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“Make the prototype quickly from anything you can find. Once you have a game, improve the prototype enough to interest playtesters. Once you get a finely-tuned game, make it shine.”
— Philip duBarry (@pdubarry)
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“You may have a great track record of quality games, but if you are a pain to deal with, future publishers may pass on your submissions and accept games from less difficult designers.”
— Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd)
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“There’s a lot of information out there, but the best advice that tends to get repeated over and over is this: Design a game you’d like to play.”
— Seth Jaffee (@sedjtroll)
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“Your first game will not be your best, so if you have a favorite idea that you’d love to make a game out of, then you might want to save it for after you’ve got the hang of things.”
— Seth Jaffee (@sedjtroll)
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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