Welcome to our Nuts & Bolts series where we take a closer, bite-sized, look at real-hands-on tasks that come with publishing a board game.

Game & Product Design

• How to write a great rulebook

Publishing

• Finding a manufacturer

• Shipping marks

• How to book international freight

• How to Find & Hire a Fulfillment Provider

• How to manage retail orders through a Shopify storefront

Marketing

• How to structure a Kickstarter

• Querying content creators

• Pitching at a convention

Graphic Design, Illustration, Packaging & Iconography

• What goes on a box?

• Barcodes, GTINs, UPC codes & SKU numbers

• Making custom QR codes