37: Publishing and Pitching with Zev Shlasinger

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Zev Shlasinger has been in the hobby game industry for almost 30 years. He founded Z-Man Games in 1999, sold it in 2011, then worked for the new owners until mid-January 2016. At the end of January, he took the position of Director of Board Games with Wizkids. Some of the titles you might be familiar with are: Pandemic, Fantasy Realms, Agricola, Sidereal Confluence, Clash of Cultures, Merchants & Marauders, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Shadow Hunters, Arboretum, Tragedy Looper, Grave Robbers from Outer Space, Tournament at Camelot, Super Skill Pinball, and a host of others.
Check out Zev's new publishing company Play to Z here!

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Chapters

1. 37: Publishing and Pitching with Zev Shlasinger (00:00:00)

2. Zev's Board Game Journey (00:01:17)

3. Z-man and Pandemic (00:05:29)

4. Pitching to Publishers (00:12:34)

5. Play to Z Games (00:20:34)

6. 23 Knives (00:30:25)

7. Why self-publish? (00:34:18)

8. Components (00:43:25)

9. Tales of the Arabian Nights (00:56:17)

10. Crowdfunding (01:02:00)

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