Lots of advice for pitching your game to publishers and building long-term relationships as a designer in the board game industry (videos):

part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2KbSJ0fMs

part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbZSXQo-ezU

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

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

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

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

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

What designers should know about board game licensing contract terms related to advances, sub-licensing, and free or discount copies (video):

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

See also: https://cardboardedison.com/reports

Board game licensing contracts explained: What designers should know about terms related to creative control (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZQXPN-yzPc

See also: https://cardboardedison.com/reports

Notes on advances in licensing contracts—specific wording to watch out for:

https://twitter.com/KevinWilson42/status/1566140701603151872

Sell sheets: when to use them and tips for making them appealing to publishers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIyP-rXXYcI

Tips for attending a board game publisher speed-dating event:

https://twitter.com/roomizgames/status/1554467865541185541

Ravensburger’s head of inventor relations on pitching a game, choosing a theme, working with intellectual properties, developing games with designers, and more:

https://mojo-nation.com/thorsten-gimmler-inventor-relations-manager-at-ravensburger-on-the-worst-thing-to-say-in-a-pitch/

Post-pitch discussions with publishers: game designers discuss how to handle long waits for a response and more:

https://mojo-nation.com/chasing-ghosting-and-feedback-inventors-discuss-post-pitch-follow-up/

Game designer Daryl Andrews on attending conventions, pitching to publishers, taking feedback from playtesters, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZC0Cqk-XHc

Sell sheets for board game designs: what they are, when you’ll need one, and what should be on them (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V6yStmncVM

Should you pitch your board game design to publishers or self-publish it? Some pros and cons of each approach:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/should-i-pitch-or-self-publish/

Tips for making a pitch video for your board game (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWX3CO0uF0A

How to tell if your board game idea sucks (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vknx1fcpe88

Working with a big publisher as a game designer versus working with a small publisher:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/large-or-small-publisher/

How to pitch your board game to publishers—including a sample script for the pitch itself (video)

A lengthy thread with lots of advice for board game designers who want to work with a publisher:

https://twitter.com/TheOneTAR/status/1499166194556805124