A chat about progression in board games: what it is and different ways it can show up in games (audio):
https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/progression-what-we-talk-about/
Tips & Resources for Board Game Designers
A chat about progression in board games: what it is and different ways it can show up in games (audio):
https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/progression-what-we-talk-about/
Generally good advice that you might not want to follow: a frank and detailed conversation about getting into publishing, launching a crowdfunding campaign, marketing a game, and more (audio):
https://genesisoflegend.podbean.com/e/episode-373-thats-great-advice-dont-follow-it/
The Spiel des Jahres: what it is and what it isn’t:
https://blog.recommend.games/posts/thoughts-on-spiel-des-jahres/
Considering a game’s flexibility in allowing things like different player counts and play lengths (video):
Two reasons why board game designers shouldn’t pay for art for their prototype:
https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/162554/why-not-pay-for-art-in-a-prototype
Different ways games can sequence and resolve players’ actions (video):
Catch-up mechanics: Are they necessary? How can they be included in a design? And when do they work well—or not? (audio):
https://cardboardphilosophypod.podbean.com/e/episode-033-catch-up-mechanics/
A six-month plan to getting a board game signed—or at least to giving yourself the best chance at doing so (video):
Six tips for pitching your board game to publishers:
https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-six-tips-for-pitching-your-game-to-publishers/
When writing a rulebook, there are four different audiences to keep in mind:
https://bsky.app/profile/tzartzam.bsky.social/post/3kus24mydpf2r
7 questions to ask yourself when beginning a game design (video):
Trick-taking games: a deep dive into the genre, how it’s defined, some of the many ways designers can work within it, and more (audio):
https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/trick-taking-what-we-talk-about-with-pete-wissinger/
Game designer Erik A Sundén describes his process for getting published:
Dispelling myths about game design to get at some hard truths about it (video):
Board game designers share their top tips for kids who want to make games (video):
What makes a board game “puzzly”? (audio)
Strategies for getting unstuck with a board game design—a Bluesky game designers discussion:
https://bsky.app/profile/senfoonglim.bsky.social/post/3ktq6agqphe2l
Various ways of adding “color” to your board game’s presentation—card art, flavor text, minis, custom dice, etc.—and the tradeoffs that come with each (video):
Effective but boring: an important note about the kinds of player strategies that you as a designer should watch out for:
Tips for cutting shipping costs for your crowdfunding project (video):