9 sources of images and artwork for prototypes:
http://www.boardgamebuilders.com/news/2016/6/12/9-sources-of-images-and-artwork-for-game-prototypes
Tips & Resources for Board Game Designers
9 sources of images and artwork for prototypes:
http://www.boardgamebuilders.com/news/2016/6/12/9-sources-of-images-and-artwork-for-game-prototypes
Tips for making a sell sheet:
Lessons from 20 years of game design:
Using situational value to engage players' decision-making:
Advice for demoing your game for publishers:
http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/2016/06/12/episode-211-origins-prep-and-gas-giants/
“The difference between those who succeed with large creative projects and those who do not, is not talent, it’s stamina. To succeed you must stick to the project, once the creative rush is over and the boring part rears its ugly mug.”
A process for creating an automated opponent
http://lucidphoenix.blogspot.com/2016/06/creating-automated-opponents-aos-for.html
A rundown of the many image-software options available to board game designers:
http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/software-tools-with-the-game-crafter-episode-74
2016 Microgame Print and Play Contest
Deadline: July 31, 2016
Prizes: GeekGold
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1588201/2016-microgame-print-and-play-contest
Kickstarter 101: what to know before jumping into crowdfunding:
Looking at the cost--in time and money--of designing a board game:
http://danielsolisblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/designing-job-part-1-what-does-game.html
Considering the "random market" mechanism:
https://oakleafgames.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/the-turn-of-the-cards/
Good and bad examples of rulebook writing: order of operations, assertive word choice and properly grouping information:
http://www.dancinggiantgames.com/blog/rulebook-writing-the-good-and-the-bad
Let’s Make Games CT – One Page Design Contest!
Design a game that fits on one 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper
Deadline: July 8, 2016
http://prettiestprincessgames.com/lets-make-games-ct-one-page-design-contest/
When working with publishers, don't be a prima donna
How to write a board game rulebook: writing down notes early, structuring a rulebook, do's and don'ts and more:
http://pixygamesuk.blogspot.com/2016/06/how-to-write-board-game-rule-book.html
Lessons learned from a first-time Kickstarter project creator's mistakes:
http://www.albinodragon.com/genegrafter-kickstarter-case-study/
PAX East 2016 panel discussion on board game manufacturing:
Ways a board game can be broken:
http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/what-makes-a-game-broken-with-the-game-crafter-episode-73
Benefits of variable player powers: