Why it’s important for the pitch for your board game to be as enticing as possible, and how to start making it so:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/why-your-pitch-needs-to-be-amazing/

Notes on how thematic elements can build on one another to add texture and tension to gameplay:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2022/11/compounding-thematic-elements.html

Thoughts on the different kinds of engagement that games can offer to players: choices and strategy, skill and execution, and self-expression (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rih5SInTgOc

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):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ8E3NItQOU

Component Studio 2: an overview of how to use it to create cards for your board game prototype (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07rJb16zB_Y

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/

Auction games: what they are, how they work, different variations, and some well-known examples of the genre (video, starting at 21:30):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vs4pLwYo54

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/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83KNC-qq394

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

Tips for indie board game publishers showing off their games to customers at conventions:

https://twitter.com/PlayCooGames/status/1592172634531586049

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/

Tips for board game designers entering their games into BoardGameGeek contests (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLF9RZNqx5c

Playtesting conventions: what new board game designers need to know about attending (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdojDP4Ywpg

Some general expectations, conventions, and unspoken assumptions about how board games are designed:

https://twitter.com/robinwriting/status/1589954008323878914

Area control: what the mechanism is, games that have used it, and the experience it offers for players (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp-WWRF8Y7I