A pack of cards and a few friends have been responsible for some of my favorite game-related memories. The greatest trick that publishers ever pulled was convincing us that they could sell us that joy.
Quotes about game publishers
It really is a labor of love; and you really appreciate it when you get into the middle of it and you see what happens, […] when you see the amount of time that so many people put in, and so little compensation… it changes your perspective. What a gift it is that there are designers who do this work for us. It’s just incredible that people are willing to do this and provide us with these games.
There is a danger in taking an idea too far and stretching it ever-thin; movie sequels abound, and some mass-market game titles are constantly being repackaged. But with care, a game publisher can make it easier to gain public acceptance by producing a series of thematically linked game titles.
Publishers are restricting the hobby to serious gamers when they are not meticulous about their rules.
Being a [game] publisher is a game in itself; there’s a separate victory condition for that, and it’s fun.