A lengthy post from James Mathe of Minion Games (@MinionGames) with dozens of tips for using social media in the board game industry:

http://www.jamesmathe.com/the-enlightened-path-to-virtual-popularity/

Patrick Nickell of Crash Games (@crash_games) joins the Little Metal Dog Show to discuss running a small publishing company, scheduling a Kickstarter campaign, moving quickly to respond to challenges and more:

http://littlemetaldog.com/2013/04/26/episode-57-crashin-in/

The psychology of money, and its application to board game design:

http://sugarpillstudios.com/wp/?page_id=873

(Scroll down to section 2.)

The perils of groupthink to game designers, and how to escape the echo chamber:

http://gameofmarketing.blogspot.com/2013/04/is-there-echo-in-here.html

Different ways deception can be used in games:

http://3dtotalgames.com/liesdamnlies/

A spreadsheet of board game reviewers, listing their social-media reach:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/lv?key=0ApVqDbSPuC5tdHB3YlBFeHZsVFZwWDVDQmZFbkNob0E&pli=1

compiled by Dustin Oakley

The designer of Kickstarter success Hero Brigade, Nicholas Yu (@yutingxiang), discusses the importance of refining a campaign page before launch:

http://rubycowgames.com/hero-brigade-an-interview-with-designer-nicholas-yu/

How to make the most of the final 48 hours of your Kickstarter campaign:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-33-the-final-48-hours/

Pixel Lincoln designer Jason Tagmire (@jtagmire) offers up wisdom for creating a successful Kickstarter project:

https://www.businessfinancestore.com/2013/04/22/crowdfunding-pixel-lincolns-advice-for-new-campaigns/

The Game Design Round Table podcast discusses legal issues related to game publishing:

http://thegamedesignroundtable.com/2013/04/23/episode-24/

The Ludology podcast discusses giving players choices between short-term and long-term payoffs:

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-54-the-long-and-the-short-of-it

Kickstarter tax advice from Travis Worthington of Indie Boards & Cards:

http://boardgamegeek.com/article/12075028#12075028

Create a frenzy about your Kickstarter project: tips for the final week of the campaign:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-32-the-final-week/

Paul Bender of Greater Than Games (@GTGamesLLC) discusses learning by doing, Kickstarter and more:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/galactic-strike-force-interview-with-greater-than-games-paul-bender/

The value of designing for contests:

http://berlingamedesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/designing-for-competitions.html

What challenges will you face at tax time when you have a Kickstarter project that’s about to fund?

http://www.buzzsprout.com/4646/87687-kickstarter-and-taxes-ep-139

Running a board game Kickstarter: lots of takeaways from panelists at PAX East:

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/964142/kickstarting-info-discussions-from-pax-east

“Before I playtest somebody’s game, I always ask what kind of feedback they’re looking for. Because too often the answer is “I don’t know.””

— Eric Lang (@eric_lang)

“I’ve never heard a game designer say “It wasn’t working until I added a bunch of new stuff.””

— Corey Young (@C_M_Young)

Designing for the irrational: How some quirks of human psychology can inform your game designs:

http://nothingsacredgames.com/?p=865