Approaching your game’s prototype from a storytelling perspective, as a pitching tool, as a creative endeavor, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaygkfL2WhA

Here’s a small, free set of game icons for use in tabletop games:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1op44ua/i_made_a_free_set_of_game_icons_for_tabletop_games/

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rq33CJSQkiFXCjALAke6CKnd4mNfkocG

6 places to get a nice version of your board game’s prototype made:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/the-top-5-places-to-get-your-board-game-prototype-made/

Digital playtesting: an introductory rundown of tools, tips, and best practices for migrating your prototypes and playtests to the digital sphere (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwIsjCvEFI0

Best and worst practices for creating prototypes, commonly believed myths about prototyping, and tools to help designers level up their prototypes (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zDMOxlUZc

5 free fonts that are versatile, readable, and good for board game prototypes:

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/five-free-fonts

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

An overview of several online tools that can help with different parts of the board game design process, from prototyping to playtesting to staying organized and more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ_m6Sdg4JU

This printable template will let you make a foldable, no-glue cardstock box that can hold a deck of cards:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blog/5877/blogpost/175167/no-glue-cardstock-box

A simple way of making prototype dice that look nice:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BoardgameDesign/comments/1l8x5hw/my_favorite_way_to_prototype_dice/

A wide-ranging board game designer Q&A session, touching on topics from prototyping supplies to beginners’ advice, learning from playtesters, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6wrKglWfDQ

5 common mistakes that new board game designers make—and how to avoid them:

https://streamlinedgaming.com/5-common-board-game-design-mistakes-new-board-game-designers-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/

A short thread about player aids and why it’s helpful to think about them even early on in your board game design process:

https://bsky.app/profile/drayerink.bsky.social/post/3lk6vqg3sek2g

How to make a digital prototype of a simple card game using Dextrous and Tabletopia (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkOVEPUrw9Y

Free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for use in prototypes:

https://www.phylopic.org/

The Public Domain Image Archive is a collection of more than 10,000 out-of-copyright works that are free to use:

https://pdimagearchive.org/

How to create a custom card deck in playingcards.io (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9hXJRHpGns

Our annual Cardboard Edison Best Practices booklet, filled with board game design tips and resources for every step of the process, is back!

• evaluating playtesters’ feedback

• improving your rulebook

• making your prototype more usable with graphic design

• setting design goals for yourself

• and lots more!

  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EPqJLYnwt0LXDEmZaZ8ebbA6M2MS_quN/view

Circles of playtesting: how a game evolves through various stages of testing in terms of the idea, the prototype, and how the designer feels about it

Recommended printers for board game prototyping—a Bluesky game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social/post/3la5ehbo54z24