The benefits of sharing your board game ideas with others as early as possible:

https://pamwallsgamedesign.substack.com/p/the-benefits-of-sharing-your-board

A roundtable discussion about board game development and how developers work with designers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJF-qdk-sJ8

Many co-op games give players urgent tasks to address while they tackle the important job that wins them the game. Here’s why:

https://rossongames.com/urgent-important

After you sign a publishing contract, what happens next? This video breaks down the designer’s possible role in development, selecting art and a title, reviews, royalties, and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfL3taTlDgs

Some cognitive biases that show up in simple games of chance, like Rock Paper Scissors, flipping a coin, and choosing a random number:

https://gametek.substack.com/p/emergency-gametek-post

Best and worst practices for creating prototypes, commonly believed myths about prototyping, and tools to help designers level up their prototypes (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zDMOxlUZc

Social media for board games: tips for making the most of short-form social content for both hobby and mass-market games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npo4tbhCE4o

What are some pillars of modern game design? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/eanderssonsunden.bsky.social/post/3lwhxfruy6c2l

5 free fonts that are versatile, readable, and good for board game prototypes:

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/five-free-fonts

Pointers for improving your games’ sell sheets, with before-and-after comparisons using real examples (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcORwUMHs6Y

Designing board games with manufacturing in mind: how your design decisions can affect production and fulfillment (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-Hz2H5o7eY

More board game publishers are moving toward eco-friendly and sustainable production. Here are some steps they’re taking:

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/08/05/shelf-to-soil-how-board-games-are-getting-greener-topic-discussion/

The “wow” factor in board games: various ways games can make players stop and say “wow” (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88VLxhoDbc4

There are lots of reasons people start—and continue—designing board games. Here are a few of them:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/5-reasons-we-design-games/

Worldbuilding in games: tips for creating a thematic setting that’s convincing and immersive (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pABqLL03Ipk

Theme or mechanics? Here’s why you should be thinking about both throughout the game design process:

https://www.forbeck.com/2025/07/27/metaphor-vs-mechanics-dont-fight-the-fusion/

3 ways to tell your game isn’t ready to pitch or publish:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/the-top-3-ways-to-tell-your-game-is-not-ready-to-pitch-or-publish/

What makes a board game exciting? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/elizhargrave.bsky.social/post/3lusc3gc4522x

Things new board game designers should know about the process—making prototypes, playtest meetups, expectations for a first design, and more:

https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/07/getting-in-zone.html

Pointers for making the most of a playtest group:

https://gameathon.id/2025/06/30/playtesting-group/