Registration is now open!
The world’s best game design convention is returning to Indianapolis for its sixth year! Meet us at Launch Fishers in Fishers, IN on May 16-18.
Learn more at https://protospiel-indy.org.
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March Playtesting
Bring out yer prototypes!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
When: Saturday, March 15th, 12:15 to 5pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Westfield Washington Township & Public Library, in WWPL Meeting Room A, 17400 Westfield Blvd, Westfield, IN
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: Go in the main library entrance and go upstairs to Meeting Room A. Reservation is under “Protospiel Indy Gaming”.
Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!
Please add a comment below telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!
Register now!
- Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18 – REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
- Game Design Workshop for Indy Design Week – Saturday, April 26 at The Game Preserve North – Contact Carl to demo / playtest your game!
Other upcoming events
Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!
- Protospiel Kansas City – April 4-6 at Lee’s Summit, MO
- Who’s Yer Con, April 18-20 at Indianapolis Marriott East
- Protospiel Michigan – July 11-13 at Romulus, MI
- Gen Con – July 31-August 3, Indianapolis, IN
- Protospiel Madison – November 14-16 at Madison, WI
- Check our calendar for a complete listing!
- Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.
New Logo
We have a new logo!
Thank you to everyone who contributed designs, ideas, and opinions. Some of you worked pretty hard on this! Ultimately we looked at logos for a lot of other brands and realized that we needed something that was simple but effective in a variety of contexts. That said, we’ve been thinking for years that we’d love to have Indy TTGC &/ Protospiel Indy tee shirts, and now we’ve got a great start on designs for that. Thank you all for your contributions to our community.
Upcoming Events
Indiana UXPA 2025 Kickoff and Game Day, this upcoming Saturday, February 22 – Play games and playtest your games with user experience designers, prototypes are welcome. (This is at Launch Fishers, the venue for Protospiel Indy 2025.)
Our next playtest session is planned for Saturday, March 15 at The Game Preserve North.
The first ever Protospiel Kansas City will be on April 04-06 – Carl is looking for carpool partners!
Who’s Yer Con, April 18-20 at Indianapolis Marriott East – Let Carl know if you are hosting an event!
Game Design Workshop at Indy Design Week – Saturday, April 26 – Contact Carl to demo / playtest your game!
Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18 – Registration coming soon!
Playtest Log
Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve North! We had 12 attendees and we playtested at least 6 games!
- Richard’s 230th of Briarcliff Oelno Derby
- Di and Nick’s Cabbybara
- Julia’s Toll the Dead
- Carl K’s Telepathic
- Scott’s Anti-Space
- Carl S’s Tavern of Thieves
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February Playtesting
Bring out yer prototypes!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
When: Saturday, Februray 15th, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.
Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!
Please add a comment below telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!
Save the dates
Game Design Workshop at Indy Design Week – Saturday, April 26 – Contact Carl to demo / playtest your game!
Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18 – Registration coming soon!
Other upcoming events
Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!
- Indiana UXPA 2025 Kickoff and Game Day, February 22 – Play games with user experience designers, prototypes are almost certainly welcome. This is the venue for Protospiel Indy 2025.
- Protospiel Kansas City, April 04-06 – Carl is looking for carpool partners!
- Who’s Yer Con, April 18-20 at Indianapolis Marriott East
- Check our calendar for a complete listing!
Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.
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Logo Redesign
We’re considering a redesign of our logo! Here are our considerations:
- The logo should convey themes related to Indianapolis / Indiana, tabletop games, and design.
- The logo must work well at the size of a computer icon (~50px square), or have a distinctive element that can be used at that size.
- The logo should have an option to include or be accompanied by the text “Indy TTGC” or “Indy TableTop Game Creators”. However, the ideal logo would be recognizable without such text.
- The logo should work equally well on a black or a white background.
- The colors of the logo support a rebranding of this web site to use a brighter color palette than the current royal blue and cranberry.
- The ideal logo could be rendered in black against white.
Below are a number of ideas for consideration. Several of these are just sketches, for purposes of ideation. We expect the final logo will contain elements from more than one of these ideas.
In the comments, or in this Google Form, please share what you like &/ dislike about each of these ideas, as well as any suggestions to combine &/ improve them. Thank you!
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Jan 18 Playtest Log
Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve North! We had 20 attendees and we playtested at least 13 games!
- Scott’s Promethean Harvest
- Ethan’s Food Chain
- Jake’s Snowball Fight
- Carl K’s Telepathic: Semi-coop Mode
- Kristen’s Secret Agent Game
- Nick’s Bundle Up
- Matt & Carl S’s Tavern of Thieves
- Carl K’s That’s My Poison
- Isaac’s Grassroots
- Richard’s Outer Space Game
- Derek’s Mecha Jaeger: Trick Taker
Our next playtest session is Saturday, January 25 (today!) at The Game Preserve North at noon.
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January Playtesting (2 Dates!)
Bring out yer prototypes!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
When: Saturday, January 18th, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
AND ALSO: Saturday, January 25th, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.
Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!
Please add a comment below telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!
Save the dates
- Protospiel Kansas City on April 04-06 – Carl is looking for carpool partners!
- Game Design Workshop at Indy Design Week on Saturday, April 26 – Contact Carl to demo &/ playtest your game!
- Protospiel Indy 2025 on May 16-18 – Registration coming soon!
Other upcoming events
Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!
- Check our calendar for a complete listing!
- Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.
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December Playtest Log
Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve North! We had 7 attendees and we playtested at least 5 games:
- Richard Baltzell’s Harvest Farm
- Carl Klutzke’s Telepathic and That’s My Poison
- Croix Gyurek’s project funding game
- Kailas McQueen’s Crystal Caverns
Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 18 at The Game Preserve North.
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December Playtesting
Bring out yer prototypes!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
When: Saturday, December 21st, noon to 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.
Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!
Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!
Save the date
Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18
Other upcoming events
Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!
- Check our calendar for a complete listing!
- Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.
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November Playtesting
Bring out yer prototypes!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
When: Saturday, November 16th, 10am to 2pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) – Fishers, 5 Municipal Dr
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
How to spot us: We’ll be with Who’s Yer Gamers at Librarycon!, pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games.
Indy TableTop Game Creators (https://indyttgc.org/) focuses on board and card games, but we’re interested in all kinds of games. Beginners are welcome! Early hand-scribbled prototypes are encouraged!
Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!
Save the date
Protospiel Indy 2025 – May 16-18
Other upcoming events
Do you want to organize a playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!
- Check our calendar for a complete listing!
- Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.