![]() You can do a lot to damage the reputation of a publisher by acting like a jerk to potential customers. During this time you are representing the publisher most people don’t know if you work for the publisher or not. ![]() Act professional: I know you’re giving up some of your time to do a board game demo, but treat it like a job.Things will go a lot more smoothly for you and the publisher if you arrive early. Arrive five to ten minutes early: This allows you to ask last minute rules questions, and get situated before the convention opens, or someone finishes their shift.It’s easy to forget this when you’re not thinking about it. One last thing, make sure you stop by the restroom too. After about two hours of talking, you’ll be glad you grabbed some water as well. Depending on how long you’re working and how busy the booth is you may only have a few minutes to eat a quick snack. This should include grabbing a few snacks and water. Prepare yourself: Prior to demoing a game you’re going to want to prepare yourself.Do you have to dress a certain way? What time are you going to need to be at the booth? Will you be running the booth alone at times? All these things should be worked out in advance. Set expectations: Before the convention you’ll also want to find out what is expected of you.You’ll be a lot better off if you’ve practiced explaining the rules, and the players will have a positive game experience as well. Practice explaining the rules: It is not just important to know how to play the game, it’s important teach others how to play the game.Contact the publisher at least a week prior to the convention to get a copy of the rules for the game(s) you’ll be demoing. Read the rules: Seems like a pretty straightforward thing to do, but you’ll be surprised how many people demoing board games don’t actually know all the rules to the game.Don’t expect an all expenses paid trip out to GenCon just to demo a game. ![]() Don’t work for free: Most board game publishers understand that you’re giving up your convention time work for them, in return they’ll usually pay you with a free convention badge or a game or two.Most publishers plan out their convention schedule well in advance. If you want to volunteer at a large convention then contact the publisher at least six months in advance if not in the beginning of the year. If you’re going to be at a board game convention it doesn’t hurt to contact the different board game publishers that will be in attendance to ask if they need any help demoing games. Volunteer: Sometimes publishers will put out a call for volunteers and sometimes they won't.Here are a few helpful tips to get you started. If you’ve ever wanted to experience working in the board game industry, volunteer to help run game demos at a gaming convention. That’s right folks, you don’t need to be an industry insider to run a board game demo at a convention. Game demos are often run by the designer of the game, employees or the publisher, or in most cases by volunteers. Board game publishers are happy to demo their products to potential customers. These are great opportunities to learn how to play the latest games. One of the great things about conventions are game demos. I hope you have attended or made plans to attend a gaming convention near you this year. Aloha faithful Mayday readers, Bubba Washington here! We’re smack dab in the middle of convention season, and what a great time it is to be a gamer.
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