The SnakesCast, the Snakes & Lattes podcast, has covered several topics of interest to new designers, including the integration of theme and mechanics, reducing downtime, and more:

http://www.snakesandlattes.com/pages/podcast

Ways of keeping players of varying skill levels engaged in a game:

http://www.mostdangerousgamedesign.com/2013/07/the-challenges-of-competition.html

“When faced with a problem it is easier to add a rule than remove one. But rarely better.”

— Geoff Engelstein (@gengelstein)

Create better games through social media–a quick guide to online networking for board game designers:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/21418/create-better-games-through-social-media

Targi designer Andreas Steiger on your second license, predicting players’ actions, designing for two players, and more:

http://meepletown.com/2013/07/game-designer-interview-andreas-steiger/

“Unfair randomness” and the difference between games and gambling machines:

http://keithburgun.net/mastery-vs-hoping/

Different ways to make prototype cards–pros and cons:

 http://boardgameben.com/in-which-i-seek-out-the-best-way-to-make-prototype-cards/

A guide to the pick-up-and-deliver genre of board games:

http://www.islaythedragon.com/2013/07/special-delivery-guide-to-pick-up-and.html

Making a language-independent game, and important points about iconography:

http://exampleofplay.wordpress.com/2013/07/19/language-independent-games/

A wide-ranging, hour-long panel–featuring Robert Burke, Richard Launius, Bryan Pope and Colby Dauch–with lots of advice for aspiring board game designers:

http://boardgameuniversity.libsyn.com/board-game-university-episode-9-dice-tower-panel

Battle Merchants designer Gil Hova (@ingredientx) discusses auctions, mixing theme and mechanics, rounds vs. turns, overvaluing your ideas and much more:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/07/18/interview-with-gil-hova/

Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis) discusses open design, life as an indie game designer, exploring mechanics and more on the All Us Geeks podcast (@AllUsGeeks):

http://www.allusgeeks.com/2013/07/all-us-geeks-interview-with-daniel-solis/

“Designers: Always make sure you’re on BGG to answer questions and help the community with your game. Holy smokes it can pay off.”

— Grant Rodiek (@HerrohGrant)

“Get your game out there. Make the call. Set up the pitch. Go! Go! Go!”

— Corey Young (@C_M_Young)

Tips for how to interpret feedback from playtesters and apply it to your design:

http://boardsandbarley.com/2013/07/18/game-design-process-applying-feedback/

10 tips for writing board game sell sheets:

http://andrewfederspiel.com/myblog/?p=226

Anatomy of a great Kickstarter project page:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-39-anatomy-of-a-greater-kickstarter-project-page/

“Best advice for new designers? Design games. Plural. The first game you get published will more likely be the sixth game you design.”

— Corey Young (@C_M_Young)

Observations on resource systems in games: what they are and how they can be used:

http://www.lvl99games.com/?p=2472

“Keep a journal and write down every game idea you have… there are truly no bad ideas because what seems like a terrible idea for a game when you first think of it can sometimes months later lead you to a great idea when you go back and read it in the journal.”

— Jason Slingerland (@JASlingerland)