Building relationships with publishers: advice for networking, contacting publishers, following up with them, and more (video)

Kickstarter best practices (video)

Ways games can get players to plan ahead, instead of waiting until their turn begins to starting thinking about it—a Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/PuppyShogun/status/1357212752285163521

This online tool lets you develop a color scheme that’s colorblind-friendly:

https://color.adobe.com/create/color-accessibility

A rundown of all the mundane things that go into forming and running a board game business:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/02/01/an-intro-to-business-in-the-board-games-industry/

Ways of using theme to make a game’s mechanics resonate with players (video)

A section-by-section discussion of what makes a good rulebook (video)

How to measure the success of Facebook ads for a Kickstarter campaign (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode7/

Some counterpoints to the common advice to “make you game you want to play”:

https://twitter.com/tinstargames/status/1354248391459446785

Things to consider when adapting a board game for digital play via video call or online gaming platform:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/01/18/adapting-tabletop-games-for-the-virtual-world-with-victoria-cana/

Lots of tips for reviewing a licensing contract and negotiating its terms (video)

A discussion about some of the important metrics to understand about your publishing business (video)

This artist just released a bunch of incredible artwork into the public domain:

https://spark.adobe.com/page/ucLFuLOEKK9Uo/

All the ins and outs of working with a publisher: what to look for in a publisher, warning signs, working together, negotiating contract terms, and more:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/01/05/working-with-publishers-with-eric-slauson/

What to know about approaching publishers as a first-time designer—a BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2583408/do-publishers-trust-new-designers

What to consider when creating your Kickstarter project’s landing page (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode3/

Nikki Valens on finding the right game mechanic, development, component-first and experience-first design, playtesting, accessibility considerations, and more:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2020/12/29/finding-the-right-game-mechanic-with-nikki-valens/

What to do when you learn about a game that’s similar to one you’re working on? A Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/CrimsynSeraph/status/1350647502450655236

Lots of pointers for designing solo modes for board games:

https://virtualplaytesting.com/2020/10/gaming-for-one-designing-solo-modes-with-david-digby/