What is a Board Game?
A board game is a blanket term for any game that involves a board, which players interact with. The board contains pieces owned by players. Players typically roll the dice and commit to an action to advance their positions.
Board games can vary from simple games such as Checkers, Chess, Tic Tac Toe, Uno, Bingo, Ludo, Snake and Ladders, to more themed and complex games such as Cluedo, Dungeons and Dragons, and Warhammer 40,000.
Why do brands use Board Games?
Board games are inherently social and involves interaction among players. The interaction can be between player and computer (controlled by Artificial Intelligence), or between player and player.
Board games are perfect for launching on platforms that emphasize social connections, product-themed websites, media websites and even corporate websites.
Our Board games can also be embedded within native apps, messaging systems and corporate gamification platforms.
What examples of board games do you have?
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- Tic Tac Toe
- Backgammon
- Ludo Hero
- 4 In A Row
- Bingo
- Yatzy
- Sudoku Village
- Casual Chess
- Casual Checkers
- Snakes and Ladders
Contact us for more information. If there's a specific game that you're looking for, let us know, and we can include that into our production pipeline.
How do I generate leads with Board Games?
As an option, we can implement a lead generation form to collect user information. A "sign up to play" form pops up at the beginning or end of the game experience, depending on what you need.
The data collected will be GDPR-compliant and only with the permission of the user. We will also prepare a GDPR compliant checkbox, privacy policy, and terms and conditions for the campaign.
All collected data will be available for access via our backend CMS. The data can also be exported into formats such as Excel. If you need to retrieve the data automatically, we can provide an API endpoint for your team.
What kind of rewards can I give away?
Rewards are purely optional. It depends on what you can afford to give away. For on-site activations, our clients typically give away physical gifts such as keychains and company merchandise. In such events, the board game is typically played on a large screen/kiosk tablet. After that, the booth representative shall award the prize to the user.
For online deployments, some clients give out QR codes, coupons or gift codes to increase consumer loyalty. These codes are surfaced towards the end of the game, after the trivia game ends. The user can choose to screencap the codes on their phone, and keep it for future use. In other cases, we can automatically send an email or text message to the user, containing the codes.
To recap, rewards are an optional feature. Not all games have to tie in to rewards.
Can you implement a leaderboard for high scores?
Yes. We have a cloud based leaderboard solution, that we can implement into the Trivia game.
Rank users based on their high score achievement. Top scores can be sorted by all-time, weekly or daily. There's also the ability to reset the leaderboard at pre-determined times.
The data collected will be available via our backend CMS. Clients get access to view and export the data into Excel format as well.
Offline leaderboards are also available, subject to request. Contact us for more information.
Do you offer customization services for the Board Game?
Yes. Depending on your goals, we can change aspects of the game such as
- Graphics and audio
- Rules of the game
- Number of players
- Points for winning
- Adding your brand logos or embedding product images
- Adding a lead generation form at the start or end of the game
- Adding a coupon / QR code / gift code as part of the reward
- Implementing an automated text messaging or email based system to send out digital rewards
- Implementing an automated Welcome Email greeting for new users
Contact us, describe what you need, and we'll be happy to help.
Do I get analytics of the games?
Yes. We provide analytics and a dashboard to easily keep track of your leads, players and rewards.
We provide a CMS backend which allows you to login, view the data and export into different formats such as Excel.
Can the game be integrated with 3rd party systems?
Yes. We have done integrations with many 3rd party systems as well as custom systems of our corporate clients. Examples include:
- Social media integrations (Facebook, Twitter, etc)
- Submitting leadgen data into systems such as Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Salesforce, Google Drive, and other CRM systems.
- Integrating special APIs provided by our clients, such as user authentication tokens and score submission functions.
- Passing along certain datasets to our clients via our own APIs/webhooks.
- Passing along game-relevant data directly into native apps, via Javascript bridges/APIs provided by our clients.
Contact us for more information.
On which platforms can I deploy the game?
The Trivia game can be deployed within any website, intranet system, offline system, or packaged as a native Android APK or iOS build.
Our HTML5 technology allows the game to be easily ported for any target platform you need.
Can the game work offline?
Yes. For offline environments such as events or exhibitions without internet access, we can prepare a special offline version to be pre-installed as Android APK or iOS native app.
In this case, the leads collected shall be stored locally in the device. The game shall run as usual, without requiring any internet access.
To extract the data, it can be exported into Excel, or synced to a cloud server once the device is connected to the Internet.
Can you add coupon codes, QR codes, or barcodes into the game?
Yes. We can integrate special codes into the game to reward users. These can be coupon codes, vouchers, QR codes or barcodes of any standard format.
Rewards can be displayed in the following conditions:
- after the user wins.
- as part of certain milestones achieved.
- random coupon placements, as part of an Easter egg type hunt.
- at the start of the game experience, as an initial reward for encouragement.
- emailed to the user at the end of the game experience.
- texted (via SMS) to the user at the end of the game experience.
- any other custom condition.
Read our coupon and barcode gamification page to learn more.
Can you develop a Microsite or Landing Page for the Board game?
Yes. Depending on your budget and goals, we can design a microsite to accompany the game campaign.
A microsite is typically a one-page website (sometimes called a landing page), which is decorated in a way which showcases the game in the best possible light. The microsite typically contains an iFrame that runs game, with important brand or product information around that iFrame.
The domain of the microsite can be a subdomain of your existing campaign/brand, or an entirely new domain.
Contact us for more information.
Game Localization Services
For an additional fee, we're able to localize all aspects of the game, including translating the text, and changing graphics to fit the local culture.
We support any language worldwide. Some of the languages we have worked on include German, Spanish, Spanish LATAM, French, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Arabic, Farsi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Norwegian, Burmese, Malay, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Thai, and more.
Please add a note in your contact form request, to indicate your target language.
Besides Board Games, do you have other games that I can white label?
Check out our full catalog. We have games from practically every category. On top of that, any game from our catalog can be converted into a rewards-based or leadgen game.
We provide technical support to make sure that each game launched will fulfill your business goals.
Long term working relationship
We're always on the lookout for long-term clients, because we see this as an opportunity to build a long-lasting working relationship.
In order make our clients succeed, we typically go above and beyond to ensure that the delivered solution actually solves their business objectives.
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Frequently asked questions
1) How much do you charge?
We typically charge a simple licensing fee, depending on several factors such as business goal, scope of the customizations, scope of the rewards, duration of campaign, number of devices/users, etc.
2) Do you sell the source code of the game?
We typically do not sell raw source code. We are a solutions-based company. Hence, we shall package the finished solution for you, in order to solve your business objective. You can then deploy the finished product within your own systems.
In some cases, where further development is needed on your side, we can discuss a source code licensing arrangement.
3) Is the collected data GDPR compliant?
Yes.
4) Interesting solution! I have to pitch this to a client. Can you send me a white-labelled demo version in the meantime?
Please submit a request via the contact form below. Don't forget to add your company details.
5) Which platforms do your games work on?
Our games are built with HTML5. Hence, they work on browsers of all modern devices including iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, PC and more. Depending on the request and budget, we can also convert the game into native app format.
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