Don't design board games... PLAY them!

Answering questions and responding to comments from the videos below:

10 TYPES OF BOARD GAME DESIGNER (AND HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR OWN STYLE)
   • 10 Types of Board Game Designers (And How ...  

HOW TO MAKE MONEY FROM BOARD GAME DESIGN
   • I've designed a Board Game: how do I make ...  

A DECADE OF GAME DESIGN WISDOM
   • 10-1: A Decade of Game Design Wisdom  

FEELING LIKE A FAILURE: REJECTION AND BOARD GAME DESIGN
   • Feeling like a FAILURE: Rejection and boar...  

PLAYTESTING: THE HEART OF BOARD GAME DESIGN
   • Playtesting: The heart of Board Game Design  

HOW TO DESIGN A DECK BUILDING GAME
   • How to design a DECK BUILDING board game  

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 What's the point of making more games?
7:04 Is playing existing games helpful?
11:49 Should first time designers design the game they like to play?
16:47 Re-pitching rejected board games
19:13 Fun is all that matters in playtesting
21:59 Deckbuilders stole their name from TCGs