How the Spiel des Jahres jury selects games:

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/06/16/spiel-des-jahres-how-the-jury-chooses-games-topic-discussion/

What do Americans think about board games? This poll digs into which games are played most often, the age groups that love games the most, and more:

https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54943-what-americans-think-about-board-games

A process for figuring out what it is about your game that’s going to hook publishers and players (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGMGdiar1J0

Are there too many board games? This piece tackles the question from various perspectives, including designers, game quality, gamers, and more (scroll for English):

https://faidutti.com/blog/blog/2026/06/12/trop-de-jeux-too-many-games/

The Spiel des Jahres is the best-known award in the board game industry, but its goals aren’t exactly what many people think they are:

https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2026/06/09/spiel-des-jahres-the-award-that-was-never-really-about-awards-topic-discussion/

Getting your indie board game noticed online—a Reddit board game designers forum discussion:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1tji0bw/good_design_speaks_for_itself/

An in-depth discussion about all the ins and outs of designing, prototyping, and testing party games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBxqe2BOi-g

David Turczi talks about his approach to game design, working with other designers, and what goes into making amazing games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paxJFQ90qAY

What board game designers, publishers, and manufacturers can do to reduce the environmental impact of their games (video):

https://gdcvault.com/play/1035803/Creating-a-Culture-of-Sustainability

Is it worth creating a website for yourself as a board game designer? A Bluesky game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/drawnonward.bsky.social/post/3mko2trrohk2o

A graphic designer working in board games discusses how good graphic design helps bring games to life (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piFT5NhhGjA

Soft skills that board game designers need: giving and receiving feedback, correcting a playtest experience that has gone off the rails, dealing with publishers, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bGs8WSxZE0

Understanding the trick-taking renaissance—looking at the rise of trick-taking games from a data-driven perspective:

https://www.donteatthemeeples.com/understanding-the-trick-taking-renaissance/

A multifaceted conversation about various aspects of making board games: the business side of indie publishing, different approaches to the design process, designing solo games, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezso5wCYTKM

How does the board game design community feel about generative AI? This survey asked for designers’ views about various potential uses:

https://irp.cdn-website.com/2b6905d0/files/uploaded/TTGDA+Member+Survey_+Use+of+Generative+AI+3_25_26.pdf

A pair of timely reminders about why you belong in the game design community (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3P0gg8dBrs

How designing mass-market games is different from designing hobby games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h7LmXT4L5M

6 tips to help you perform better in a game design contest like the Cardboard Edison Award, and to generally make games that will be more appealing (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_5Wv6CaHKY

Matt Leacock on how the industry has changed in the past 20 years, working with publishers, advocating for game designers, and more:

https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/02/06/pandemic-creator-matt-leacock-on-fighting-for-designers-rights-working-with-effective-developers-and-his-publisher-pet-peeves/

A grab bag of game design questions: considering component cost when designing, how to remain motivated with a game design, the pros and cons of self-publishing, and more (video):

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