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10 product design mistakes that cause the most replacement parts requests:

What is a eurogame? (video)

How board game distribution actually works for indie publishers: retailers, distributors, and consolidators:

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

Countering arguments against self-publishing by noting the overlap between game design and core publisher responsibilities (video):

Considering the many ways in which uncertainty shows up throughout the entire experience of playing a board game:

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

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

Advice for your first time pitching to a publisher—a Reddit board game design forum discussion:

Mark Rosewater, head designer for Magic: The Gathering, shares lessons about creativity, audience connection, and why great design starts with how you want players to feel:

Call it thematic integration or resonance or ludonarrative assonance: here’s a deep discussion about making your game's mechanics match the theme, and vice-versa (video):

A short note about why it’s important for board game designers to playtest other designers’ games more than their own:

A short thread about what to do when players keep forgetting a rule:

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

Thoughts on balance: Bluesky board game designers discuss their biggest lessons about balance in game design: