitfalls to avoid. If you're a designer or publisher ready to navigate the complex world of game production, join us for expert advice, real-world strategies, and insider tips to make your project a success. Let’s publish great games together!

Episodes

  1. 09/12/2025

    Episode 8 - Everything you need to know about tokens

    Tokens might seem like a small detail, but they can make or break a board game. In this episode of Tabletop Game Publishing: The Success Formula, we explore how tokens impact gameplay, theme, and production costs—plus practical tips to choose the right ones for your project.

    25 min

  2. 08/15/2025

    Episode 6 - Components quality

    Welcome to the 6th episode of our podcast, Tabletop Game Publishing: The Success Formula.We’re your hosts—Pablo, board game designer, and Hersh, CEO of Hero Time. Hersh brings not only exceptional insights into manufacturing—since we are, after all, a board game manufacturer—but also valuable advice on many other aspects of bringing your game to life. Over the next two episodes, we’ll be diving into the topic of material quality for game components. We hope you enjoy it! Don’t forget to subscribe, and remember you can visit www.herotime1.com for plenty of useful information.

    23 min

  3. 08/02/2025

    Episode 5 - News about our new USA Facility

    Soon, the Hero Time family will grow with a new facility in the USA, bringing game production closer to our customers.In this podcast, you'll hear some AMAZING insights from Hersh, who explains everything about the new site — the machinery being installed and why this expansion in the USA represents a huge opportunity for our North American customers.

    19 min

  4. 07/25/2025

    Episode 4 - Quotes part 2

    We continue our conversation about quotes, but in this episode, we focus on two specific topics: how to tell if a manufacturer is truly reliable, and how they handle producing a game in multiple languages.Don't forget to subscribe to our channel so you'll get notified when new podcast episodes go live!Thank you so much for your support!

    19 min

  5. 07/18/2025

    Episode 3 - Quotes

    What to Include in Your Board Game Manufacturing Quote Request? Once you’ve completed the concept and design stages of preparing your board game, the next step is to request a manufacturing quote.  Sending a quote request can seem simple — just send your files and wait for a number — but the reality is that the more detailed and organized your quote request is, the quicker, more accurate, and more actionable your quote will be. In this Session, we talk about this topic with great insights from Hersh, the CEO of Hero Time. If you want to read the article while hearing this, you can click here https://herotime1.com/costs/what-to-include-in-your-board-game-manufacturing-quote-request/

    24 min

  6. 07/11/2025

    Episode 2 - Prototypes

    Prototypes are a FUNDAMENTAL tool for designers to move forward with their projects. But there’s always the question of when to make them, how, and where. Is a prototype the same as a production sample? That’s exactly what we discuss in this podcast.

    21 min

  7. 07/03/2025

    Episode 1 - Kickstarter mistakes

    All game designers—especially first-timers—make some mistakes when launching their Kickstarter campaigns. In this episode, we’ll discuss some of the most common ones, based on insights from board game industry specialists. Remember, you can reach out to us on our website, where you'll find this article and many more www.herotime1.com

    22 min
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Welcome to Tabletop Game Publishing: The Success Formula! 🎲 This podcast dives deep into everything you need to know to bring your board game to life—from manufacturing and logistics to distribution and pitfalls to avoid. If you're a designer or publisher ready to navigate the complex world of game production, join us for expert advice, real-world strategies, and insider tips to make your project a success. Let’s publish great games together!

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