Search
We have a very powerful and flexible search engine on our site, which is used to display content all over the site. It enables our customers to filter out content they deem to be unsafe, but more importantly it allows them to find the products on our site that they are looking for in an expedient manner.
Departments
You can do a site wide search on our site, but most users will filter by department. Therefore, it's very important for game designers to choose the department that most suits their game. The department where most users will go looking for it. This list should give you an indication of where your game belongs.
Games - This is where you'll find any type of game, as well as products that don't fit into other departments. This department includes the following categories: Board Games, Card Games, Dice Games, RPGs, and War Games
Game Upgrades - These are component upgrades and expansions to existing mass market games. This department includes the following categories: Component Replacement, Fan Expansion and Official Expansion
Playing Cards - Your take on a traditional deck of suited playing cards. This department includes the following categories: Traditional Suits (Heart, Club, Diamond, Spade), and Non-Traditional Suits
Self Improvement - Games (and many times non-games) that will aid you in everything from diet to relationships to math skills. This department includes the following categories: Communication, Creativity, Finance, Fitness, Graphic Design, Language, Magic Tricks, Mindfulness, Music, Paranormal, Parenting, Relationships, Spiritual, STEM, and Wellness
Tarot and Oracles - Tarot, Oracles, and Lenormand card decks will be found here. This department includes the following categories: Tarot, Oracle, Lenormand, and Divination
Here are some more detailed definitions of the categories listed under the "Games" department:
Board Games - This is for relatively complex games that contain more components than a set of dice or a deck of cards. Generally this is where you'll find medium and hard core gamers.
Dice Games - These are games that feature dice as their main component. These games still might have a deck of cards or a game board, but those elements are secondary in comparison.
RPGs - These are complete paper and dice role playing games like D&D. And also utilities and expansions for them.
Wargames - Sometimes also called historical miniatures games, or skirmish games, this area is for people who like to get into and build intense raging battles.
Search Rank
The following things factor into where you fall in the ordering of items in our search:
Accolades - There is no better way to bring your search rank up than to get more accolades.
Featured Status - Using our promotion tools not only highlights your game within our search, but gives it a good bump in the search rank too.
Crowd Sale - During your crowd sale, your game is likely to show up first in any search result in which it is included.
Staff Pick - A staff pick is when a member of our staff played your game and liked it. Getting a staff pick will give you a small bump in search rank.