About the Author

Brian Tinsman is the concept acquisitions lead for Wizards of the Coast, the world's largest hobby game company, for which he reviews about 150 game submissions a year. As a professional game inventor Tinsman has also designed or contributed to more than 20 published products, including role-playing games, family games, strategy games and trading card games. Throughout his career, he has spoken with hundreds of inventors and dozens of publishers about the challenges involved in getting a game to market.