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24 alternatives to Happy Mitten - 24: Board Games, Business, and Panda Game Manufacturing
A rare look at the manufacturer's side of board gaming
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Happy Mitten - 24: Board Games, Business, and Panda Game Manufacturing launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The motherlode of all board game industry interviews
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Magnifying faults to improve efficacy as a game publisher
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Interviews and play testing with designers and publishers
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Comparing video game development and PR to board games
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Game designer's experience on getting a game published
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Picking Jamey's brain about Kickstarting board games
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Pulling off a career change into the board game industry
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Interviewing makers at the Milwaukee game design convention
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Reflections on an epic Kickstarter campaign for a tiny game
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What can the board game industry can learn from video games?
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Interviews and highlights from the Origins Game Fair 2014
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The business and software of board game prototyping
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Reflecting on the development of a finished board game
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Tox gives a reviewer's take on making an exceptional game
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Going from first time designer to published and full time
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Improving game design by play testing at Unpub
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Happy Mitten talks with their first signed game designer
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Tips for growing and nourishing a local game community
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On amassing tips and resources for board game inventors
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Advertising and marketing tips for board game publishers
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Creating terrific games with rich themes
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Chris Kirkman talks about running a game publishing company
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Advice about game distribution for designers and publishers
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The endearing story of how Mice and Mystics came to be
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