“Designs are exciting to start and finish; learn to find validation and joy from the grind through the middle.”

— JR Honeycutt

Advice for what to do when you hit a wall on a design (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/518962-episode-32-hitting-a-wall

10 things board game designers should do:

https://twitter.com/fairway3games/status/869904422293393408

2017 Solitaire Print & Play Contest

Deadline: July 30, 2017

Prizes: GeekGold

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1787772/2017-solitaire-print-and-play-contest

10 things designers need to stop doing (video)

“Anyone who tells you everything’s been done—that there are no new game mechanics—lacks imagination.”

— Jay Treat

Tips if you want to design a game for a particular market (audio):

http://theforbiddenlimb.libsyn.com/target-markets-ep-56

“The best way to break into this world is by finding ways to create & contribute. Be passionate, work hard, enjoy it.”

— JR Honeycutt

“Just because it works doesn’t mean it’s good enough to be published. If it’s not great, it’s not ready.”

— Daniel Newman

How to respond when a publisher says no, and doesn't give feedback:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/65717/feedback-pitches

Things to keep in mind when forming a publishing partnership with another company (audio):

http://passportgames.libsyn.com/16-approaching-a-publishing-partner

Issues related to running an indie tabletop game company: designing your own games and publishing other designers' games, going to cons, working a full-time job and more (audio):

http://www.buzzsprout.com/46339/515713-running-an-indie-tabletop-game-company-with-ben-harkins-of-floodgate-games

What jobs you should--and shouldn't--do yourself when running a Kickstarter campaign (video)

“It’s ok to rip out something you think you’re married to in a game. It’s hard to accept that something you really want to work just isn’t working at all. But sometimes that’s what you have to do to let the game evolve.”

— Nicole Kline

What to expect from a successful blind playtest (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/lessons-learned-from-blind-playtesting-with-mike-mihealsick/

Three important steps before a Kickstarter launch: building an audience, getting professional art, and pre-marketing (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/4646/514172-ep-278-james-hudson-3-keys-to-kickstarter-success

Tools and methods to organize your design work (audio):

https://thegamecrafter.libsyn.com/game-design-organization-with-the-game-crafter-episode-123

“Note what parts of your game initially confuse players, even if they understand them at the end.”

— John Brieger

Using "hidden structures" in game design and graphic design to improve the player experience:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/65392/hidden-structure

Printable files to create a telescoping prototype box with insert:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1780367/game-box-plans