How to get started in board game industry?
Quite simply, I like playing board games. It's what I did growing up. It's what I do with my friends now. I'd like to work on designing board games / card games / party games. How can I find an entry level position in the board game/toy industry, working on concept, development, and overall game designe (or working toward that end)?
I graduated in 2005 with Journalism and Philosophy bachelor's degrees. I currently work in televison, with no professional board game design experience. Please note: I'm not asking about video game design or software development, unless that's a path to board game work.
A great place to ask this question would be Boardgamegeek.com. That is, hands down, the place to go if you are in to boardgames.
Let me tell you though, being a boardgame designer is a little like wanting to be an artist. It might make you happy, but it's unlikely to earn you a living.
Not that you can't do it, but there are a lot of talented boardgame designers out there who are barely making a living at it, or doing it as a hobby and still have a real job as well.
Still, if this is something that you're passionate about, give it a a shot. You might be able to do something with it.
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