There is always a fear of how to start… so let me just make eye contact with you and start talking…
I have an Italian friend. He designed a game. He showed it at a convention. It won a minor award. A board game company became interested. They signed a contract. And the rest is history you might think. Except no… I asked my friend how much did they pay him, you know, the materialist that I am. They gave him 1000 Euros (less than 1200 USD) and a royalty of 2.9%. But royalty payments will be first offset against this initial 1000 Euro payment, so he will only see any additional 2.9% royalty after they sell more than 5000 copies.