Board game design basics: defining your goals, restrictions, the iterative design process, qualities of good games, taking feedback, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAiCR1XVe68

A short thread with one big piece of feedback for game designers making pitch videos for contests or publishers:

https://bsky.app/profile/leafydragongames.bsky.social/post/3mt4yjn2htc2x

How do you define “interesting choices” and design a game with them? A Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1vovj61/how_do_you_design_an_interesting_choice/

TTGDA has released a scoring rubric to help designers assess publishers’ licensing contracts:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/files/uploaded/2026-08-11+TTGDA+Licensing+Scoring+Rubric.pdf

This website lists various board game playtesting and pitching events across Europe:

https://prototyping.games/

Keeping players’ attention: how to design for pacing, meaningful choices, tension, and rewards (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_0QN4Wmehk

Game flow: how to ensure players feel engrossed while playing, what contributes to a good game flow, and what you can do as a designer to improve it (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqspauIq0ls

How to sell board games on Amazon and turn a successful crowdfunding campaign into ongoing revenue (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwIpGO1ZdXg

This framework for thinking about the different stages of playtesting also helps you know what kinds of questions you should be asking testers each step of the way (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwxxlG8VGqk

This set of game icons is free to use for both personal and commercial projects:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1velkhv/i_made_a_new_free_set_of_game_icons_for_tabletop/

Published board game designers offer their top advice to a new designer in this Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1vezq19/im_sure_this_has_been_asked_a_lot_im_looking_for/

James Ernest on the stages of tabletop game design, from workshopping an idea to delivering a final prototype, and the importance of learning to throw away everything that isn't working (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWlJYR2F6g

Prototyping and playtesting: building a quick, testable version of your game, gathering feedback that matters, and iterating without losing momentum (video):

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

How do you know when your game design is “done”? A Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1v99czx/how_do_you_know_when_you_are_done/

Tips for first-timers bringing their board game prototype to a convention for playtesting—a Reddit board game design forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1v88dad/seeking_advice_for_going_to_first_convention_with/

Video and board game attorney Zach Strebeck breaks down IP, copyright, trademark, and idea protection strategies for people launching crowdfunding campaigns (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99FVDd2O3fc

How the board game industry has considered colors, double-coding, and accessibility over the years:

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/07/21/kaleidoscopic-games-the-history-of-the-use-of-colours-in-board-games-topic-discussion/

You shouldn’t listen to every playtester suggestion, but how can you know which player ideas are worth considering? Here’s a process to help (video):

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

Cards vs. dice: how probability, luck, and skill work differently when using dice or a deck of cards as randomizers, and the hidden game design dial in every card game (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIgkG-ucEqY

10 tips for making a better print-and-play version of your board game prototype for playtesters and publishers (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_Z3rGnXBQc