Scores of game design tips on numerous topics:

https://twitter.com/Talen_Lee/status/814224683398631424

“There’s an instinct to want to satisfy everyone, but you can’t. In a playtest, your job isn’t to market, it’s to collect useful feedback.”

— Brian Engard

In this episode of Board Game Design Time, Chris talks about 5 easy steps that you can do take when playtesting board game designs to make sure you're getting honest feedback about your game.

5 steps to getting honest playtest feedback (video)

“Wherever one can, it is a good idea to make correct and fun play line up.”

— Richard Garfield

Ways of reducing downtime at higher player counts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/5jw7bu/how_do_you_avoid_downtime_in_a_5_or_6_player_game/

Advice for aspiring board game designers with limited mobility:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/5jgctx/board_game_design_as_someone_that_isless_than/

Advice for managing projects of different scopes (audio):

http://cardboardarchitects.libsyn.com/episode-66-design-scope

“Most designer / publisher interactions do not result in a signed game. So concentrate on professional, positive experiences.”

— Ben Pinchback

Adam Wyse and Joey Vigour join the crew to chat about why we make games. Is it for love or money? Or the love of money? Find out today!

Making money in the board game industry (video)

Tips for creating a more usable print-and-play file:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1689874/pnp-file-design-guide-or-suggestions

In this episode of Board Game Design Time, Chris talks about some questions you can ask yourself when you're stuck with game designer's block! To read the blog post this video was based off of, head here: http://www.onethousandxp.com

Advice for getting through designer's block (video)

The difference between a "scientific method" approach to playtesting versus guessing and checking:

http://pulsiphergamedesign.blogspot.com/2016/12/are-you-designing-game-or-throwing-one.html

A little something different this episode! Here's an overview of scoring tracks and when they're best used for different types of games. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to ask! Thanks so much! Find more info and assets at patreon.com/danielsolis

Advice for designing scoring tracks (video)

71 ways to become a better game designer:

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/71-ways-to-become-a-better-game-designer

Today we talk with Amber Cook and Matt Fantastic about personal branding!

Advice for branding yourself in the board game industry (video)

How to turn an idea for a mechanism into a game (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/451085-episode-25-turning-a-mechanism-into-a-game

T.C. Petty III on getting started in design, researching design theory, joining the community and more (audio):

http://boardgameuniversity.libsyn.com/board-game-university-episode-47-tc-petty-iii

What makes a game replayable? (audio)

http://thedieispodcast.libsyn.com/episode-99b-replayability

Advice for avoiding publishing failures (audio):

http://nerdfountain.libsyn.com/nerd-fountain-85-power-to-the-meeple-54-metatopia-2016-learning-from-and-preparing-for-failures-with-jeffrey-norman-bourbeau-mark-sierens-and-matt-fantastic

What makes a good social deduction game? Two podcasts discuss:

http://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/social-deduction-games-with-the-game-crafter-episode-101

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/2016/12/04/episode-236-play-the-player-and-solo-spying/