Variable player powers: what works and what doesn't:

http://sedjtroll.blogspot.com/2017/11/exploring-variable-player-powers.html

Working with art or themes that can be controversial (audio, starting at 25:19):

http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/obg-272-stained-glass-windows

Seven inspirational reminders for Kickstarter board game creators:

https://medium.com/@bellwethergames/7-lessons-upon-the-launch-of-my-7th-kickstarter-29e3522fedfa

“You cannot skimp in any department. Theme needs to be fresh, art needs to be top notch, and gameplay has to add something new! Just do not be lazy in any aspect of the game development.”

— Dan Letzring

Pointers for re-theming a game (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/48513/593225-episode-37-re-theming-your-designs

How to intertwine theme and mechanics (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/intertwining-theme-and-mechanics-with-scott-rogers/

How to get started making board games (video)

“Make sure you look critically at every aspect of your game, and have new players look at your game with fresh eyes. They may notice something you’ve missed.”

— Chris Anderson

Why you should always question every aspect of your game during testing:

http://bluecubeboardgames.com/2017/11/10/what-if-you-dont/

Questions to help identify the best playtesters for you:

https://stonemaiergames.com/kickstarter-lesson-236-select-the-best-testers/

Things to think about before, during and after a playtest:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1880011/how-listen-designers-guide-feedback-during-testing

“Drown your game in passion and play testing. Get hundreds of people to play it, and then listen to their feedback. Specifically, listen to the problems they isolate, but not necessarily their solutions. That’s your job.”

— Marc Neidlinger

How to set a Kickstarter funding goal by working from the gameplay experience:

https://dzayas.com/advice/kickstarter-funding-goal/

What makes a scary game work? (audio)

Part 1: https://www.snakesandlattes.com/podcast/290/Fear-in-games,-Part-1-__-How-do-games-try-to-create-fear_ques_/

Part 2: https://www.snakesandlattes.com/podcast/291/Fear-in-games,-Part-2-__-Great-spooky,-cooperative-games/

Part 3: https://www.snakesandlattes.com/podcast/292/Fear-in-games,-Part-3-__-What-really-makes-a-scary-game_ques_/

Asymmetry in board games, and the challenges it poses for designers (audio):

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-163-a-pain-in-the-asymmetry

Best practices for attending a designer-publisher speed dating event:

http://www.boardgamebuilders.com/news/2017/11/6/designer-publisher-speed-dating-best-practices

Ways that games limit the effectiveness of getting more workers:

http://www.kindfortress.com/2017/11/06/design-pattern-dont-work-harder-work-smarter/

How to get past the excuses for not starting to make your game:

http://hyperbolegames.com/blog/design-bug

2018 54-Card Game Contest

Deadline: Feb. 28, 2018

Prizes: cash and potential publication

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1878665/upcoming-2018-54-card-game-contest

Ways to counter turn order advantage:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/7b57eh/ways_to_negate_first_turn_advantagedraw_in_a_card/