Yay Games’ Andrew Harman on gateway games, accessibility, working with intellectual properties, self-publishing, and more:

https://giantbrain.co.uk/2023/02/23/meeting-of-minds-yay-games/

Quick tips for using various social-media outlets to market your board game:

https://www.blondeunicornmarketing.com/post/how-to-utilize-social-media-video-tips

A broad overview of how to make a board game, from idea to prototyping and playtesting, to getting it published (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9OCSwxEd9E

Fan-made games: common intellectual-property questions that come up when you want to make a game using someone else’s IP (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsArZE1ANB8

People who have successfully designed or published a game discuss what they thought the hardest part of the process was:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/108a6r8/people_who_have_successfully/

Tips on designing and talking to publishers, the joys and importance of going to a convention, plus much more (audio):

https://buildingthegamepodcast.com/episode-550-paxu-or-the-friends-we-met-along-the-way/

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4vnptzK0Kc

A huge roundup of tips for becoming a better board game designer (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ4XZpBD8Sc

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afmRjW6fINg

This broad overview of how to get your board game to market covers all the industry basics new designers need to know:

https://spielwarenmesse.de/en/mag/toy-lab/board-games-inventing

Places new board game designers can network and build up a name for themselves, in person and online:

https://www.underdoggames.com/a/blog/board-game-design-networking-tips

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

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

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

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

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

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

What one board game designer wishes he knew when he first started making games:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-board-game-design-8-years-ago/

The Spiel des Jahres: what it is and why it matters in the world of game design:

https://peopleofplay.com/blog/alex-yeager-coo-amigo-games-talks-about-the-spiel-des-jahres-game-of-the-year

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/

How to design a board game for children (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN0aEU1a9fI