Dave McEnzie of Clever Mojo Games (@CleverMojoGames) talks about running a board game publishing company, learning from Kickstarter campaigns for both board and mobile games, and more on the G*M*S Magazine podcast (@gmsmagazine):

http://www.gmsmagazine.com/podcasts/the-gms-magazine-podcast-episode-59-clever-mojo-games-with-dave-mckenzie

“Know your weaknesses and find or hire people to help you overcome them.”

— Marc Aranha of WarSpider Entertainment

Minion Games (@MinionGames):

We are looking to start a line of “DESIGNER” games at DriveThruCards.com that are released as PnP and POD. R U a designer? Let us know!

Board Game Design Forum’s October 2012 Game Design Showdown - “Intellectual Property”

This month’s showdown challenges you to create a game as if you were employed by an IP owning company to create a boardgame for one of their newly acquired properties.

http://www.bgdf.com/node/7189

Stephen Buonocore of Stronghold Games discusses the board game industry, presenting at a convention and more on the On Board Games podcast (@OnBoardGames):

http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/obg-91-stephen-buonocore-takes-over-the-world

“You need to be able to be honest with yourself. You need to be able to take a knife, axe, or even explosives to your game to make it better.”

— Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd)

Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd) on the elements of great games, take-that mechanics, the importance of objectivity, using playtesters’ feedback and more:

http://bellwethergames.com/featureddesigners/194-chevee-dodd-interview.html

“I have an idea for a tabletop game. How to get such a thing published?”

John Kovalic (@muskrat_john) fleshes out his 17-tweet guide:

http://www.dorktower.com/2012/10/01/game-publishing-in-17-tweets/

What are the best rewards from a Kickstarter campaign? Michael Mindes of Tasty Minstrel Games (@TastyMinstrel) responds:

http://www.quora.com/Kickstarter/What-are-the-best-rewards-from-a-kickstarter-campaign/answer/Michael-Mindes?srid=5wfw&st=ns

Keith Burgun (@keithburgun) offers four ways to NOT spice up a game with ambiguity:

http://keithburgun.net/instant-ambiguity-sauces/

“DESIGNERS: Save all your bad ideas. Sometimes tiny good ideas are hidden inside them. They add up.”

— Stephen Glenn (@spielfriek)

The latest episode of Ludology tackles subjects including puzzles vs. games and the future of board gaming:

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-41-listener-spectacular-2

A free webinar covering the basics of launching a Kickstarter project, on Oct. 2, 2012, by Richard Bliss (@GameWhisperer):

http://www.thegamewhisperer.com/2012/09/next-free-kickstarter-and-crowdfunding-webinar.html

A.J. Porfirio (@VanRyderGames) shares his top 10 lessons learned from Kickstarting If I’m Going Down…

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/13603/the-if-im-going-down-kickstartermy-top-10-lessons

A looong list of gaming conventions. Get your prototypes ready.

http://agamemag.com/cons

A look at some transport-themed games and how they contributed to the development of the board game hobby:

http://fellonmyhead.blogspot.com/2012/09/focus-on-theme-transport-business.html

The guys from Flip the Table (@tableflipsyou) stop by Building the Game (@podcastBTG) to discuss ways to make reviled game facets–like roll-and-move, licensed products and DVDs–work:

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/2012/09/23/episode-17-interview-with-flip-the-table/

“The single hardest lesson I learned is not letting perfectionism become a roadblock to success.”

— Doug Bass of Meridae Games (@MeridaeGames)

“Sometimes it is a game with tough, meaningful decisions. Sometimes it is one that encourages player interaction. Above all, a great board game is one that rewards players with a memorable experience, which can be found in many forms, and leaves them wanting more.”

— Doug Bass of Meridae Games (@MeridaeGames), on what makes a game great

Doug Bass of Meridae Games (@MeridaeGames) discusses self-publishing, auction mechanisms, perfectionism, playtesting challenges, what makes a great game and more:

http://goforthandgame.com/2012/09/25/a-conversation-with-doug-bass-designer-of-garden-dice-and-owner-of-meridae-games