Hard numbers behind a “pay what you want” Kickstarter campaign:

http://crashgamesaz.com/a-peek-behind-the-curtain-of-a-true-pay-what-you-want-kickstarter-campaign/

“If the rule you add to the game you are designing does not add more fun than complexity, this rule is not good.”

— Le Scorpion masqué (@Scorpionmasque)

Free weekly planner to help plan passion projects on nights and weekends:

http://blog.ad7m.com/post/76366555045/ive-been-on-a-search-for-the-perfect-planner-to

Considerations when designing for different player counts, and methods of scaling for them:

http://www.gamesprecipice.com/player-count-scalability/

A quick trick for more effective linking to Kickstarter pages:

http://www.gamesonthebrain.com/blog/advanced-kickstarter-linking-strategies

Game balancing as the act of creating meaningful player decisions:

http://www.mostdangerousgamedesign.com/2014/02/balance-beyond-fairness.html

Robert Burke (@robertburke) and David Chott (@3haresgames) join the Something From Nothing vidcast to discuss Kickstarter, conventions, building a brand and more

The many purposes of playtesting:

http://creationandplay.blogspot.com/2014/02/playtesting-questions.html

“Don’t attend conventions just to sell games. Attend to network and sell yourself. Think long term. Build relationships.”

— Ben Pinchback (@pinchback21)

Designing games to prevent analysis paralysis:

http://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/designing-games-to-prevent-analysis-paralysis-part-2/

Replayability is more than variability:

http://gamerchris.com/2014/02/09/exploring-the-idea-of-replayability.aspx

The Ludology podcast discusses the most influential board games of the 1970s:

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-74-boardgame-wonderland

Thoughts on “decision space” in board game design:

http://boardsandbarley.com/2014/02/07/decision-space-in-game-design/

Using scoring mechanisms to complement your design’s core engagement:

http://kevingnunn.com/2014/02/08/ties-damn-ties-and-statistics-part-4/

Advice for how to learn from people who cancelled their Kickstarter pledge:

http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-79-cancellations/

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Reverse engineering gaming mechanisms:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2014/02/05/reverse-engineering/

How your scoring system distributes points, and how it encourages player behavior:

http://kevingnunn.com/2014/02/05/ties-damn-ties-and-statistics-part-3/

Examining depth and emergent gameplay–finding the ideal ratio of depth to complexity:

http://www.gamesprecipice.com/complexity-emergent-gameplay/

The Something From Nothing vidcast discusses designing big vs. small games, interaction, player helplessness and more