The Game Design Round Table podcast discusses the pros and cons of using victory points in a design:

http://www.buzzsprout.com/7928/93479-28-scoring-victory

“My most given piece of advice is to start small and get something playable. Make the simplest form of your game playable and try it.”

— Chevee Dodd (@cheveedodd)

A broad look at the state of indie board games and how small publishers and designers are taking advantage of changes in the industry:

http://www.indiecardboard.com/index.php/features/56-breaking-indie-a-tabletop-view-of-independent-game-design-part-1

Four States of Play: infographic and analysis of play states, by Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis):

http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/four-states-of-play-hone-learn-watch.html

Reddit users can list their game for playtesting or sign up to be a playtester on this new wiki:

http://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/wiki/play_testers

AJ Porfirio of Van Ryder Games (@VanRyderGames) discusses the goal of games, learning how to design and more:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/05/20/freestarter-interviews-aj-porfirio/

Thinking about competition in games: direct vs. indirect and implicit vs. explicit:

http://www.mostdangerousgamedesign.com/2013/05/competition-in-games.html

“SLOW DOWN. When you have that first idea you think “Gosh I am brilliant! This is going to be easy. I will be a millionaire sensation!” Don’t feel like you have to get a game out the door in a month.”

— AJ Porfirio (@VanRyderGames)

What can designers do to discourage certain bad player behaviors?

http://3dtotalgames.com/behaviour-at-the-table/

Martin Wallace joins the Game Design Round Table podcast to discuss the design process, working with licenses, making a living as a designer and publisher, and more:

http://www.buzzsprout.com/7928/92750-27-board-game-design-with-martin-wallace

“The simpler your design, the fewer decisions you give players, and the more weight each of those decisions needs to carry. It’s challenging.”

— Grant Rodiek (@HerrohGrant)

Three ways to figure out how many games to print:

http://gameofmarketing.blogspot.com/2013/05/sales-forecast-stormy-cloudy-or-sunny.html

Bernd Eisenstein discusses art versus craftsmanship in game design, offers advice for new designers, and more:

http://opinionatedgamers.com/2013/05/14/the-art-of-design-interviews-to-game-designers-23-bernd-eisenstein/

The On Board Games podcast (@OnBoardGames) goes in-depth on planning, running and fulfilling a Kickstarter project:

http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/obg-107-kickstart-my-heart

A look at how theme and mechanics are more tightly connected than commonly assumed:

http://www.mostdangerousgamedesign.com/2013/05/theme-as-conceptual-model.html

Other design considerations: social settings, physical space and more:

http://nothingsacredgames.com/?p=918

Creating dilemmas for players:

http://berlingamedesign.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-beautiful-dilemma.html

What is the primary characteristic of a gateway game?

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/19381/the-prime-characteristic-of-gateway-games

James Mathe of Minion Games (@MinionGames) suggests some best practices for all levels of the board game industry: designers, publishers, manufacturers, fulfillment, distributors and retailers:

http://www.jamesmathe.com/please-dont-pee-in-the-sandbox/

Grant Rodiek (@HerrohGrant) shares his lessons learned self-publishing his game Battle for York:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/05/11/publishing-case-study-york/