Kickstarter lessons learned: playtesting, reviews, price points and more:

http://www.hoggerlogger.com/2014/11/25/kickstarter-what-we-did-right-and-what-we-did-wrong/

What do you do when you discover that your killer idea is someone else’s killer idea?

http://hyperbolegames.com/2014/11/26/im-original-no-im-not/

A breakdown of the various subjects, settings and scopes that a game’s theme can take on, and how that translates to the player’s experience:

http://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/36111/players-point-view-theme-and-framing-experience

11 more need-to-knows about game design

An Atlanta game design workshop is scheduled for Dec. 13, 2014:

http://oilandrope.com/game-design-workshop

An analytical look at the customizable card game (CCG) genre:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2014/11/25/ccg-diagnosis/

“Game terms are where your game’s mechanics and theme intersect. Choose them wisely.”

— Daniel Solis (@DanielSolis)

“Contrary to bumper stickers, believing in your dream is insufficient. Turn off the idiot box and make something.”

— Corey Young (@C_M_Young)

The Game Crafter’s Sprue Challenge

Deadline: Feb. 23, 2015

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/sprue-challenge

Pricing a print-on-demand game:

http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/breakdown-of-pod-pricing.html

“I would recommend that aspiring game designers play a wide variety of games. Play the games you know you’ll enjoy, and also play games in other categories that you know less about.”

— Jamey Stegmaier (@jameystegmaier)

A 72-hour Paper Game Jam starts Nov. 28, 2014:

http://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/2n0p3k/paper_jam_11_as_requested_a_72h_paper_game_jam/

The Building the Game vidcast on issues in dealing with publishers and in self-publishing

What it means to be a designer/publisher of board games, and how the business side of things works:

http://www.firesidegames.com/news/?p=2440

How to build your brand and community online through good commenting:

http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-128-the-art-of-the-comment/

Advice for pitching at a publisher speed-dating event:

http://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/2mm7qw/showing_publishers_my_game_at_bggcon_this_weekend/

The paradox of choice, sources of analysis paralysis and reducing downtime:

http://www.gamesprecipice.com/downtime/

Three things that make an asymmetric game successful:

http://www.3dtotalgames.com/asymmetry/

How to make custom stickered dice:

http://mvpboardgames.blogspot.com/2014/11/design-tip-of-week-23-how-to-make.html

Cardboard Architects on theme, mechanics and what drives a design:

http://cardboardarchitects.libsyn.com/cardboard-architects-episode-1-design-drivers