Aside from identifying your game’s target audience, here’s why you should also know who it isn’t for:
https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-unintended-audience.html
Data on how board game publishers engage with reviewers:
https://stonemaiergames.com/publishers-approach-to-tabletop-reviews/
Some of the different types of work that gets done behind the scenes in the tabletop industry, and how those roles contribute to making a game (audio):
https://unboxedboardgamepodcast.podbean.com/e/s2e1-celebrating-industry-roles/
How board game reviewers operate: stats on compensation, disclosure, posting opinions, and more:
https://stonemaiergames.com/the-truth-about-tabletop-game-reviewers/
Lessons from a 20-year board game industry veteran: how games make players feel, setting deadlines, refining ideas, building relationships with other creators, and more (audio):
https://justingarydesign.substack.com/p/live-at-gen-con-2024-special-episode
How to find a content creator to talk about your game:
https://punchboard.co.uk/how-to-find-a-content-creator-for-your-game/
Gaming conventions: the upsides and downsides for attending as a publisher or a player:
https://stonemaiergames.com/the-current-state-of-game-conventions-2024/
How important it is for your game to have a great name, and tips for coming up with one:
https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2024/08/01/how-important-is-a-name/
Community answers to a perennial question from new board game designers: How concerned should I be about someone stealing my game idea?
https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1e4h6aq/level_of_concern_about_stolen_ideas/
The Spiel des Jahres: what it is and what it isn’t:
https://blog.recommend.games/posts/thoughts-on-spiel-des-jahres/
The top things that are probably wrong with your game: common problems that show up in game designs over and over again (audio):
https://genesisoflegend.podbean.com/e/episode-370-ten-things-wrong-with-your-game/