The Pitch tracker is your record of every publisher, partner, or creator you've pitched a game to, when, how, who you spoke with, and what the status is. It lives per-game on the Pitches tab.
This page covers logging a pitch, editing entries, and the 12 statuses Boardssey ships with so you always know where each conversation stands.
For follow-up reminders specifically, see Pitch reminders. For the relationship between pitches and contacts, see Linking a pitch to a contact.
What this page helps you do
Open the Pitches tab on a game.
Log a new pitch with the right details.
Pick (and update) the right status for each pitch.
Edit, duplicate, or delete pitch rows.
Open the Pitches tab
Click Games in the sidebar and pick the game. On the game page, switch to the Pitches tab. You'll see a table where each row is one pitch.
Pitches are stored per game, so you can keep publisher pitches on one game separate from publisher pitches on another. Switching games or workspaces shows that game's list.
Log a new pitch
Click Log new pitch in the top right of the table. A form opens.
The fields:
Publisher / company name (required), who you're pitching. Could be a publisher, a podcaster, a creator, a retailer, a co-publishing partner.
Date pitched (required), when you first reached out.
Pitched how / where?: short description: Email, Gen Con booth, LinkedIn, Cold call. Reusing the same phrases across pitches makes the tracker easier to scan later.
Point of contact: the specific person you're working with. Format however helps you ("Jane Smith, Acquisitions").
Status (required), see the list below.
Last interaction: date of your most recent touchpoint. Reminders are calculated from this date, so keep it current.
Notes: free-form. Use it for what was said, what they asked for, what you owe them.
Click Log pitch to save. The new row appears in the table immediately.
The 12 statuses
Status | When to use it |
Haven't pitched yet | You're planning to reach out but haven't sent anything. |
Pitched, waiting to hear back | You sent the initial pitch; ball is in their court. |
Video requested | They asked for a how-to-play / overview video. |
Video under review | They have your video and are watching it. |
Physical prototype requested | They asked you to ship a physical copy. |
Physical prototype under review | They have it and are testing it. |
Playtest requested | They want to run a playtest. |
Playtested, waiting to hear back | Playtest is done; you're awaiting feedback. |
Want to license | They've expressed acquisition interest. |
Licensed | The game has been signed with this publisher. |
Pass | They've declined. |
Never got back to me | No response after follow-ups; conversation is dead. |
Update status as soon as something changes. The tracker only works if it reflects reality.
Edit a pitch
Click directly on any cell in a row to edit it inline. Text becomes editable; dates open a date picker; status opens the picker dialog. Press Enter (or click outside) to save.
For a longer edit (multiple fields at once), open the row's ⋯ menu and pick Edit to open the full form.
Duplicate a pitch
If you're pitching the same game to multiple publishers and want to start each entry from a similar baseline, open the row's ⋯ menu and pick Duplicate. A copy appears; edit the publisher name, contact, and notes to match the new one.
Delete a pitch
In the row's ⋯ menu, pick Delete. Confirm. The row is gone, there's no undo, so be sure.
If you logged a pitch you didn't actually send, deleting is fine. If a pitch fell through, prefer marking it Pass or Never got back to me so you keep the record.
What pitches don't do
It's worth being explicit about what the Pitch tracker is and isn't:
It's not an outbound email tool. Boardssey does not send email or messages on your behalf, it's a place to record what you sent on your own.
It's not a CRM in the salesy sense. There's no email tracking, no marketing automation, no lead scoring.
It's a relationship journal. Used regularly, it gives you "what did we send Stonemaier in February, and what did they ask for next?" with one click. That's the value.
For people-oriented context (multiple games to the same publisher, ongoing relationships), see Contacts overview.
Tips & common questions
Where's the Pitches tab on my game? Open the game from your Games list and look at the tabs across the game page (Game Info, Media, Rules, Components, Pitches, etc.). It's available on every plan.
What's the difference between Date pitched and Last interaction? Date pitched is the first time. Last interaction is the most recent touchpoint of any kind (email, call, meeting). Reminders use Last interaction.
Can I see all pitches across all games at once? Not today, pitches are listed per game. We're tracking a workspace-wide pitch view on the roadmap.
Can multiple team members update the same pitch? Yes. Inline edits save in real time and show up for everyone with access to the game.
What if I pitch the same game to the same publisher twice (different edition, retry after a year)? Log a second row. The tracker is timeline-based, so two rows for "Stonemaier 2024" and "Stonemaier 2026" is the right way to record that.