Pitch video do's and don'ts:

https://www.maydaygames.com/blogs/news/shut-up-play-some-rock-n-roll

“You don’t have to agree with your playtesters’ feedback—it is to your benefit to try to understand it—but either way, make a note and thank them, but never argue with players whose feedback you solicited.”

— Jay Treat

“Talk about game design with other game designers, and also let people tell you what they love about games.”

— JR Honeycutt

Tips to make sure you don't fail when shipping your game:

http://blog.nskn.net/top-5-shipping-tips-to-not-fail-horribly-on-kickstarter/

“Sometimes, after feeling super frustrated with a certain game not coming together, you toss all the loose puzzle pieces in a box and run away. Then, later, you open the box to find the puzzle magically solved. Time is sometimes the best playtester.”

— Scott Almes

“Negative feedback is a designer’s life blood. Positive feedback feels nice, but doesn’t improve your game. Though it stings initially, you learn to love negative feedback, because your game’s flaws will come out and you want to hear them Before your game goes to press.”

— Jay Treat

Korea Boardgames 2018 Design Contest

Deadline: June 1, 2018

Prizes: cash and publication offer

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1939648/korea-boardgames-2018-design-contest

2018 Two-Player PnP Game Design Contest

Deadline: April 14, 2018

Prizes: GeekGold

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1939295/2018-two-player-pnp-game-design-contest

“The trick is prioritizing done over good.
Each revision makes the thing better, and enough revisions make it good.
But you can’t revise what isn’t done.”

— Jay Treat

What can be done to discourage analysis paralysis? A BoardGameGeek design forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1937890/analysis-paralysis-and-heavy-strategic-games-multi

Considerations between different types of auctions in games:

http://bluecubeboardgames.com/2018/02/09/auction-mechanics/

The importance of pursuing drastically different ideas for a game design (audio):

http://cardboardarchitects.libsyn.com/episode-93-forks-in-the-road

“You will be one game better at #gamedesign after each game you design. Don’t feel like your early darlings are the best you’ll do. Move on. Design better games.”

— Peter C. Hayward

Ways that games can prod players into asymmetrical positions:

http://www.kindfortress.com/2018/02/05/design-patterns-asymmetry-and-opacity/

How to create board game specs and files for your printer:

http://brandonthegamedev.com/how-to-create-board-game-specs-and-files-for-your-printer/

What makes a racing game great:

http://www.mechanics-and-meeples.com/2018/02/05/the-anatomy-of-racing-games-what-makes-a-great-race/

The requirement for the February 2018 24-hour contest is "technique":

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1932484/24-hour-contest-february-2018

Rulebooks that nail it--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1932289/best-rule-book-your-humble-opinion

Five things to do before launching your first Kickstarter:

http://blog.nskn.net/top-5-things-to-do-before-launching-your-first-kickstarter/

Cardboard Edison’s Favorite Tips & Resources - January 2018

This month's roundup of useful board game design links features interviews with masters of the social deduction and legacy game genres, notes for writing better rulebooks, lots of advice for working with publishers, and more.

theory:

• Don Eskridge, designer of The Resistance, on creating a social deduction game (audio)
• A discussion of the challenges and opportunities presented by the legacy game format (video)
• “It’s not inherently a problem if your game involving doing the same thing each turn. It’s only a problem if it doesn’t feel different as the game progresses. You can accomplish this in a few ways; the two most common are escalation and a changing game state.” - Peter C. Hayward

rules:

• How to put together a rulebook that’s easy to teach and learn (audio)

playtesting:

• Bringing an unusual game design to a playtest event? Advice for some common "uncommon" games

licensing:

• Three podcasts discuss what to expect when working with a publisher: Building the Game, Board Game Design Lab, The Game Crafter Official Podcast
• A good problem to have: What to do when multiple publishers are interested in your game (audio)

publishing:

• A crash course in board game manufacturing (video)

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ADVISERS: 421 Creations, Peter C. Hayward, Kris Rees, Aaron Vanderbeek

SENIOR INVENTORS: Steven Cole, John du Bois, Chris and Kathy Keane (The Drs. Keane), Joshua J. Mills, Marcel Perro, Behrooz Shahriari, Shoot Again Games

JUNIOR INVENTORS: Ryan Abrams, Joshua Buergel, Luis Lara, Aidan Short, Jay Treat

ASSOCIATES: Stephen B Davies, Scot Duvall, Samuel Lees, Doug Levandowski, Nathan Miller, Tony Miller, Neil Roberts, Mike Sette, Kasper Esven Skovgaard, Isaias Vallejo, Matt Wolfe

APPRENTICES: Darren Broad, Cardboard Fortress Games, Kiva Fecteau, Guz Forster, Scott Gottreu, Aaron Lim, Scott Martel Jr., James Meyers, Debbie Moynihan, The Nerd Nighters, Matthew Nguyen, Marcus Ross, VickieGames, Lock Watson