Frequently Asked Questions
- I am publisher... what types of products can I produce?
- I am a Retail Store and I would like to know how this works for me?
- I am a publisher/designer and would like to list my product or game for sale on AGS, what do I need to do?
- As a retail store purchasing wholesale, are there any minimum purchase requirements?
- I am aretail store wanting to purhase from AGS, what are the terms?
- Where is all of this product manufactured?
- How do I get paid for the sales of my game or products through AGS
- Who holds IP rights games or products I place on AGS for sale?
- How can I help to promote my game or product?
- How does AGS market my game or product?
As a publisher your product will be produced by Superior POD. You can see most of what can be made here:
http://superiorpod.onprintshop.com/index.html
You will also find lots of useful information on our support forums here:
http://superiorpod.proboards.com/index.cgi
And the templates you will need for file set up are located here:
http://superiorpod.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=database&action=display...
There is a new game distributor on the scene unlike anything you have encountered before. Introducing Adventure Game Source… the worlds only game distributor that can offer you Indie Board Games, Card Games, RPG’s and more! There are other companies offering Indie (short for Independent Game Designers) products out there. But, they only offer them for direct sales to gamers and usually in PDF format. For the first time ever Adventure Game Source can offer you, the retail brick and mortar store, Indie Game products in high quality printed format.
How can we do that?
Because Adventure Game Source (AGS for short) is owned by Superior Print On Demand we can produce games as they are ordered. Superior POD is the industry leader in Print on Demand Board Games, Card Games and RPG’s. Our quality is unmatched. In fact, we are the only POD printing company that can offer all three, board games, card games and books, with high quality packaging that rivals any large game company. This means that the product you are putting on your shelves in your store will not look out of place and in fact will enhance the look of you shelves.
How does it work?
To become a wholesale purchaser with AGS all you need to do is go to our website and fill out the Wholesaler Application online, http://www.adventuregamesource.com/wholesale-application. This application will be reviewed and if approved you will receive and email with all of your account details. All you need do is log in and start shopping. Because you are an approved wholesale purchaser you will be able to view the discounted price of all the products. Becoming an approved wholesale purchaser is free!
What are the terms?
We are proud to offer very generous terms to our wholesale purchasers. These terms are:
No minimum orders
45% discount off of MSRP
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Free Shipping on orders over $150
How to stay informed
We are continually adding new product to the site so you should check it often. We encourage you to sign up for our weekly newsletter. In this email newsletter you will receive new product updates, featured products, sales and specials and more! You can request a printable version of the newsletter that you can then share with your customers so that they can choose the products they might like to purchase and y0ou in turn can then place an order for that product. At the bottom of the home page of the website is a place for you to subscribe to the weekly email newsletter.
Visit the AGS website and have a look at the great products from Indie Game Designers that you can offer to your customers.
Questions can be directed to info@adventuregamesource.com
Send an email to us with your company contact info and the following information for each product you would like listed:
For each product/SKU#
Product name
Product Description (be as detailed as you like)
Product Content (what's in the box, book size, etc...)
Product Stock Number
Product Image (600 x 800 is best size, 72 DPI)
MSRP (the retail price you would like it sold at)
Product Dimensions (AGS will determine)
Product Weight (AGS will determine)
One time:
Company blurb/description telling the world who and what you are
Comapny logo (JPG image, 72DPI)
Email address is info@adventuregamesource.com
No, we require not minimum purchases. We do offer free shipping on orders over $150.00
AGS offers the following terms to qualified retailers or resellers:
45% discount off MSRP
No minimum purchases required
Free shipping on orders over $150.00 net
Shipping FOB Vestal NY
Everything offered on AGS is made in the USA.
At the end of each month you will be provided a sales report of what was sold. You will be issued a payment for the amount due to you from the sales. Paypal is the preferred way to pay but other arrangements can be made.
You as the publisher or designer retain all IP rights. AGS would hold none.
1. Get your product reviewed by as many legit reviewers as you can.
2. Tell everyone you know that you have a game and where they can purchase a copy.
3. We will list your game on our Board Game Geek page but you can publish you game on your own BGG page and talk it up on the forums. BGG is your friend.
4. Promote your game at local and regional game conventions
5. Utilize your local game store…. They usually have open gaming nights. Approach them ask if you could hold a demo night for your game. Because you are having your game produced through AGS stores are more likely to buy copies of your game for the store as AGS is the only service of its kind to offer professional packaging that will look good on store shelves.
When you list a product with AGS it gets posted on our News Page, our Twitter Page and our Facebook Page. it also get announced in the Superior POD support Forums. Additionally it will get prominent attention in our "New Releases" section of our weekly newsletter that we send out to our retail store database. lastly we will post the release announcement on Board Game Geek.
