The fundamentals of game design, taught by walking through the process of creating a new tabletop game (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tXjLK6oVA0

What one board game designer wishes they knew when they started making games 12 years ago:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/what-i-wish-i-knew-about-board-game-design-12-years-ago/

A strong hook is important for getting publishers’ and players’ attention. Here’s a process for coming up with strong game hooks (video):

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

Want to come up with new ideas for board game designs? This acronym gives you several methods of generating game ideas (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXqMoRvWrf4

Game designer Phil Walker-Harding on balancing games, inspiration, the design process, players’ negative experiences, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaG_iAwxG4g

A reminder about how the best time to start designing your board game is right now:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1ub5kuz/the_best_time_to_start_designing_your_board_game/

Generating content such as effects and player powers for your game: a process for creating it, games that do and don’t need it, “free” design space, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1oeWTSz26M

Recommendations for 10 games to play if you want to get into designing board games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gQ9Qd22qJw

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

Want some inspiration? This Facebook page posts a daily prompt to inspire board game design ideas:

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61586216281878

Board game designers share advice they would give their less-experienced selves—a Bluesky game design discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/eanderssonsunden.bsky.social/post/3mjzfhu2ld22h

A wide-ranging discussion about various board game design topics, including development and how to make your game less fragile (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnAC-92uzWI

How can you reliably come up with good game ideas? Here are 5 different techniques to come up with new ideas that can grow into great games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo-MAq_7YxI

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

It’s often said that the first games you design will be terrible. But what if they aren’t? Here are some ways to approach your first design (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB6ln4buwxg

Tips for designing a board game for a 24-hour game jam from people who’ve done it:

https://pamwallsgamedesign.substack.com/p/tips-for-board-game-jams

A high-level, step-by-step guide to the earliest stages of designing a board game:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/how-to-make-a-board-game-a-step-by-step-guide/

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/

New to board game design and not sure where to start? This Reddit board game design forum discussion goes into the processes that are most common for beginning designers:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1qz3avi/hi_everyone_im_new_to_game_design_and_i_wanted_to/

What methods do you use for physical note-taking? A Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/peterlmcpherson.bsky.social/post/3me4fwyhm3k2z