How to design a COIN wargame (video)

Should more tabletop game designers look to create mass-market games? Four perspectives:

https://mojo-nation.com/talking-games-tabletop-designers-look-create-mass-market-games/

An argument against prioritizing “innovation” in game design above all else (video)

Ways in which board games can explore moral decisions (videos):

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW6mXFrwfuI

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2aC6iYOn0

Why board games can’t be created without constraints: a look at the many limitations within which all art is created:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2021/08/limitations-in-art.html

How do players feel about campaign games—buying them and playing them?

https://stonemaiergames.com/the-end-of-campaign-games/

What do board game designers do for playtesters, aside from thanking them in the rulebook? A Twitter discussion:

https://twitter.com/gamergallant/status/1427355503651397633

Playtesting etiquette: pointers for a respectful and productive testing session:

https://www.breakmygame.com/post/playtesting-etiquette

Various ways a board game’s product design makes a promise to customers (video)

Designing, testing, and marketing board games for kids (video)

The “make it” method of board game design: make it up, make it work, make it fun:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2708708/make-it-design-method

Pep talk: You are a game designer:

https://www.boardgamebike.com/game-design/start-here-you-are-a-game-designer

A guide to hiring a board game illustrator: setting expectations, where to find artists, cost, professionalism, and more:

https://www.pineislandgames.com/blog/illustration-a-comprehensive-guide

A list of the many jobs that people might have working at or for a board game publishing company:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/08/09/different-jobs-at-a-game-publishing-company/

A meditation on the role that “player control” plays in games, and in setting our expectations for what games should be:

https://lestmyopinions.com/2021/08/08/the-limits-of-control/

Thoughts on designing historical games that don’t gloss over the bad stuff:

https://twitter.com/SebastianBae/status/1422605432120610819

How NOT to pitch a board game to a publisher (video)

5 ways to know your game is ready to pitch or self-publish:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/the-top-5-ways-to-know-your-game-is-ready-to-pitch-or-self-publish/

Oddball mechanics in strategy games:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/120910/oddball-mechanisms-strategy-games

Down-to-earth, inside information on how board game manufacturing actually works (audio):

http://www.buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-477-manufacturing-magic-and-its-hammer-time/