Introduction
In the board game industry, your professional network is one of your most valuable assets. Designers, publishers, artists, manufacturers, and media contacts form the foundation of successful game development and publication.
Boardssey's Contacts feature serves as your comprehensive relationship management system, designed specifically for the unique needs of tabletop game creators.
What is the Contacts Feature?
The Contacts feature in Boardssey functions as your dedicated industry rolodex—a centralized database where you can store, organize, and leverage all your professional connections. Unlike generic contact management tools, Boardssey's system is tailored to the board game industry with specialized categories, fields, and organization methods that align with your workflow.
This powerful tool helps you transform scattered business cards, email threads, and convention notes into a structured system that supports your game development journey from concept to market.
Key Capabilities
Comprehensive Contact Management
The Contacts feature allows you to maintain detailed records for everyone in your professional network:
Industry-specific categorization: Organize contacts as Publishers, Manufacturers, Artists, Developers, Reviewers, and more with categories designed for the board game industry
Complete information storage: Record everything from basic contact details to specialized information like artistic styles, manufacturing capabilities, or publisher preferences
Seamless Workflow Integration
Your Contacts database integrates naturally with your game development process:
Project connections: Easily find and engage the right contacts at each stage of your game's journey
Team conversion: Transition contacts to collaborators with a simple invitation process
Mobile access: View and manage your contacts on the go, particularly useful during conventions and industry events
Getting Started with Contacts
Beginning with the Contacts feature is straightforward:
Navigate to the tool: Access Contacts
Add your first contacts: Start entering your key industry connections, focusing on complete information for your most important relationships
Organize strategically: Create categories that align with your specific needs and workflow
Best Practices for Contact Management
To maximize the value of your Contacts database:
Maintain consistency: Establish standard formats for information entry to ensure easy searching and filtering
Update regularly: Set aside time after conventions and meetings to add new contacts and update existing information
Document meaningful interactions: Record significant conversations and agreements to build institutional memory
Think strategically: Organize contacts in ways that support your specific business goals and development process
Respect privacy: Handle contact information with appropriate confidentiality and professionalism
The Contacts feature evolves with your needs, starting as a simple address book and potentially growing into one of your most valuable strategic tools for navigating the board game industry.
By centralizing and organizing your professional relationships, you'll transform scattered connections into a cohesive network that supports every aspect of your game development process—from finding the perfect artist for your concept to identifying the right publisher for your finished design.