About Goodman Games

Goodman Games is your source for adventures! We are the industry leader in RPG adventures, publishing popular lines like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Judges Guild, and Wicked Fantasy Factory. We also publish role playing games such as Etherscope, Xcrawl, Broncosaurus Rex, and DragonMech. Goodman Games products are available in thousands of game stores worldwide, and have been translated into German, Portuguese, and Italian.

Goodman Games was founded in 2001 by Joseph Goodman. We are based out of Chicago, IL. You can meet our staff every year at Gen Con. In the past we have also attended Origins, Dundracon, Kublacon, Pentacon, and other regional conventions. We sponsor popular open tournaments at Gen Con each year, and our tournament modules have become well known.

Contact Information

General inquiries should be directed to info@goodman-games.com; questions about orders should be directed to keith@goodman-games.com; submissions should be directed to harley@goodman-games.com. You can also post questions to our online forums. For more urgent matters, you may call at 443-418-7697. We can be contacted via mail at:

Goodman Games, Inc.
4819 W. Hutchinson St. Unit 3F
Chicago, IL 60641

Please note that our offices are not open to the public.

Goodman Games at D&D Experience 2009. Left to right: Doug Kovacs, Adrian Pommier, Chris Doyle, Joseph Goodman, Aeryn “Blackdirge” Rudel, Harley Stroh

Partners

Submission Guidelines

Goodman Games accepts submissions from the general public. We are always interested in original ideas for new games, as well as articles for Level Up. We specialize in role playing games and adventure modules, and are most likely to consider submissions of that nature. However, we have published a variety of non-RPG products in the past and are always open to innovative new designs.

We evaluate submissions on both content as well as ability to execute. For RPG submissions, this means we look at not only the idea, but also how much editing your work may require, and how confident we are that you can complete the assignment in a timely manner. 

Level Up Submissions: Please download and follow our Level Up Submission Guidelines when making proposals to our 4E magazine.

Game Submissions: When making a game submission, please be sure to start with a query letter. Queries for adventure modules should be no longer than two pages, and include the title, plot, major themes, a summary of key encounter areas, and a list of new crunchy bits. Queries for other products should be of a similar nature. Please include a list of published credits, as well as a sample that shows your ability to complete the project you are proposing. You should be able to summarize your submission in one succinct sentence. (For example: "DragonMech: medieval fantasy mechs powered by steam, magic, or the labor of a thousand slaves.") 

Game submissions should be sent to harley@goodman-games.com or our mailing address (above), and must be accompanied by a signed copy of our  Idea Submission Agreement.

Art Submissions: We are not currently in need of additional art help, but we are always willing to review portfolios for our files should something come up in the future. To submit art work for consideration, please send a link to your web site to info@goodman-games.com. If you must send attachments, please do not send more than 2 MB worth. Do not send us original art in the mail!
 

Awards

We're pleased to have been recognized repeatedly by the annual Gen Con ENnie awards, including multiple nominations for Best Publisher and Best Adventure.