Cardboard Edison's Favorite Tips & Resources - September 2013

Our favorite links for board game designers this month include fresh looks at some age-old mechanisms, a new tool for publishers, a reminder about building a foundation of knowledge and lots more:

#featured:

• Meaningful Decisions: Corey Young on Board Game Design Choices

#theory:

• Different ways to implement simultaneous play
• Why a working knowledge of probability is important to game designers
• A look at roll-and-move games. Can the mechanic be used well?
• “Want to build a sense of drama into your game? Keep this quote in mind: ‘Drama is anticipation mingled with uncertainty.’ - William Archer” - Brett Myers (@brettspiel)

#publishing:

• KickTotal.com lets you crunch the numbers on running a board game Kickstarter campaign
• How to effectively research other Kickstarter projects
• Chris Kirkman of Dice Hate Me Games on working with designers, running Kickstarter campaigns, graphic design, the manufacturing process and more

#industry:

• Susan McKinley Ross on the board game industry, female designers, early playtesting and more

#prototyping:

• Sources for prototype cards

#playtesting:

• Beyond receiving feedback on a design, knowing how to give it properly is a useful skill

#process:

• Designers: you need to play more games