When playing games is serious business

April 8th, 2008 at 11:34pm Deborah Austin

Again, not necessarily coming or going, but pretty darned interesting!

Patch Products is looking for people who like to play games — board games, card games and dice games, that is.

The Beloit based manufacturer wants families and groups of adults to help it test new games it is developing. The company makes family entertainment products — like games and puzzles — which are sold at major retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, Toys “R” Us and K Mart.

The game testing sessions last about an hour. They allow the people at Patch Products to watch a game being played, and to get feedback from unbiased players.

You can sign up by snail mail by sending your name, address, phone number and e-mail address to:
Game Testing!
Patch Products
1400 Inman Parkway
Beloit WI 53511

Or you can e-mail your information to patch@patchproducts.com with “Game Testing!” in the subject line.

The manufacturer is looking for testers of all ages, but if you’re a kid, you should ask your parents to sign up as a family.

Once Patch Products gets the information, it communicates with potential testers via e-mail to set a time to come to its Game Testing Room at its headquarters and play a game. Afterward, the testers are asked what they like or didn’t like about the game, and how they would improve it.

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