A Cardboard Edison Award judge offers tips for standing out in a board game design contest (video, starting at 20:00)

The basics of copyright protection for board games: What it is, how it works, when it’s useful and when it’s not, and more (video)

Best practices for board game creators in building a following on social media and growing a healthy online community (video)

A framework for thinking about board games and how the decision space they offer players changes while they play (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/a-new-way-to-talk-about-games-what-we-talk-about/

Are you creating, are you resting, or are you consuming? (audio)

https://tenminutedesignchat.podbean.com/e/episode-11-inspiration-with-bez-shahriari/

The basics of working with a manufacturer (video)

Why you should stress-test your board game design—and a list of game-breaking things to test for:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/04/12/breaking-your-game/

What constitutes a “board” in board games? (audio)

https://tenminutedesignchat.podbean.com/e/episode-10-boards/

Anticipation: the role it plays in board games and how it changes over the course of a game (video)

Common terms and acronyms used in the toy and game industry (video)

Board game designers share tips and things they wish they had known about creating a project in Tabletop Simulator for the first time:

https://twitter.com/PartyHatGames/status/1380197305492500486

What aspects do you look for in a 4X game? A BoardGameGeek designers forum discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2635930/key-things-really-exiting-4x-game-are

Lighting and studio gear for great board game product photography (video)

How to lead a playtest, step-by-step—from deciding what you want to learn from a test, to running the session, to organizing and acting on feedback (video)

Board game designers answer the question: What do you wish you knew when you started designing games?

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/03/29/guest-post-things-you-wished-you-knew-when-you-started-designing/

Three signs it’s time to quit working on a board game design:

https://brandonthegamedev.com/3-signs-its-time-to-quit-working-a-board-game-design-idea/

Options as a stand-in for punchboard for prototypes or print-and-plays:

https://twitter.com/dustinbschwartz/status/1376792170246639616

How board game designers continue finding inspiration to create games in the face of an oversaturated market:

https://twitter.com/junkfood_games/status/1376994659088613381

“Kickstarter tip 2987: Know how you’re using social media. Don’t launch thinking you’ll post in a few FB groups. Have a plan. You don’t need a ton of money, but know where you’re posting, when, and what you’re going to say. Use pics and directives. Be excited! Planning = success.”

— AnnaMaria Jackson-Phelps

Common pitfalls and basic lessons learned in game design—a Reddit board game designers discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tabletopgamedesign/comments/mds0h6/common_pitfalls/