Gamehole Dungeon Crawler Challenge

Deadline: Aug. 15, 2017

Prizes: cash, The Game Crafter store credit and more

https://www.thegamecrafter.com/contests/gamehole-dungeon-crawler-challenge

2017 Button Shy Wallet Game Contest

Submissions: March 27-April 23, 2017

Prizes: cash and publication consideration

http://buttonshygames.com/blogs/news-1/button-shy-games-wallet-contest-2017

“Not everything has to be your best. You can be experimenting, trying something new, or just making something for the experience of creation.”

— Behrooz Shahriari

Advice for dealing with "creator crash" after a Kickstarter campaign (video)

Ways of evaluating whether your design is providing a good experience for players (audio):

http://podbay.fm/show/580709168/e/1485533100?autostart=1

How board games can incorporate negotiation (audio):

http://perfectinformation.libsyn.com/perfect-university-102-negotiation-in-board-games

"Honor among thieves": How to steal game ideas responsibly (audio):

http://cardboardarchitects.libsyn.com/designer-interview-chris-rowlands-0

Advice for how to choose partners to work with:

http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-214-how-i-pick-my-partners/

How to sign your game: researching publishers, contacting publishers, and pitching your game (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/how-to-get-your-game-published-with-stephen-buonocore/

“If a rule is difficult to explain in words or easily forgotten, consider cutting it.”

— Sen-Foong Lim

“Reviewers can tell when a game has been blind tested, and when it has been playtested with just friends. Hint: better ones are blind tested.”

— Cassie Maccabee

4 mental exercises to stretch your game design muscles:

http://casualgamerevolution.com/blog/2017/01/mental-exercises-to-stretch-your-game-design-muscles

Board Game Design Forum's 2017 Game Design Showdown:

http://www.bgdf.com/annual-game-design-showdown

A discussion of "ludological arcs" (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/464898-episode-27-ludological-arcs

Advice for participating in board game design contests (audio):

http://www.thecompanybard.com/tgc-076-chris-susanne-zinsli-cardboard-edison-game-design-contests/

Examples of designing games with dilemmas for players:

https://davidmullich.com/2017/01/16/dilemmas-in-game-design/

Calculating and paying value-added tax (VAT):

http://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-212-calculating-and-paying-value-added-tax-vat/

Ways to foster creativity when making games--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1711138/what-do-you-do-foster-your-creativity-when-making

“Your game design will have good points and bad points. Make sure the good outweigh the bad. For the record, every rule is a bad point.”

— Stephen Glenn

“There’s a difference between randomness and uncertainty. A game may not need the former, but it needs some of the latter.”

— Daniel Solis