10 steps to create a tabletop game company:

https://stonemaiergames.com/10-steps-to-create-a-tabletop-game-company/

The designer of Radlands has a website with lots of articles about various aspects of board game design. We’ve pulled out some of the best on design theory:

https://daniel.games/the-depth-complexity-ratio.htm

https://daniel.games/relatability.htm

https://daniel.games/big-moves.htm

https://daniel.games/calculation-vs-intuition.htm

https://daniel.games/ramps.htm

https://daniel.games/interlinking.htm

https://daniel.games/player-interaction.htm

https://daniel.games/work.htm

https://daniel.games/tension.htm

https://daniel.games/feelbad-situations.htm

https://daniel.games/awesome-things.htm

https://daniel.games/types-of-fun.htm

https://daniel.games/accumulation.htm

https://daniel.games/consequential-actions.htm

https://daniel.games/reducing-complexity.htm

https://daniel.games/randomness.htm

https://daniel.games/resources.htm

https://daniel.games/access.htm

https://daniel.games/spatial-systems.htm

https://daniel.games/making-sure-the-game-ends.htm

https://daniel.games/scaling.htm

https://daniel.games/aesthetic-patterns-in-design.htm

One of this year’s Spiel des Jahres nominees offers tips for designing board games that will appeal to mass-market players (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw5Jq7fgSlE

10 tips for showing off your board game at a convention:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/10-tips-for-conventions/

Actually, make that 20:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/10-more-tips-for-conventions/

How games can inspire delight in players:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/06/01/designing-games-with-delight/

Thoughts on how board game designers can use “Memory Palace” techniques to create better experiences for players:

https://gametek.substack.com/p/method-of-loci

Lots of advice for up-and-coming board game designers from the design community on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/BreakMyGameG/status/1660711395116163072

Betting and bluffing: games that use the mechanics, how they work, and the kinds of experiences they offer for players (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOK1-wInoSU

Deck-building games: an overview of how they’ve evolved since Dominion:

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/05/23/deck-building-a-modern-card-mechanism-topic-discussion/

Scorekeeping: the tradeoffs that come with various common methods of tracking scores:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2023/05/24/components-for-tracking-scores/

Going into board game publishing means managing money—here are the big things to keep track of and how much of a financial cushion you might need for each:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/managing-your-money/

5 excuses board game designers make that hold them back—and why they’re no excuse not to move ahead with your design efforts (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Fkn-JgYzeY

What publishers want from designers: a discussion about prototype quality, graphic design, communication, pitching multiple publishers, sell sheets, doing your research, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlEpMN28dSc

Common development problems you can address before showing your game to a publisher:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/5-game-design-tips/

Tips for using traditional games to create new ones:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/05/18/using-traditional-games-to-inspire-new-ones/

10 ways a board game company can regain customers’ trust after losing it:

https://stonemaiergames.com/10-ways-to-regain-trust-after-losing-it/

Automatic resource growth: a deep discussion of the game mechanic, what it’s like for players, when it’s appropriate or not in a design, and more (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apSAqkT7OcY

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