Receiving critical feedback—from playtesters, reviewers, or publishers—is tough. Here are some tips for how to handle criticism well (audio):

https://www.wintermoongames.com/podcast/episode/d2d40db7/how-to-take-criticism

Different stages of the game design process call for different prototyping tools (audio):

https://ludology.libsyn.com/ludology-283-tools-of-the-trade

Thoughts on card games, how many unique cards they have, and the different experiences they offer:

https://twitter.com/perryjon/status/1578084644326621187

Eurogames: what they are, where they came from, and where they may be headed in the future (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvLUDPd5U6w

Publisher profit and loss math: sample calculations for a crowdfunding campaign (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jThc14q7NTU

Do you refer to other games with similar mechanics when designing? A Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/Mattyleg1/status/1575323379816665088

How board games can build and release tension for players:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/136459/talking-alices-house-rent-autobahn-blues

What are the key things you think about before designing a game? A Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/BreakMyGameG/status/1574428255914000386

What do we mean when we talk about “strategy” in various kinds of games?

https://www.universityxp.com/blog/2022/9/27/what-is-strategy-in-gameplay

Most games have various pause points—between rounds, for scoring, and so on. Here are some ways of making the most of those moments:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2022/09/making-most-of-pauses.html

When is it a good idea for a board game to make a villain a playable position?

https://rericreuss.com/2022/09/25/being-a-force-for-bad/

Designers share their biggest secrets for designing and playtesting board games:

https://twitter.com/BreakMyGameG/status/1572066930667950080

Does that publishing contract protect your rights as a designer? Here’s a checklist to make sure it does.

Lessons about game design learned by playing many games with a child:

https://www.underdoggames.com/a/blog/better-board-game-creator

How easily can people ruin your game if they only care about winning? (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY652iHZAss

When you sign away the publishing rights to your game, how do you get them back? Common licensing contract clauses around rights reversion (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSFRYLGR8VU

How to come up with shipping estimates and get your games into different countries (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode92/

A deeper analysis of how a game’s mechanics and theming relate, and how they map to the “game state” and the “game world”:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2022/09/game-state-vs-game-world.html

Specific questions to ask playtesters (and other things to look for during a test):

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/playtesting-questions-to-ask/

10 manufacturing tips to boost your game’s production quality without busting your budget (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lakZBNUntKU