Handy tools for making prototypes (video)

“don’t just do whatever other people suggest but also don’t completely disregard proposed answers just because you think they won’t work. think about what it is they’re addressing and come up with something that fits better.”

— Daniel Newman

A collection of vintage illustrations and icons available in the public domain:

https://www.rawpixel.com/board/539757/vintage-illustrations

“You haven’t tested your game enough. You can never test your game enough.”

— John Brieger

Techniques for getting in the right headspace for game design:

http://design100.org/10-headspace/

Get the full story of Unpub 9 from those that organized it (audio):

https://www.buzzsprout.com/3256/1012249

How do you know when a design is ready to show to strangers?

https://twitter.com/CerebralCellar/status/1114183069886550017

Video talks from the Game Developers Conference 2019 Board Game Design Day (video):

https://www.gdcvault.com/search.php#&category=free&firstfocus=&keyword=%22Board+Game%2BDesign%2BDay%22&conference_id=

A handful of quick tips for writing clearer rulebooks:

https://twitter.com/DanielSolis/status/1114500462294835200

A four-part series about the obvious and not-so-obvious costs of publishing a board game:

https://www.cardboardvault.com/lessons-learned/little-things-add-up-1-standard-costs

https://www.cardboardvault.com/lessons-learned/little-things-add-up-2-other-kickstarter-costs

https://www.cardboardvault.com/lessons-learned/little-things-add-up-3-ongoing-costs-3

https://www.cardboardvault.com/lessons-learned/little-things-add-up-4-ongoing-costs-ii

“Unless you’re short on design time, test the wild idea first.”

— Jay Treat

A color-blindness guide for board game designers and publishers:

https://pixygamesuk.blogspot.com/2019/04/colour-blindness-guide-for-board-game.html

Listen to Michael Cofer discuss Kickstarter, the importance of graphic design in games, the Game Crafter and more (audio):

https://indieboardgamedesigners.com/michael-cofer/

A board game retailer offers his perspective on Kickstarter:

https://tompetgames.wordpress.com/2019/04/04/a-board-game-retailers-perspective-of-kickstarter/

The requirement for the April 2019 24-hour contest is “electronics”:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2179477/24-hour-contest-april-2019

The 2019 Northwest LUCI Award

Deadline: May 19, 2019

http://playtestnw.com/2019-luci-award

Panda Game Manufacturing’s Kickstarter Guidebook details the scope of crowdfunding a board game:

https://pandagm.com/images/downloads/KickstarterGuidebookV1web.pdf

Will a niche theme help or hurt a game’s chances? A BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2178818/theme-question-do-i-hurt-myself-if-my-theme-too-ni

How does fulfillment work? Questions answered:

https://brandonthegamedev.com/12-questions-about-board-game-order-fulfillment-shipping-answered/

“Recognize that not every playtester is in your target audience, but don’t dismiss their feedback because of that.”

— John Brieger