An evening with Al Waller, President of Out of the Box games

Mar 8 Mon 7:00 PM
Location

3443 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL 60657
773 529-8550

Attendance
 27  people attended.
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

Who organized?
Nate Scheidler

we'll be hosting an industry night with Al Waller, president of Out of the Box Games.

Most of you don't know Out of the Box as well as you know their runaway hit, "Apples to Apples". That title was sold to Mattel, and now the company is working to produce a new big winner. He presents a different side of the industry than Hasbro's Mike Hirtle (last year's guest) and on March 8th you'll get a chance to hear all about it and ask a few questions of your own.

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  • 27 attendees
    •  I had a great time listening to Al talk about the game industry, game design and how they publish games. Al is a very good speaker and is quite engaging. We got to play a number of their games including some new ones that will be coming out later this year. 
    • Francois (+1 guest)
       Al is a good storyteller and gave helpful tips on how to be successful in the game industry. He brought Word On the Street, it was the best gave ever. 
    •  Al is an engaging conversationalist who shared his perspective as a successful entrepreneur and leader in the game-industry. His stories really helped to illustrate how the industry works. I particularly enjoyed the stories behind the success of several market hits. His discussion of how he and his company, Out of the Box, select which games to include in their product portfolio showed what it takes be a long-term industry player. I only wish I could have stayed long enough to play some of the games he brought, which he was awarding to those who played and won. 
    •  An out of the Box experience! THank you! 
    • Nate Scheidler (+10 guests)

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Chicago Toy and Game Group

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Days of Wonder

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