[johnrgrace]

They might have a soft spot for modern board games, but that isn't going to get them to invest. The investment will come based on cold hard numbers, given that someone who knows boardgames may be LESS likely to invest. Jeff Bezos when starting Amazon was turned down by everyone he talked with associated with the book industry.

You need to to get into high gear, get a plan together and just start cold calling VC's. HIRE someone to craft your plan/pitch if you need to.

They'll invest because you lay out. Boardgames are a $750 million market, closely related to the $2.25 billion casual gaming market.

And oh yea, we just got an acquistion offer.

Also consider the acquisition, if it's worth considering you'll get the money for your next venture and learn things and build a track record for your next thing.