Gstone - Gathering for fun

For veteran board gamers, we know that having games is never the problem. But, finding enough good peeps, a convenient location, and a suitable time to play, and then knowing which of the many games in your collection is the right one for you to break out for your crew… For newbie board gamers, the board game world may look geeky and intimidating form the outside, and the problem is the barrier to entry may seem insurmountable, so maybe you never get in and realize just how cool this new world really is… How to overcome these challenges? Go on a quest? Hire a guide? Or… TADA! Gstone – an app for EVERYTHING board games. WHAT IS GSTONE? The “G“ in Gstone stands for “Gathering”, like a mythical rune stone that brings heroes together for a grand adventure. And gathering is the heart of our app, and hence our name. Gstone is like that mythic rune stone, it makes it easier for board game adventurers - new and veteran players alike - to find the games they want to play, gamers to play those games with and game locations where they can play those games with the gamers they want to play with! And all of this is FREE for gamers! In short, Gstone is a one-stop service application that brings the existing board gaming community closer, and provides gamers with friendly access and easy tools that enables them to have their adventure – in board games! KEY FEATURES 1 Home 1.1 A place to share your day-to-day board game related activities, including your friends and fans game rating, their new collections, game events etc. 2 Discover: 2.1 Games Database: find games, rules, videos, user comments & ratings, and much more! Sort & filter out the most suitable game for your party 2.2 Playgrounds: find places to play in your city! 3 Gathering: 3.1 Find game events in your city, join in a new game event or gather up your friends and create a game event! 4 Me: 4.1 Your game collection, ratings, favorites, fans, friends and more. We’re currently updating the app on a bi-weekly basis, keep your app updated and find out cool new functions we’re planning to launch including a BG ladder system, game clubs, game news etc. VALUE For Gamers: • Find Players: find players in your local area by attending or gathering a game event! Soon, we’ll launch the game club function so players can find other players via game clubs! • Find Games: discover new and upcoming games based on various listings, you can filter out the perfect game in your collection for your party by cross-filtering based on the number of players, length of play, category, difficulty, year, age group and more! • Discover Game Events: players can find game events/game nights nearby. We are working on gathering hosts (including board game cafes and private organizers) to post game events on Gstone for players to attend. Eventually we’ll do it for game matches/conventions too! • Find Playgrounds: find game venues nearby to play and meet new people! For Board Game Cafes • The Board Game Menu: make your own game menu, and recommend the perfect game for your guests in seconds (thru filtering function)! • Host events: publish events in your area, get more customers for your game café! • Gather fans: gather friends and fans for your store • Rules rules rules: it’s so much trouble having to bring rulebooks everywhere, just read them on Gstone. Or if you can convince customers to take a look at the rulebook on Gstone before they arrive ;) For Publishers & Designers: • Organize testplays: designers can organize testplays via Gstone’s Gathering function. • Operate your game: customers service your own target customers...let’s say they don’t understand a certain vague rule...you can explain it to them directly! Talk to players directly to obtain their comments and feedback. • More Big Data: big data analysis on gamer’s preferences