Do you have any thoughts on the controversy around the Kingdom Builder episode of Tabletop?
I haven't watched the episode yet, but from what I have read Wil wins the game as a result of an incorrect rules interpretation.
Do you feel that this sort of thing might be harmful to your product?
Or is any publicity good publicity?
The old quote "there's no such thing as bad publicity" was specifically about the entertainment industry, and since that might seem to include board games, no, not those, just things with celebrities. The idea of course is that if your movie star is arrested, or awarded a nobel prize, whatever, either thing will get people into seats.
In other fields there is in fact such a thing as bad publicity.
In this case (without having seen it yet) probably this is purely good publicity. Regular viewers will know they mess up rules sometimes. You get an idea as to whether or not the game looks like good times despite that.
Would you be interested in being involved with shows that feature your products, either on-screen or off-screen?
It depends on a lot (especially where I'm expected to get to), but sure, I might have said yes if they'd asked. I'd be good too. I'd know the rules, crack wise, beat them up at my game.
Does it generally annoy you when people get the rules wrong when posting playthroughs and reviews online?
From what I have seen, it's pretty common for people to get at least a few details wrong.
I dunno it depends. Like recently there was an Adventures video where they made some mistakes and it didn't bother me at all. Again it doesn't seem likely to hurt the ability of the review to produce sales, and people opening the box get their own chance to read the rules.
Now, for a review on BGG, if they blow it and use abilities the turn they get them in KB, well someone will set them straight but it will certainly lower the value of the review. You're not watching the game in action, just hearing some opinions warped by wrong rules. So that's more annoying. And you can't necessarily tell. But when you can, people are immediately on it.