Tabletop Game Industry Catalog Launched May 18

GAMA is very pleased to announce the creation of the Tabletop Game Industry Catalog (TGI) as an information hub to connect retailers, publishers, and distributors to help everyone sell more games. TGI is a partnership between the Game Manufacturers Association and Board Game Atlas to create an easy-to-use online resource that will benefit all segments of the hobby games industry.

Retailers can use the catalog to find products to stock in their store and access important game information such as weight, dimensions, stock images, sell sheets, demo videos, organized play information, etc. In addition, there are purchase links to the distributors that stock the game and to the publisher’s website if they sell direct to retailers. Retailers can create lists of titles that they want to stock and export that information to a file that can be imported into their Shopify POS, simplifying their operations so that they can focus on selling more games.

As a service to the industry, TGI is free for retail stores to use - basic product listings are also provided free to GAMA publisher members. While the system is preloaded with information on more than 100,000 product titles, publishers can verify and edit their publisher and product pages at no additional cost (other than being a GAMA member). And if a publisher is not currently a GAMA member, they can join on TGI in just a few minutes.

For those publishers that wish to provide additional resources to help retailers sell their games, we have the PRO and Enterprise Levels for publishers to add sell sheets, custom video links, stock images, organized play info, and enhanced advertising options. TGI offers an API interface making editing and updating product listings simple and quick.

Click here for more information on TGI. If you have feedback or suggestions on how we can improve this member service, please email john.stacy@gama.org.