Cool things board game publishers are doing to serve their customers, make their games more accessible and eco-friendly, build community, and more:

https://stonemaiergames.com/your-favorite-things-publishers-are-doing-2024-2025/

The role that good cover art plays in selling a game to a publisher or to players:

https://www.mojo-nation.com/selling-games-cover-art-is-one-of-the-most-important-parts-says-amigos-alessandro-montingelli/

5 ways to do more with less in your board game designs, though making better use of components to employing emergent complexity (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goONo66xVAs

This printable template will let you make a foldable, no-glue cardstock box that can hold a deck of cards:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/5877/blogpost/175167/no-glue-cardstock-box

Drawing and playing cards: some of the many ways that different board games approach those simple player actions (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dGMq5Earho

Pros and cons of various gaming conventions for board game designers looking to pitch games to publishers, network with other designers, or find playtesters (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P61AXGoobi0

10 famous quotes and how board game designers can apply them to their efforts:

https://streamlinedgaming.com/10-famous-quotes-that-will-instantly-improve-your-game-design/

A simple way of making prototype dice that look nice:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1l8x5hw/my_favorite_way_to_prototype_dice/

10 tips to improve the games you’re currently designing, taken from years of experience both designing and playtesting other designers' prototypes (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px1sdjwL-z4

Why most board game designs that are submitted to publishers don't stand out, and how to make yours get attention amid a crowded field of submissions (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvfXL61mV8g

5 ways publishers can treat board game designers better (video):

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

How to pitch your board game design: a basic step-by-step process for getting your game in front of the right publisher (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NuS3nmo0R4

What can board games do that other kinds of entertainment can’t? A Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1l31kuf/what_can_a_boardgames_do_that_other_media_cannot/

How to plan ahead and deliver your crowdfunded board game to backers on time—or even early:

https://thecityofkings.com/news/fulfilling-kickstarters-on-time/

Rejection and board game design: how to take feedback while remaining professional (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NsZPhBo0Nw

A play pattern that is common to many gateway games:

https://gametek.substack.com/p/grand-unified-gateway-theory

Tips for playtesting and pitching, from the SAZ game designers convention:

https://arjanvanhouwelingen.com/2025/06/02/saz-gotting-game-designer-convention/

First things first when getting into tabletop game design: how the industry is organized, mass market vs. hobby games, how pitching tends to work, and more:

https://www.marygeorgescu.com/blog/2025/6/2/getting-into-tabletop-game-design

Myths many board game designers believe about the importance of ideas, how to playtest, attracting a publisher, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOgM4zjKQW8

Publishing considerations for the game box and packaging: artwork, the back of the box, box size, alternatives to boxes, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXdeM-vg__4