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I have an idea and want to develop a board game and maybe a card game from the idea. Never done this before and dont know where to start how to patent and market and earn royalties from it.
Thanks in anticipation

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I have seen a number of people develop game(s) over the years.  I've seen it done two ways.  They develop the game, manufacture it and market it by traveling around and selling the game to stores.  This is probably the hardest way to do it.  The other option is to possibly contact a publisher that may carry the game for you.  I think Ugames offers a program where you can submit an idea for a game and they honor you with some kind of payment.

Otherwise and probably not on your horizon but it does pay to be mentioned.  Contact a major publisher and see what they have for job openings for game developers.  

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