When your crowdfunding campaign doesn't fund or you have to cancel, it can be devastating. Here are things to keep in mind and what to do next (video):
Some of the major ways board games can have less downtime for players:
https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/how-to-reduce-downtime-in-your-game/
Thematic abstraction: how to make a thematic experience by selecting which aspects of a setting to portray in your game:
https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2022/11/selective-thematic-abstraction.html
Designing wargames in a time of war—a Board Game Design Forum discussion:
https://www.bgdf.com/forum/game-creation/design-theory/designing-war-games-times-war
False promises you’ll receive during your crowdfunding campaign—and why you should probably just ignore them:
https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/false-promises-youll-receive-during-your-crowdfunding-campaign/
How to spice up a bland resource-management system:
https://subsurfacegames.ca/2022/11/14/spicing-up-your-resource-management/
For all of the tasks that come with running a board game publishing company, which ones should you outsource and which should you handle yourself?
https://stonemaiergames.com/do-it-yourself-or-outsource-the-master-list/
What game design advice do you wish you knew 10 years ago? A Twitter board game designers discussion:
https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1592537406674460675
Setting a price for your game: the key variables to consider and how they add up:
https://stonemaiergames.com/a-price-formula-your-product-for-direct-and-retail/
Stuck on a game design? Here are some ideas for things you can do to get unstuck:
https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1589328931882414081
Marketing a game pre-release: What to do in the three months before a game comes out to get fans excited for it (audio):
https://unboxedmarketingpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-2-pre-orders-to-release-communication/
Lots of advice for pitching your game to publishers and building long-term relationships as a designer in the board game industry (videos):
