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“As a designer play your game a ton. Then have your friends do the same. Then strangers. Take in all the data, iterate and repeat. There is no shortcut, and skimping in this process really shows long term.”
— Ben Pinchback
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“One of the best things you can do as a designer, beyond simply finding a publisher who likes your idea, is to find one who has an actual opinion about how to improve it and fashion it into the right game for the right market.”
— Brett J. Gilbert
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“A great sell sheet is marginally better than a good one. Don’t spend more time on your sell sheet than your game.”
— Gil Hova
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“I think that to be a good boardgame designer, it’s useful if you actively enjoy criticism.

Divorce your self from your actions/creations. You are more.

Have a proper discussion about your failures and mistakes. That way you can learn to be better.”
— Bez
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“After the initial stages of your design, 1 test with strangers is worth a dozen games against your codesigner / with your design team.”
— John Brieger
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“Falling in love with your ideas is about the daftest thing a game inventor can do.”
— Maureen Hiron
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“Take time to review and synthesize your notes at your notes after playtest sessions, before you make changes. It’s shocking how often my instinct when I get home is to just start changing things without really analyzing the feedback.”
— John Brieger
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“Don’t defend your #gamedesign, even if players are factually wrong. Capture their experience and reflect on cause.”
— John Brieger