Why it isn’t helpful to compare your game design efforts to those of other designers, and why it’s better to pay attention to your own progress instead:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/stop-comparing-yourself-to-others/

Optimizing your pitch: some best and worst practices in helping your game get a fair shake from the publishers you submit it to (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrrFsv47ZEk

Should you playtest in-person or virtually? Why not both? Here are some upsides to each approach:

https://discocandybar.com/2025/12/05/playtesting-your-tcg-game-paper-or-pixels/

Marketing your board game ahead of a crowdfunding campaign: organic marketing, Facebook ads, and more:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/kickstarter-campaign-market-your-game/

Approaching your game’s prototype from a storytelling perspective, as a pitching tool, as a creative endeavor, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaygkfL2WhA

Considering the differences between maps that use hexes vs. maps that use connected points:

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/everything-is-pointcrawl

Answers to a bunch of questions about designing and publishing board games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncobd6xxT2Q

What do you do with your old prototypes? A Reddit board game designers discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1ozz02m/what_do_you_do_with_old_prototypes/

Experts in crowdfunding, manufacturing, and fulfillment offer tips and tricks for how to navigate the publishing process (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZLGW1x5jo4

Career paths in the tabletop industry: how to gain work experience that’s attractive to publishers and other gaming companies (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vcjh97TFETE

When should you start talking about your board game idea? A Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1ozjd9o/when_to_start_talking_about_ideas/

This panel discussion about pitching board games to publishers covers every step of the process, from finding companies to preparing to the pitch itself (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1csZDlGVOo

When shipping a crowdfunded game to backers, here are some problems you might run into—and the opportunities to provide great customer service that come with them:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/shipping-your-games-to-backers-and-following-up-on-any-issues/

Steps to take to make a great rulebook:

https://stonemaiergames.com/what-makes-a-great-rulebook/

Tips and tricks for making a small print run of your board game by hand (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72RlygLm11g

Why the first play of a board game is the most important one—and what designers can focus on to make it count (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rboNxr1KCc

Publishers answer a wide range of questions about how they run their board game business (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxQnMstW-hQ

An introduction to casino games: how common gambling games are designed, the odds behind them, and how casinos use them to their benefit (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDrisK5N6l8

Suggested terms to discuss different types of “randomness” in games:

https://keithburgun.net/randomness/

Here’s a small, free set of game icons for use in tabletop games:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1op44ua/i_made_a_free_set_of_game_icons_for_tabletop_games/

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rq33CJSQkiFXCjALAke6CKnd4mNfkocG