Graphic design for board game designers: fonts, numbers, card layout, color meanings, graphic design programs, and more (video)

Everything you ever wanted to know about player counts, from solo to massively multiplayer and everything in between:

https://www.universityxp.com/blog/2021/6/1/how-many-players-should-a-game-include

Elegance: how to define it, and how to use it when making game design decisions:

https://andrewfischergames.com/blog/elegance

A process for designing board games with both theme and mechanics in mind:

https://www.charliecleveland.com/the-theme-mechanics-seesaw/

What to expect after launching a Kickstarter:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2665025/10-considerations-expect-once-youve-launched-your

Creating reasonable stretch goals for your Kickstarter campaign:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-lessons-you-dont-have-to-go-crazy-with-stretch-goals/

What are socially conscious designs and why they are important to the industry and beyond (audio):

https://ninjavspirates.libsyn.com/who-what-why-s28e02-socially-conscious-design-with-two-sarahs

Box labeling requirements for board games: CE mark, age label, country of origin, and more:

https://www.honestgm.com/blog-news-4864/Labeling-requirements-for-your-Board-Games-11640811.html

Various ways that games can use obfuscation to make the potential outcomes uncertain to players:

https://andrewfischergames.com/blog/obfuscation

10 steps toward launching a Kickstarter: building an audience, setting proper expectations, knowing your budget, choosing when to launch, and more:

https://www.redlinegame.com/10-steps-towards-launching-a-kickstarter/

Tips for preparing your Kickstarter campaign for the unexpected:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-lessons-something-unexpected-will-happen/

How the “tragedy of the commons” can be used in board games:

http://www.phantomknightgames.com/news/the-tragedy-of-the-commons-or-the-comedy-of-the-boardgame/

A short thread about any successful game’s “secret sauce”: what is it, how to identify it, and why it matters:

https://twitter.com/KevinWilson42/status/1393826340168687622

A short thread with some counterintuitive advice for making your game feel more thematic:

https://twitter.com/gilhova/status/1392336362225942534

Tips for making the most of organic marketing for your game: conventions, building brand awareness, finding players, and more:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/05/10/organic-marketing-with-gary-alaka/

Many things you can do with a deck of cards—great for spurring design inspiration:

https://twitter.com/al_cannon/status/1389928110003458054

The basics of building an audience for your game before launching it on Kickstarter:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-lessons-building-an-audience/

This workshop demonstrates the process of taking great board game photos (video)

This tool helps you count and visualize all the possible permutations for tiles (or rings) based on whatever parameters you choose:

http://burnside-calc.com/

Board game designers discuss how much solo testing they do before putting a prototype in front of other players:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2653499/how-far-do-you-get-solo-play-testing