{"id":343,"date":"2016-08-25T10:45:59","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T17:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weird8.com\/?p=343"},"modified":"2016-08-25T10:45:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-25T17:45:59","slug":"news-sites-for-tabletop-rpg-kickstarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weird8.com\/index.php\/2016\/08\/25\/news-sites-for-tabletop-rpg-kickstarters\/","title":{"rendered":"News Sites for Tabletop RPG Kickstarters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been doing a ton of work to prepare for my upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/weird8.com\/sun-spots-2\/\">Sun Spots Kickstarter<\/a> (Sept 12!) and one of the biggest efforts has been around organizing a more concentrated PR campaign. Just getting the word out, sending press releases to more places, and engaging with more people and sites as my Kickstarter project ramps up &#8212; it&#8217;s a lot of work.<\/p>\n<p>So I wanted to share a list of sites that I&#8217;ve discovered and vetted as places you can send press releases for your projects. This list is by no-means complete &#8212; please suggest additions! \u00a0This list is specific for tabletop RPGs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/\">The Escapist Magazine<\/a> has a contact page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.escapistmagazine.com\/contact\/subject\/news\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>You can <a href=\"mailto:aaron@roleplayerschronicle.com\">email Aaron<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/\">Roleplayers Chronicle<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;m a huge fan of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutupandsitdown.com\/\">Shut Up and Sit Down<\/a>, who you can <a href=\"mailto:contact@shutupandsitdown.com\">email\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Contact <a href=\"http:\/\/nerdragenews.com\/contact-us\/\">here <\/a>for\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/nerdragenews.com\/\">Nerd Rage News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletopgamingnews.com\/\">Tabletop Gaming News<\/a> is a large network you can <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletopgamingnews.com\/submitnews\/\">contact here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/trollitc.com\/\">Troll in the Corner<\/a> is a nice site you can <a href=\"http:\/\/trollitc.com\/contact\/\">contact here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.enworld.org\/\">EN World<\/a> is obviously one of the largest sites you can send <a href=\"mailto:news@enworldnews.com\">emails to here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you read <a href=\"https:\/\/rpggeek.com\/thread\/1501492\/table-top-rpg-kickstartercrowd-funding-announcemen\">this thread on Boardgamegeek.com<\/a> about getting your projects on the site.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gamerati.com\/\">Gamerati <\/a>is a massive network of game sites that you would do well by <a href=\"mailto:adsales@gamerati.com\">emailing about ad rates<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnomestew.com\/\">Gnomestew <\/a>is a great site for <a href=\"mailto:headgnome@gnomestew.com\">emailing<\/a>\u00a0your press release.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.polyhedroncollider.com\/\">Polyhedron Collider<\/a> has both news and reviews and you can <a href=\"mailto:polyhedroncollidergames@gmail.com\">email here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/melsmifgames.wordpress.com\/\">Melvin Smif&#8217;s Geekery<\/a> has a bunch of great stuff; contact\u00a0them directly <a href=\"https:\/\/melsmifgames.wordpress.com\/reviews-media-requests\/game-reviews\/\">on the site<\/a>\u00a0for news and reviews.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rpgknights.com\/\">RPG Knights<\/a> has tons of good stuff on RPGs; contact them <a href=\"http:\/\/rpgknights.com\/contact-us\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.purplepawn.com\/\">Purple Pawn<\/a> has gaming news and you can <a href=\"mailto:david@purplepawn.com\">email them here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeknative.com\/\">Geek Native<\/a> has a lot of material about all types of games; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.geeknative.com\/about\/\">contact them here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/iwillnevergrowup.com\/\">I Will Never Grow Up<\/a> covers a lot of ground about games and publishing, and provides a form specifically for press releases <a href=\"http:\/\/iwillnevergrowup.com\/articles\/article-submission-form\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/futileposition.com\/\">Futile Position<\/a> covers a lot of geekery, and you can contact him <a href=\"http:\/\/futileposition.com\/about-futile-position-contact-review-copies\">directly<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:chris@dicehateme.com\">Email Chris<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/dicehateme.com\/\">DiceHateMe <\/a>certainly.<\/li>\n<li>You can <a href=\"mailto:seanpatfan@gmail.com\">email Sean<\/a> of <a href=\"http:\/\/seanspickoftheday.com\/\">Sean&#8217;s Pick of the Day<\/a> here, but you should probably read <a href=\"http:\/\/seanspickoftheday.com\/2016\/08\/19\/seans-pick-of-the-day-enn-and-you\/\">this post<\/a> first.&#8217;<\/li>\n<li>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/430556803645272\/\">Facebook group <\/a>is essential for your Kickstarter press releases.<\/li>\n<li>The good folks at <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdarchy.com\/\">Nerdarchy <\/a>have a web page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nerdarchy\">Facebook site<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Nerdarchy\">YouTube channel<\/a>, and an <a href=\"mailto:nerdarchy@gmail.com\">email<\/a>, all to help you find your nerdly muse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been doing a ton of work to prepare for my upcoming Sun Spots Kickstarter (Sept 12!) and one of the biggest efforts has been around organizing a more concentrated PR campaign. 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