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/

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/

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/

Leveling up as a board game designer: signs that your skills and practices are becoming more like an experienced designer rather than a beginner (video):

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

Inka and Markus Brand on designing games as a couple and as a family:

https://thegenerationsgames.substack.com/p/inka-and-markus-brand-our-minds-are-always-buzzing-with-ideas-for-games

The Daniel.games game design advice website has been updated with new and revised articles:

https://daniel.games/

Ways to move forward when you're feeling stuck as a game designer (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yjYywuqJBM

The designer of Wyrmspan and the head of Stonemaier Games discuss the board games that they’ve learned the most from (video):

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

The designer of Ascension offers up five game design lessons from 15 years of the game:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogpost/177249/designer-diary-5-lessons-learned-from-15-years-of

Designing the kinds of games that are currently trendy: why it’s not an optimal approach to game design and how it’s better to try and start a new trend than to attach your game to a current trend (video):

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

Tips for designing a megagame for a very large group of players:

https://www.megagameassembly.com/blog/some-megagame-design-lessons-i-learned-the-hard-way

Saving time when designing games: minimizing work on a game before an initial test and some tips and tricks to help you move faster in your game design process (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy1c-57mvaU

The benefits of sharing your board game ideas with others as early as possible:

https://pamwallsgamedesign.substack.com/p/the-benefits-of-sharing-your-board

There are lots of reasons people start—and continue—designing board games. Here are a few of them:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/5-reasons-we-design-games/

Theme or mechanics? Here’s why you should be thinking about both throughout the game design process:

https://www.forbeck.com/2025/07/27/metaphor-vs-mechanics-dont-fight-the-fusion/

Things new board game designers should know about the process—making prototypes, playtest meetups, expectations for a first design, and more:

https://firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/07/getting-in-zone.html

This spreadsheet combines themes, mechanics, and components to help designers generate ideas for games:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fQXz-e2MGnq3m61nsetAlabsBPLvjrTgyPRFGewvVFQ/edit?gid=0#gid=0

3 things you can do right now to become a better game designer:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/3-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-become-a-better-game-designer/

Why board game designers should think of the process of making games as a craft (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5teC9KriYQ