Company:The Game Crafter

Short description: American board game publishing company

The Game Crafter, LLC

Type	Privately held company
Industry	Board games, card games publishing
Founded	2001
Founder	JT Smith, Jamie Vrbsky, Tavis Parker
Headquarters	Madison, Wisconsin , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Board games, card games, tabletop game components
Parent	Plain Black Corporation
Website	www.thegamecrafter.com

The Game Crafter, LLC (TGC) is a Madison, Wisconsin-based company that produces tabletop game components and custom print on demand card games and board games.

History

The company was founded in 2001 by J.T. Smith, Jamie Vrbsky, and Tavis Parker. In July 2009 the company launched a web-based print on demand game publishing service that allows game designers to build and print custom card games and board games through a web-based system. In 2021, The Game Crafter was nominated for the Diana Jones Award.

Further reading

• Kincaid, Jason (2009-07-16). "Awesome: The Game Crafter Lets You Build And Sell Your Own Custom Board Games". Tech Crunch. https://techcrunch.com/2009/07/16/awesome-the-game-crafter-lets-you-build-and-sell-your-own-custom-board-games/. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

• Defrag, Rizen (2009-07-10). "Game Publisher Profile - The Game Crafter, LLC". Board Game Geek. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/2456. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

• Catone, Josh (2009-09-05). "15 Places to Make Money Creating Your Own Products". Mashable. http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/sell-products-online/. Retrieved 2009-09-20. 

• Banks, Dave (2012-02-02). "Turn Your Board Game Dreams Into Reality With The Game Crafter". Wired. https://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/02/the-game-crafter/. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 

External links

• The Game Crafter, LLC on Board Game Geek