Tiebreakers: ways of thinking about them and finding one that makes sense for a design—a Bluesky board game designers discussion:

https://bsky.app/profile/marcelineleiman.bsky.social/post/3l7svdatny22c

The “sweet spot” mechanic: how it works, various ways games use it, and more (audio):

https://decisionspace.podbean.com/e/the-sweet-spot-mechanic-wwta/

Balancing game design with work, family, and other aspects of life—four designers share how they do it:

https://www.whatifgames.co.uk/balancing-act-navigating-work-family-and-creative-passions-in-game-design/

A conversation about ways of approaching mathematical problems in game designs and participating in game design contests (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANVlKDzFQa0

Tips and tricks for maximizing BoardGameGeek:

https://stonemaiergames.com/hidden-tips-and-tricks-for-maximizing-boardgamegeek/

Balance in board games: When is it important, and when is it boring? Can imbalance actually make some games better? (video):

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

A pitfall of doing design work on a board game that’s headed for crowdfunding—and advice for how to avoid it:

https://bsky.app/profile/kevinwilson42.bsky.social/post/3l6xslf7hvs2t

Why it's too easy for anyone to make a game—and why that sucks:

https://bsky.app/profile/theonetar.bsky.social/post/3l75am3wx3y2r

Why creating bad games is an important part of becoming a good game designer (video):

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

A conversation about the basics of crowdfunding: building and maintaining an audience, and more (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-J_2BoUr3w

Amigo Games’ chief operating officer discusses the true goal of pitching a publisher, a method for demoing games at conventions, marketing new versions of old games, and more (audio):

https://justingarydesign.substack.com/p/alex-yeager-mastering-game-pitches

The most important skills for board game designers to have—a Twitter game design discussion:

https://x.com/AD_BoardGames/status/1844026650528510329

A game designer’s guide to board game conventions and trade shows:

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2024/10/12/a-designers-guide-to-board-game-conventions-and-trade-shows/

An overview of hidden traitor and semi-cooperative game mechanisms:

https://www.skeletoncodemachine.com/p/hidden-traitor

A conversation covering some basic principles of graphic design for board games (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4-uTkIRmfE

You can’t really know when a game will be a hit—but you can do a lot of things to increase its chances:

https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/166200/hit-board-games

The different types of board game designers, from hobbyists to professionals—and everything in between:

https://shippboardgames.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-hobby-professional.html

Designing for depth: how depth works in games and some surprising risks of designing deep games:

https://www.underdoggames.com/a/blog/how-much-should-we-focus-on-depth-1

10 observations about board game customers and what they’re looking for:

https://stonemaiergames.com/10-unexpected-things-about-tabletop-customers-i-learned-after-starting-stonemaier-games/

Pros and cons of victory points (video):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fssYt8nFvk