Gimmicks in board games: What makes them effective rather than unnecessary?

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/138452/gimmicks-games

The final week of your crowdfunding campaign can be crucial to its overall success. Here’s what you can do to make the most of that time:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/the-last-week-of-your-kickstarter-campaign/

Getting discouraged with the game-making process is normal. Here are some tips for recognizing when it shows up and what you can do about it:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2022/10/discouragement-is-part-of-creative.html

The ABCs of board game design (A-F): quick explanations for common terms used by board game designers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV1JffFIaO0

Different ways games can facilitate players of varying skill levels competing against each other—a Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/rccgames/status/1584173751687860228

Why TCGs are impossible to balance, and how as a designer you can at least get close:

https://remptongames.com/2022/10/29/why-tcgs-are-impossible-to-balance/

Analysis paralysis in players: what causes it and what designers can do to discourage it:

https://www.universityxp.com/blog/2022/10/25/what-is-analysis-paralysis

Rulebook writing fundamentals: What rulebooks need to achieve and basic concepts for making sure they do (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhOeHsEu3n4

Thoughts on digital rights and why it’s important for designers to have them addressed in publishing contracts:

https://twitter.com/wisegoldfish/status/1583530995613302784

Convention strategies for board game publishers: which cons to show at, the benefits of exhibiting, sponsorship options, and digital cons (audio):

https://unboxedmarketingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode1/

Thoughts on how to make games that are appealing to players with a wide range of preferences around strategic depth:

https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1582741011125542913

When higher numbers aren’t necessarily better: examples of games where both high and low numbers can be useful depending on the situation (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6TL34Y1zYk

A short thread of the various “moments” players will experience with your game:

https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1562810992396234753

Megagames vs. board games and the different design considerations that makers of each need to keep in mind:

https://www.megagameassembly.com/blog/megagame-design-not-just-a-big-boardgame

How giving players choices helps them feel engaged in the game’s outcome (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MipF7EGrls

Tips for making your prototype more playable through better icons:

https://twitter.com/peterchayward/status/1580620861031084033

What does a board game licensing contract require the designer to do? Here are some common (and uncommon) terms from publishing contracts (video):

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

Modern variations on the “train game” genre:

https://dailyworkerplacement.com/2022/10/11/on-trains/

What books, not about game design, have helped you most at game design? A Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1580194575066730496

Learn your board game jargon: what are mechanisms, drafting, and polyominoes? (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAvP5cAQw9Y