All about playtesting: what it is, how to get the best data out of your playtests, and great questions to ask your players (video)

How do you keep track of your progress on various game designs? A Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/WeirdGiraffes/status/1412086521637871620

Data on Kickstarter launch times: When is the best month, day, and time to launch a campaign?

https://twitter.com/ddaviddx2/status/1410651737799729158

How the “hypergeometric distribution” function built into Excel and Sheets can help you understand your game’s changing probabilities:

https://www.getrevue.co/profile/gengelstein/issues/gametek-3-your-friend-the-hypergeometric-distribution-673136

What if someone steals my game idea? A realistic answer to an age-old question:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/119960/aqs-will-someone-steal-my-idea-what-if-my-idea-get

Board game themes: how to define them, how they can generate emotional resonance for players, and how theming can sometimes go wrong (video)

Steps board game publishers can take to stop counterfeits of their titles:

https://strebecklaw.com/asmodee-dixit-lawsuit/

Tips for new board game publishers on managing your company’s cash flow (video)

Games with unusual win conditions—a BoardGameGeek game designers discussion:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2684561/games-unusual-win-conditions

Top 5 reasons your Kickstarter campaign will fail (video)

Tips for submitting files to a manufacturer and working through the proofing process:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-lessons-how-to-submit-your-files-for-print-the-right-way/

An inside look at how hobby board games get into major retailers like Target:

https://stonemaiergames.com/target-acquired-how-a-hobby-game-appears-in-a-big-box-retailer/

The challenges and potential for designing branching narratives in board games:

https://twitter.com/williamj35/status/1409238019413102599

Tips for how to playtest solo games:

https://twitter.com/playnyctophobia/status/1409287357342404613

How to think through and create a project budget for your board game’s Kickstarter campaign:

https://www.backerkit.com/blog/how-to-create-a-kickstarter-project-budget

Designers on which printers are good for making prototypes—a Twitter board game design discussion:

https://twitter.com/JVDesignsGames/status/1408220087639756805

Lots of advice for finding your way into the tabletop game industry, either as a publisher or as a designer (video)

Pros and cons of working with one vs. multiple fulfillment partners to ship your game to backers:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-lessons-it-pays-to-work-with-multiple-fulfilment-partners/

Tips for designing games for a mass-market audience (video)

How to get started in tabletop game design: joining or forming a community, understanding the process, generating ideas, soliciting and using feedback, and more (video)