Alan Emrich of Victory Point Games (@VPGame) offers tips for breaking into the gaming industry:

http://www.gameskinny.com/0fn17/interview-with-alan-emrich-creator-of-victory-point-games

How to get better at pitching to publishers:

http://www.cheveedodd.com/2013/07/01/after-the-email-the-pitch/

Deadlines to get your game onto the BoardGameGeek Gen Con and Spiel 2013 preview lists are this week:

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/20862/convention-previews-coming-for-gen-con-2013-and-sp

Ways to use triangular and square numbers in game design:

http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/5-ways-to-use-triangular-and-square.html

What constitutes a “meaningful decision”? A BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/999482/what-constitutes-a-meaningful-decision-for-you-bey

Examples of well-written and -designed rulebooks:

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/999192/best-rulebook

How to write an elevator pitch:

http://exampleofplay.wordpress.com/2013/06/29/how-to-write-an-elevator-pitch/

Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - June 2013

This month’s roundup of useful links for board game designers includes games you should play, free icons for prototyping, a surprising connection between drafting and worker placement, and more:

#theory:

• Games to play to become a better designer
• The Dice Tower has a new podcast for board game designers
• A guide to area-control games
• A look at drafting as a gaming mechanism
• How to avoid runaway leaders in engine-building games

#prototyping:

• 1,078 free icons for prototyping

#publishing:

• Lessons learned from the Euphoria Kickstarter
• Albino Dragon’s top 12 lessons about making a Kickstarter campaign successful
• What can we learn from the Kickstarter campaigns that fell furthest short of their goals?

#process:

• Grant Rodiek joins the Happy Mitten podcast to discuss making players feel clever, stewing on ideas, getting published and more

A guide to worker placement games:

http://www.islaythedragon.com/2013/06/take-this-job-and-place-it-guide-to.html

Days of Wonder’s Mark Kaufmann joins the Board Game University podcast to discuss how the company works with designers:

http://boardgameuniversity.libsyn.com/board-game-university-episode-6-mark-kaufmann

Lessons learned from the Euphoria Kickstarter:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/5-kickstarter-mistakes-we-made-on-euphoria-that-you-can-avoid-and-1-regret/

How to avoid runaway leaders in engine-building games:

http://www.mostdangerousgamedesign.com/2013/06/engine-building-and-power-curves.html

Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis) joins the Happy Mitten podcast (@HappyMitten) to discuss life as an independent designer:

http://www.happymittengames.com/5/

The Funding the Dream podcast (@FundtheDream) identifies some tactics to deploy in the middle of a Kickstarter campaign:

http://www.buzzsprout.com/4646/99707-funding-the-dream-on-kickstarter-ep-146-doug-morse-adventures-tabletop-part-2

How to ship to international Kickstarter backers for a relatively low cost:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/how-to-provide-free-shipping-worldwide-on-kickstarter-a-comprehensive-guide/

Games to play to become a better designer:

http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/157500/games-to-play-to-become-a-better-game-designer

The Reddit tabletop design forum discusses deck-building:

http://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/1growf/design_discussion_deck_building_mechanics/

Eric Lang (@eric_lang) joins Board Game University to discuss collaboration, getting feedback, working with playtesters and more:

http://boardgameuniversity.libsyn.com/board-game-university-episode-5-eric-lang

A dozen Kickstarter campaign tips from a marketing perspective:

http://www.boardgamequest.com/tips-for-running-kickstarter-campaign/

A look at drafting as a gaming mechanism–and a surprising connection to worker placement:

http://nothingsacredgames.com/?p=1016