Rob Daviau (@robdaviaugamer) presentation on “legacy” games and game balance

Byron Collins (@CEWargames) offers advice for creating a Kickstarter project:

http://www.slimgamer.com/16388/two-out-of-three-kickstarters-succesful-and-running-spearpoint-1943-eastern-front/

How marketing works in the board game industry

Jason Tagmire (@jtagmire) compares using Kickstarter as a self-publisher versus through a publishing company:

http://www.allusgeeks.com/2013/12/aug-the-game-of-crowd-funding-jason-tagmire-interview-12-18-2013/

Tips for how to go about designing scenarios for your game:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/12/23/the-mission-editor/

Lessons from the What the Food?! Kickstarter:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/3-wrongs-2-rights-and-1-who-knows-lessons-from-the-what-the-food-kickstarter/

Advice for making game boards and setup rules intuitive and smooth:

http://thefarsightlens.com/board-game-component-design/

Some changes that a publisher might want to make to your game:

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/25850/changes-publishers-might-make-to-your-game

Corey Young (@C_M_Young) discusses pitching publishers, playtesting events and more on the Little Metal Dog Show:

http://littlemetaldog.podbean.com/2013/12/19/episode-72-friendship-is-spacecraft/

Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis) on small games, playtesting with family, non-violent themes, elegant designs and more:

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-1-of-3.html

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-2-of-3.html

http://www.mofbg.co.uk/2013/12/daniel-solis-interview-part-3-of-3.html

How do you get strangers to help you with your board game? Help them first:

http://www.stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-74-help-them-first/

Anatomy of a $631,230 Kickstarter video:

http://www.danshapiro.com/blog/2013/12/anatomy-of-a-631230-kickstarter-video/

“Four essential questions” to ask playtesters:

http://drwictzboardgames.blogspot.com/2013/12/lessons-learnt-on-what-to-ask-on-blid.html

Thoughts on what makes a great board game company:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2013/12/18/being-a-great-company/

What makes a good family game?

http://kevingnunn.com/2013/12/18/gaming-with-family/

Quotes related to game design (but not specifically about it):

http://pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/2013/12/quotes-related-to-game-design-but-not.html

Jamey Stegmaier (@jameystegmaier) and Rob Daviau (@robdaviaugamer) discuss game design and publishing and offer advice to designers on the Something From Nothing vidcast

“Practical Game Theory” presentation from PAX 2013: applying game theory to board games

Tips for running a solo playtest:

http://gil.hova.net/2013/12/16/solo-playtesting/

The Ludology podcast discusses “dudes on a map” and area-control games with Steve Kendall of the Ragnar Brothers:

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-71-dude-where-s-my-map