Getting high-quality art without breaking the bank (audio):

http://www.genesisoflegend.com/2017/03/episode108/

“Look at your theme, really look at it. What is it made of, what does it do, how does it do it, why, when, where? All of it. Take it apart and really look at what you have. Stop trying to make a ‘game’ when you can make an experience, something the players will talk about and feel like they were involved. ”

— Benny Sperling

Software for making board game prototypes (audio):

http://theforbiddenlimb.libsyn.com/designer-tools-galore-ep-53

Advice for new board game makers from Unpub 7 designers (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/20526/491378-episode-73-get-in-the-game-at-unpub

How to be fair to Kickstarter backers when you make a change:

https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-222-how-to-be-fair-to-backers-when-you-make-a-change/

“As a designer, you want to use your theme and title to set expectations, and then ensure that the rest of your game meets those expectations.”

— Peter C. Hayward

How to make a great video pitch of your game:

http://www.leagueofgamemakers.com/pitching-your-game-by-video-bostonfig/

The challenges of producing a game with custom components: dice, boards, boxes, inserts, meeples, sleeves and more (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/custom-components-in-your-game-with-edo-baraf/

“With an initial prototype, I’m not looking for perfection, just evidence that there’s something special there that I can bring out.”

— Kevin Wilson

“If you want to be a creative, cast as wide a net in your life as you can. Read things, try things, do things. That’s where ideas come from.”

— Kevin Wilson

Exploring how games can create "standoff" moments:

http://www.3dtotalgames.com/engineering-standoffs/

Considerations on solvability and depth in games:

http://keithburgun.net/solvability-vs-depth/

Videos from the 2017 Game Developers Conference's Board Game Design Day:

http://www.polygon.com/2017/3/14/14921754/gdc-vault-pandemic-legacy-mechs-vs-minions-daviau-lang-cantrell-dean

How to approach publishers with game ideas (audio):

http://www.thecompanybard.com/tgc-express-081-talk-publishers-scott-morris-passport-game-studios/

Advice for designing large-group games (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/487383-episode-29-designing-large-group-games

Two game design podcasts answer listener questions on a variety of topics (audio):

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-147-listen-up

https://www.buzzsprout.com/7928/486680-162-listener-mail-february-2017

“For established game designers, finishing is the hard part. For aspiring designers, starting is the hard part. Prototype your game NOW.”

— Chris Rowlands

Questioning the common wisdom about playtesting:

http://www.bgdf.com/forum/game-creation/playtesting/common-playtesting-myths

“New designers should be open to other ideas that weren’t part of the initial vision of the game and be open to outside ideas from developers, friends, and playtesters. You never know when an inspiration will come that will make a good game into a great game.”

— Dale Yu

Why a publisher might reject your game and how to handle it (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/why-a-publisher-might-reject-your-game-and-how-to-handle-it-with-dan-peterson/