Thoughts on what makes a game “mean”—and the times when that’s either a good thing or a bad thing:

https://lestmyopinions.com/2025/03/19/thats-just-mean/

There are many different ways you can get stuck on a design. Here are tips to help break through designer’s block at different stages of the process (video):

https://youtu.be/4NjpLP5ZvZs

Beyond sell sheets: pointers for what publishers are looking for in other types of pitch materials like pitch decks, pitch videos, and sizzle reels (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfUP2tAGOk0

Tips for building an audience for your game online ahead of a crowdfunding campaign, without coming across as pushy:

https://crazylikeabox.activehosted.com/index.php?action=social&chash=44cd7a8f7f9f85129b9953950665064d.4647&s=b869a6fb25ecf802e88367ad24733094

Lessons learned from having a publisher unexpectedly cancel plans to print your game:

https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=1809423a36fa0a75338b77ddd&id=93f4a68fd9

Various mistaken beliefs that new game designers fall into (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh4__gVAAjE

A short thread about player aids and why it’s helpful to think about them even early on in your board game design process:

https://bsky.app/profile/drayerink.bsky.social/post/3lk6vqg3sek2g

A short thread with some principles for coming up with a compelling name for your board game:

https://bsky.app/profile/nickbentley.bsky.social/post/3lkdzwt7eg226

Want to design a family game? Here are some mistakes to avoid:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2025/03/10/mistakes-to-avoid-when-designing-family-games/

A short thread on when failure can be fun for players:

https://bsky.app/profile/carlrobinsoncrusoe.bsky.social/post/3ljd5ipohz22v

Tips for starting up a playtest group that will help you and other designers support each other and keep making progress on your games:

https://youtu.be/OX_AX_q_6IE

Six good habits for board game designers, to help you through the process of broadening your horizons, putting your game through its paces, participating in the industry, and contributing to the community:

https://www.meeplemountain.com/top-six/top-six-awesome-habits-for-board-game-designers/

When a player says “don’t make me think,” here are three things they might mean (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gy46e7b7Xw

Lots of advanced pointers for pitching your board game to publishers like a professional (video):

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

Pointers for being a better collaborator throughout your board game design’s journey (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T23O36vZtMs

How to sell your board games on The Game Crafter (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwh8_BFGcVQ

Live sell sheet review: a publisher gives feedback on a bunch of actual board game sell sheets (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J619vIGyTL8

Advice for dealing with negative—or even just tepid—reviews of your board game:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2025/02/negative-reviews.html

What are game designers for?

https://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/2025-02-28

Some ways of achieving the very difficult goal of designing board games full time (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAFfmbzQe0Y