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“As board game designers, we have to make our own magic. But it also means we’re free to.”
— Paul Saxberg, quoted by Gavan Brown (@roosterjuice)
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“Never give up. Rejection is part of the process.”
— Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd)
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“Failing to trim your game into a lean mean fun machine will almost invariably cost you publication because extra parts make the game more expensive, extra rules make the game less accessible, and the combination makes a game no one wants to take a chance on.”
— Jay Treat (@jtreat3)
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“If you are going to design a successful game, you may need to cut one of your favorite aspects of the game, in the interest of flow, pacing, and fun.”
— Clint Herron
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How to design an expansion?

Richard Garfield discusses creating his King of Tokyo expansion, as well as playtesting methods and navigating the publishing process, on the Games With Garfield podcast:

http://www.threedonkeys.com/blog/archives/722

SEE ALSO: Lessons learned designing an expansion, by Grant Rodiek (@HerrohGrant)

http://cardboardedison.tumblr.com/post/19177839103/lessons-learned-designing-an-expansion-by

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“Go to the store and look at what is out there first. If you already have a design, could it stand on the shelf with the other products? If you don’t, try to design something new that could be on the shelf with the other products.”
— Brad Ross
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“Praise doesn’t help me make my game better, it only serves to reassure me that I make awesome decisions and that hampers my ability to change those decisions later.”
— Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd)
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“[Push] a game’s limits when the game seems fine.”
— Olivier Lamontagne