“idk who needs to hear this but complexity isn’t a substitute for quality in game design”

— Brenna Noonan

Geoff Engelstein talks about how the industry has changed (audio)

https://breakingintoboardgames.libsyn.com/breaking-into-board-games-episode-130-geoff-engelstein

Discussion of the hand management mechanic in games (audio)

https://meeplenation.libsyn.com/0347-hand-management-games

How to put together a marketing strategy to grow an audience for your game: product positioning, conventions, digital marketing, community building, and more (video)

Pointers for coming up with stretch goals that won’t break the bank:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/5-stretch-goals-for-your-board-game/

An analysis of gender-inclusive language and imagery in top-ranked board game rulebooks:

http://analoggamestudies.org/2020/12/an-analysis-of-gender-inclusive-language-and-imagery-in-top-ranked-board-game-rulebooks/

Step-by-step instructions for testing and running Facebook ads for a Kickstarter campaign:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/how-to-test-and-run-kickstarter-facebook-ads-for-your-board-game-campaign/

Various ways players can choose tiles in a game—a Twitter board game design discussion:

https://twitter.com/WeirdGiraffes/status/1333972141193252866

Pitching your game to publishers in the era of social distancing (video)

When to add variable content to your game:

https://subsurfacegames.ca/2020/12/03/when-to-add-variability/

Morten Monrad Pederson on running a business creating solo modes for board games:

https://www.diagonalmove.com/interview-morten-monrad-pedersen-founder-of-automa-factory/

The Building Block of Meaning in board games (audio)

https://indieboardgamedesigners.com/charlie-mccarron/

Fun ways to sneak science and education into games (audio):

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-442-science-gets-sneaky/

Some unique and tested ways to promote your game (audio):

https://www.boardgamedesignlab.com/how-to-promote-a-game-with-allen-wolf

How to network in the board game industry (video)

“Playtesting isn’t just about testing balance/optimization/number crunching; it’s about finding out whether your design intentions come through to people other than yourself.”

— Aaron Lim

Factors to consider in setting your game’s MSRP, and why it’s more complicated than just “five times cost”:

https://medium.com/@fantastic.factories/setting-the-msrp-of-your-board-game-and-why-you-shouldnt-use-the-5x-landed-cost-rule-685808eb7e5f

Lots of pointers for pitching your game to a publisher: before, during, and after the pitch:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2020/11/23/pitching-your-game/

How to write a rulebook, section by section:

https://medium.com/@tim.chuon/how-to-write-a-good-board-game-rulebook-5e66cd9f7e40

“Be careful not to sacrifice playability in order to keep a mechanism in a game that players don’t get until several plays in. They may never make it through or past the first play if the game is too clever.”

— Sen-Foong Lim