If games are a social activity, what role do players take on to make it an engaging one for all involved?

https://lestmyopinions.com/2023/05/15/the-roles-we-play/

A look at the roll-and-write genre, and the role its player interface might play in its success:

https://imaginarysword9074488.wordpress.com/2023/05/09/the-welcoming-interface-of-the-roll-and-write-and-what-we-can-learn-from-it/

15 ways to increase a game’s replayability (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_0UNqSwfNc

What kinds of characteristics do games that appeal to broad audiences have?

https://twitter.com/belltowergames/status/1657001974280192000

A short thread on how game sales to mass-market outlets works:

https://twitter.com/bananachangames/status/1655318322903412739

How some tabletop games use rituals to welcome players into the magic circle at their start:

https://gametek.substack.com/p/transition-rituals

Auctions where players take turns until everyone else passes: games that use the mechanic and what it’s like for players (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEccfO1uBYA

Data from people who don’t like board games about why they don’t like them:

https://twitter.com/Nick__Bentley/status/1654151254904381444

How identifying your game’s “dramatic question” helps keep it focused and connects the theme and mechanics:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2023/05/dramatic-questions.html

5 creative filming techniques for eye-catching board game videos (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k20OpKfER5w

Thoughts on branching paths in narrative and campaign-style tabletop games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJFBVhlh-Pw

What to ask playtesters? A Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/131q5wy/any_advice_on_what_to_ask_play_testers/

Lots of low-ink score tracks in various sizes and configurations:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13t3hHb3x9eeeF8fJXsxpLA8QwLapEF7y

A short thread on games getting cancelled by publishers: why it happens and how designers can protect themselves:

https://twitter.com/rccgames/status/1650145265326727170

Historical board games: several designers on how they tackle the more unpleasant aspects of history and decide what to include or leave out:

https://sdhist.com/designer-roundtable-gaming-the-unpleasant/

Half a dozen board game designers discuss all the various steps of making a game (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG3oX9H8RAo

Trademarks in board games: how they work and what’s involved in applying for one:

https://strebecklaw.com/trademark-board-game/

How experience with games can lead designers astray, and how the language we use can keep new players out:

https://twitter.com/xopherchan/status/1649216097286070273

How networking can help you get your board game signed with a publisher:

https://twitter.com/rccgames/status/1649741023789080576

The important difference between inventive and innovative board games:

https://imaginarysword9074488.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/the-important-difference-between-inventive-and-innovative-board-games/