When to launch a crowdfunding campaign: the best days, months, and even hours:

https://updates.kickstarter.com/best-time-to-launch/

Building a strong community around your crowdfunded game through effective communication:

https://updates.kickstarter.com/essential-tips-for-building-a-strong-community/

What attributes make for an outstanding co-op board game? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/jeffgrisenthwaite.bsky.social/post/3lba375gkcs2q

When a game enables analysis paralysis, how do you streamline it without destroying the fun of the game? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/fertessa.bsky.social/post/3lb6jx5nisk2f

How granular are the numbers in your game, and how granular do they need to be? A discussion about games’ “fidelity” and ways of cutting down on the math players have to do (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye5xFH6K0vQ

Tips for working with co-designers:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2024/11/14/working-with-co-designers/

The benefits of offering a $1 pledge level on your crowdfunding campaign:

https://updates.kickstarter.com/the-1-reward-strategy/

Recommended printers for board game prototyping—a Bluesky game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social/post/3la5ehbo54z24

Some good reminders about the process of growing in your skills as a game designer:

https://bsky.app/profile/ehronlime.bsky.social/post/3laih22vyrl25

Board game fulfillment: pointers for—and pitfalls of—finding and working with a fulfillment partner to get your game to customers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5dxPlbJcck

A look at various pricing psychology tactics and how you can use them to set your crowdfunding campaign’s pledge levels:

https://updates.kickstarter.com/the-psychology-of-pricing-your-rewards-7-strategies-every-creator-should-know/

Tiebreakers: ways of thinking about them and finding one that makes sense for a design—a Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social/post/3l7svdatny22c

The “sweet spot” mechanic: how it works, various ways games use it, and more (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/the-sweet-spot-mechanic-wwta/

Balancing game design with work, family, and other aspects of life—four designers share how they do it:

https://www.whatifgames.co.uk/balancing-act-navigating-work-family-and-creative-passions-in-game-design/

A conversation about ways of approaching mathematical problems in game designs and participating in game design contests (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVlKDzFQa0

Tips and tricks for maximizing BoardGameGeek:

https://stonemaiergames.com/hidden-tips-and-tricks-for-maximizing-boardgamegeek/

Balance in board games: When is it important, and when is it boring? Can imbalance actually make some games better? (video):

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

A pitfall of doing design work on a board game that’s headed for crowdfunding—and advice for how to avoid it:

https://bsky.app/profile/kevinwilson42.bsky.social/post/3l6xslf7hvs2t

Why it's too easy for anyone to make a game—and why that sucks:

https://bsky.app/profile/theonetar.bsky.social/post/3l75am3wx3y2r

Why creating bad games is an important part of becoming a good game designer (video):

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