Here I collect links to resources that are helpful for those moments when the desire to start designing board games kicks in
Read the Rules: What technical writers can learn from board game design by Matthew Baldwin
A talk from Write The Docs aimed for technical writers but it’s also a good overview of what goes into writing good rules for board games.
Adam in Wales - Board Game Design - YouTube
Adam has a good collection of videos about different aspects of board game design.
ChaosGalaxyTCG is making their own trading card game and shares insights into it along the way.
Pam Walls Game Design - YouTube
Pam is a board game designer who shares vlog-style videos about her journey and has especially good bits about pitching to publishers and getting your game out there.
Tabletop Game Creator’s Codex by Aaron Beadle
A work-in-progress book project by Aaron Beadle that lives in Google Docs and is an effort to collect a lot of good knowledge about board game design into one place.