Our 35% All-Inclusive Fee targets a ~50% Net Margin for the publisher—nearly 3x the profit of traditional retail distribution.
Inspired by the transparency of Stonemaier Games, we're building a platform that gives publishers ~50% net profit margins instead of 18%.
The "5x Rule" is Jamey's most cited principle. He argues that for a publisher to survive, the MSRP must be 5 times the manufacturing cost. This isn't a law of nature—it's a symptom of a broken middleman system.
"If I make a $50 MSRP game and sell it to a distributor for $20... the result is $6 in profit for the publisher. This should finally make people realize why companies do Kickstarter. You make more money for each copy sold."
Economic challenges like tariffs compound the difficulties publishers already face. These additional costs further squeeze margins, making it even harder for publishers to operate profitably and bring new games to market.
Reference: The Darkest Timeline
vs. 18.3% in traditional retail (2.6x better)
$29 profit per $60 game vs $11 in retail
Removes "Margin Leakage"
Most critical metric for growing publishers
Traditional retail: 1.1x (treadmill-publishing)
Our platform: 2.9x (exponential growth)
First 1,000 units sold can fund a 3,000-unit second print run
Higher profit margins ($29 vs $11) allow publishers to absorb global trade fluctuations (tariffs 7.5%-25%) without needing to hike MSRP
~50%
Net Profit Margin
(vs 18.3% retail)
$29
Profit per Unit
(vs $11 retail)
2.9x
Reprint Power
(vs 1.1x retail)
35%
Platform Fee
(all-inclusive)
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By switching to our platform, you reclaim:
$15.00 per unit
That's $15000 in additional profit for every 1,000 units sold.
Margin Improvement
2.1x
25.0% better margins
Note: Platform fee of 35% includes freight, customs, warehousing, fulfillment, marketing, and sales platform.
Storage costs (~$0.40 per standard box per month) are passed on to customers and not included in publisher costs.
You focus on games, we handle everything else.
Requirement: Currently we work with publishers using Panda Game Manufacturing
You focus on game design
We handle everything else
Automated at every step
No manual work required
Real-time visibility
Track inventory, sales, and payouts
Scalable infrastructure
Handles growth automatically
Partner with a platform dedicated to making board game publishing hassle-free and more profitable
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Get ~50% net profit margin
vs 18.3% in traditional retail
Reclaim $18 per unit
Money that disappears into traditional distribution costs
2.9x Reprint Power
Turn 1,000 units sold into a 3,000-unit second print run
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