The Game Crafter
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Board games, card games publishing |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Founder | JT Smith, Jamie Vrbsky |
| Headquarters | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Board games, card games, tabletop game components |
| Parent | Plain Black Corporation |
| Website | TheGameCrafter.com |
The Game Crafter, LLC (TGC) is a Madison, Wisconsin company that produces tabletop game components and custom print on demand card games and board games.
History and description
The company was founded in 2001 by JT Smith and Jamie Vrbsky. In July 2009 the company launched a web-based print on demand game publishing service.[1] that allows game designers to build and print custom card games and board games through a web-based system.[2][3][4]
Scandal
In 2014 Game Crafter employee Heather Bothell Vrbsky of La Crosse, WA (wife of Game Crafter co-founder Jamie Vrbsky) was found to have been involved cyberstalking directed at several individuals - details of which included racist and homophobic slurs, harassment of a disabled person as well as threats against children of individuals, including threats to post doctor photos of individuals' children on a pornographic website. Her behavior may have violated criminal cyberstalking laws in the state of Wisconsin.[5][6]
Notes
References
- Kincaid, Jason (2009-07-16). "Awesome: The Game Crafter Lets You Build And Sell Your Own Custom Board Games". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- Defrag, Rizen (2009-07-10). "Game Publisher Profile - The Game Crafter, LLC". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- Catone, Josh (2009-09-05). "15 Places to Make Money Creating Your Own Products". Mashable. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- Banks, Dave (2012-02-02). "Turn Your Board Game Dreams Into Reality With The Game Crafter". Wired. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- "Heather Vrbsky criminal cyberstalking scandal". Google Inc. 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- "Heather Bothell Vrbsky: cyberstalking, racism, sexual harassment in a work environment". Xcentric Ventures. 2014. Retrieved 2015-10-01.