How to put players under pressure:

http://makethemplay.com/index.php/2018/07/30/putting-your-players-under-pressure/

How to avoid disconnects between your game's theme and mechanics--a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2033617/how-does-one-avoid-thematic-disconnects

All about roll-and-write games (audio):

http://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-episode-180-keep-them-doggies-rollin

Questions you should ask yourself before submitting a game to a contest or publisher:

https://twitter.com/JohnduBois/status/1023039243910832134

Tips for giving sell sheets to publishers:

https://twitter.com/WeirdGiraffes/status/1023719424757514240

“You don’t have to be a hardcore gamer to design games. Playing games with intention to learn how mechanics work is *faster* than figuring these things out yourself, but not necessarily better. A problem-solving design mentality is much more important.”

— Emma Larkins

A social psychologist on what designers can learn about players as people (audio):

http://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/player-psychology-with-dr-corey-butler/

A high-level guide to designing and publishing a tabletop game:

https://thecreativeindependent.com/guides/how-to-make-an-indie-tabletop-game/

Some unwritten rules of board games, and whether those implicit rules should be made explicit:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2030955/unwritten-rules-gaming

Tools for game-related fonts for prototypes:

http://www.fontspace.com/pixel-sagas/dpoly-gamedings

https://glyphter.com/

Whose responsibility is blind playtesting--the designer or the publisher? A BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2030973/increasing-publisher-expectation-blind-testing

The various kinds of research that go into making a board game:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/79187/what-research-context-boardgames

A more nuanced look at different kinds of feedback loops and their role in board games:

http://makethemplay.com/index.php/2018/07/23/in-game-economics-more-feedback-loops/

The basics of using BoardGameGeek as a designer or publisher:

http://www.jamesmathe.com/how-to-bgg/

When to write the rules--a Board Game Design Forum discussion:

https://www.bgdf.com/forum/game-creation/design-theory/start-rulebook-first-change-my-mind

Industry veterans offer advice to designers at Dice Tower Con 2018 (video)

CinCityCon Game Pitch & Design Contest

Deadline: Aug. 25, 2018

Those who make it through the first round must have a CinCityCon badge

https://cincitycon.com/game-design-contest/

Ways to get people to playtest your prototype: from designer groups to print-and-plays to conventions and more (audio):

http://theforbiddenlimb.libsyn.com/getting-more-prototype-plays

“If you’re testing for an hour with 4 other people, that’s 4 hours of designer time you’ve used. Give as much time as you can back to your fellow designers.”

— Emma Larkins

“It’s natural for players to want have discussions or make comments midgame as issues emerge. Develop a sense as a moderator for when to cut off those conversations and refocus players back to gameplay.”

— John Brieger