Bookshelf & Links
Web Resources
As board games become more and more mainstream, board game-related resources abound.
Board Game Geek
Boardgaming.com
Reddit Board Games
Reddit Tabletop Game Designers
Reddit Board Games in Education
Links for Resources for Game Materials
Links to Board Game Publishers
Books
Over the last few years, I've collected a fair number of books on game design. Here's what I have. I included worldcat library links so you can find them in local libraries.
This is the best book, and the only book, quite honestly, I think you need:
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
by Mike Selinker
http://www.worldcat.org/title/kobold-guide-to-board-game-design/oclc/828688134
All of these other books offer much more knowledge and understanding than I probably have, of course:
The Art of Game Design : a Book of Lenses
by Jesse Schell
http://www.worldcat.org/title/art-of-game-design-a-book-of-lenses/oclc/258334856
A Board Game Education
by Jeffrey Hinebaugh
http://www.worldcat.org/title/board-game-education/oclc/317118160
Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers
by Brenda Braithwaite and Ian Schreiber
http://www.worldcat.org/title/challenges-for-game-designers/oclc/319585837
The Compleat Strategyst : Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
by J. D. Williams
http://www.worldcat.org/title/compleat-strategyst-being-a-primer-on-the-theory-of-games-of-strategy/oclc/959672
Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
by Stewart Woods
http://www.worldcat.org/title/eurogames-the-design-culture-and-play-of-modern-european-board-games/oclc/808367340
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
by Tracy Fullerton, Christopher Swain, and Steven Hoffman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/game-design-workshop-a-playcentric-approach-to-creating-innovative-games/oclc/173659700
The Game Inventor's Guidebook : How to Invent and Sell Board Games, Card Games, Role-Playing Games, and Everything in Between
by Brian Tinsman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/game-inventors-guidebook-how-to-invent-and-sell-board-games-card-games-role-playing-games-and-everything-in-between/oclc/244061530
Games of Strategy
by Avinash Dixit and Susan Skeath
http://www.worldcat.org/title/games-of-strategy/oclc/40267321
The Imagineering Way
by Imagineers
http://www.worldcat.org/title/imagineering-way/oclc/51752393
The Imagineering Workout : Exercises to Shape Your Creative Muscles
by Peggy Van Pelt
http://www.worldcat.org/title/imagineering-workout-exercises-to-shape-your-creative-muscles/oclc/60373653
Journey to Gameland : How to Make a Board Game from Your Favorite Children's Book
by Ben Buchanan, Carol Adams, Susan Allison, Doug Buchanan
http://www.worldcat.org/title/journey-to-gameland-how-to-make-a-board-game-from-your-favorite-childrens-book/oclc/46640925
Libraries Got Game : Aligned Learning through Modern Board Games
Brian Mayer; Christopher Harris
http://www.worldcat.org/title/libraries-got-game-aligned-learning-through-modern-board-games/oclc/567490763
Paid to Play: The Business of Game Design
by Keith A. Meyers
http://www.worldcat.org/title/paid-to-play-the-business-of-game-design/oclc/301813840
Rules of Play
by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/rules-of-play-game-design-fundamentals/oclc/51879625
A Theory of Fun for Game Design
by Raph Koster
http://www.worldcat.org/title/theory-of-fun-for-game-design/oclc/57406861
As board games become more and more mainstream, board game-related resources abound.
Board Game Geek
Boardgaming.com
Reddit Board Games
Reddit Tabletop Game Designers
Reddit Board Games in Education
Links for Resources for Game Materials
Links to Board Game Publishers
Books
Over the last few years, I've collected a fair number of books on game design. Here's what I have. I included worldcat library links so you can find them in local libraries.
This is the best book, and the only book, quite honestly, I think you need:
The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design
by Mike Selinker
http://www.worldcat.org/title/kobold-guide-to-board-game-design/oclc/828688134
All of these other books offer much more knowledge and understanding than I probably have, of course:
The Art of Game Design : a Book of Lenses
by Jesse Schell
http://www.worldcat.org/title/art-of-game-design-a-book-of-lenses/oclc/258334856
A Board Game Education
by Jeffrey Hinebaugh
http://www.worldcat.org/title/board-game-education/oclc/317118160
Challenges for Game Designers: Non-Digital Exercises for Video Game Designers
by Brenda Braithwaite and Ian Schreiber
http://www.worldcat.org/title/challenges-for-game-designers/oclc/319585837
The Compleat Strategyst : Being a Primer on the Theory of Games of Strategy
by J. D. Williams
http://www.worldcat.org/title/compleat-strategyst-being-a-primer-on-the-theory-of-games-of-strategy/oclc/959672
Eurogames: The Design, Culture and Play of Modern European Board Games
by Stewart Woods
http://www.worldcat.org/title/eurogames-the-design-culture-and-play-of-modern-european-board-games/oclc/808367340
Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric Approach to Creating Innovative Games
by Tracy Fullerton, Christopher Swain, and Steven Hoffman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/game-design-workshop-a-playcentric-approach-to-creating-innovative-games/oclc/173659700
The Game Inventor's Guidebook : How to Invent and Sell Board Games, Card Games, Role-Playing Games, and Everything in Between
by Brian Tinsman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/game-inventors-guidebook-how-to-invent-and-sell-board-games-card-games-role-playing-games-and-everything-in-between/oclc/244061530
Games of Strategy
by Avinash Dixit and Susan Skeath
http://www.worldcat.org/title/games-of-strategy/oclc/40267321
The Imagineering Way
by Imagineers
http://www.worldcat.org/title/imagineering-way/oclc/51752393
The Imagineering Workout : Exercises to Shape Your Creative Muscles
by Peggy Van Pelt
http://www.worldcat.org/title/imagineering-workout-exercises-to-shape-your-creative-muscles/oclc/60373653
Journey to Gameland : How to Make a Board Game from Your Favorite Children's Book
by Ben Buchanan, Carol Adams, Susan Allison, Doug Buchanan
http://www.worldcat.org/title/journey-to-gameland-how-to-make-a-board-game-from-your-favorite-childrens-book/oclc/46640925
Libraries Got Game : Aligned Learning through Modern Board Games
Brian Mayer; Christopher Harris
http://www.worldcat.org/title/libraries-got-game-aligned-learning-through-modern-board-games/oclc/567490763
Paid to Play: The Business of Game Design
by Keith A. Meyers
http://www.worldcat.org/title/paid-to-play-the-business-of-game-design/oclc/301813840
Rules of Play
by Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman
http://www.worldcat.org/title/rules-of-play-game-design-fundamentals/oclc/51879625
A Theory of Fun for Game Design
by Raph Koster
http://www.worldcat.org/title/theory-of-fun-for-game-design/oclc/57406861