How to pitch a publisher–and handle the rejection that will likely follow:

http://matthewgravelyn.com/first-rejection/

An introduction to using grids in laying out rulebooks:

http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-quick-introduction-to-typography.html

“When designing games there’s no substitute for actual playtesting. It may work perfectly in your head. That’s usually not true in reality.”

— Ed Marriott (@EdPMarriott)

Reasons not to offer existing products through a new Kickstarter campaign:

http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-142-selling-existing-inventory/

Ben Rosset (@benrosset) offers advice on following your passion, assembling a prototyping kit, overcoming designer’s block, questions to ask playtesters, pitching to a publisher and more:

http://theinquisitivemeeple.com/2015/03/09/designing-meeples-with-ben-rosset

2015 Korea Boardgames Game Design Contest

Deadline: May 29, 2015

Prizes: Cash and possible publication

http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1333563/kbg-design-contest-2015-1600-prize-pool

How to create combos that make players feel like alchemists:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2015/03/09/designing-for-alchemy/

On Board Games (@OnBoardGames) discusses narrative arcs in board games with Dirk Knemeyer (@dknemeyer):

http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/obg-153-what-you-want-to-do-is-not-that-interesting

Five ways to know that your in-progress design is worth continuing, and how to go about trying new things to make it work:

http://hyperbolegames.com/2015/03/06/branching-and-experimentation-in-design/

“If someone plays your game and says it’s great, insist that they give you one piece of criticism, no matter how small. After disclosing one complaint, many more might follow.”

— Chris Gosselin of Masquerade Games

Three kinds of down time: plan time, rest time and dead time:

http://www.wiltgren.com/2015/03/06/downtime-vs-dead-time/

“We’re all just making this up as we go along. Experiment with crazy ideas when you’re designing.”

— Matt Leacock (@mleacock)

“I attribute a good part of my success to the hours I’ve spent simply watching people play the games — both to see what engages them and to understand what trips them up while playing.”

— Matt Leacock (@mleacock)

Matt Leacock (@mleacock) on keeping co-ops challenging, creating variable player powers, imagining your game like a movie, creating an effective AI and more:

http://theinquisitivemeeple.com/2015/03/06/designing-meeples-with-matt-leacock/

The stigma of “kids games” and the role of theme and mechanics in marketing a game:

http://matthewgravelyn.com/the-stigma-of-kids-games/

The Game Crafter Official Podcast discusses intellectual-property questions:

http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/intellectual-property-and-the-game-crafter-episode-8

Advice for finding work in the board game industry:

http://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/how-to-work-in-the-gaming-industry/

7 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Crowd Funding A Board Game

Seth Jaffee (@sedjtroll) on working with a developer and writing rules

Have auction games fallen out of favor? A Board Game Designers Forum discussion:

http://www.bgdf.com/forum/game-creation/mechanics/auctions