8 things pretty much every board game publisher is looking for in a game (video):

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

A process for approaching publishing problems once they’re discovered and systematically addressing them:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/what-to-do-when-things-go-wrong/

Book recommendations for board game designers (Adam in Wales, video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOdai8dc9bk

see also: https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2023/07/three-books-i-found-useful.html

Scoring in party games: why it can be so hard to create a scoring system in what’s supposed to be a simple game:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/07/14/scoring-in-party-games/

Why the question of theme-first or mechanics-first game design is a false dichotomy (audio):

https://ludology.libsyn.com/thinking-beyond-mechanisms-episode-1

How to calculate shipping costs for your crowdfunding project (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa0cBy0GvZ0

Graph theory and some surprising effects that game designers can make use of:

https://gametek.substack.com/p/the-graph-of-con-nection

10 things every board game designer needs (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7cMoP3LHEs

Questions to ask yourself early on in the design process to help you decide how—and whether—to move ahead with a project:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/should-i-make-this-game/

An overview of some of the most common legal issues that arise around making and marketing games: copyrights and trademarks, clauses to look for in contracts, NDAs, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YeERH88-Y4

Tips for balancing tabletop game design with a full-time job (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBNThntN0H4

Considering common table sizes when designing a game that will be played on them:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/how-big-is-a-table/

A framework for board game designers and other creatives to set goals and make progress on their projects:

https://www.pinkhawkgames.com/post/stupid-goals

The absolute basics of how to make a board game (video):

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

Why you need to stop worrying about protecting your board game idea:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2023/06/24/why-you-need-to-stop-worrying-about-protecting-your-idea/

Three easy ways to make your game’s fulfillment more eco-friendly:

https://stonemaiergames.com/3-easy-ways-to-make-game-fulfillment-more-eco-friendly/

Answers to questions about Kickstarter and how board game makers can best use it to fund their projects (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kNjlnizlTM

Old Maps Online has lots of historical maps plus tools to edit them:

https://www.oldmapsonline.org/

Designing board games on a budget: How can you make games, test games, and sell them, when you have no money to invest? (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgl3Ub8m8a0

A counter-approach to minimizing “feel bad” moments through design:

https://twitter.com/eric_lang/status/1669389317158862887