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PS Indy is One Month Away!

The doors to Protospiel Indy open on May 24, less than one month away!

Get your designer badge before May 4th, when the price increases from $50 to $65!

After you get your badge:

  • If you’re coming from out of town, find a place to stay, ASAP. (Honestly, on 500 race weekend in Indy, it may already be too late.)
  • List your prototypes!
  • Tell your friends!

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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April 2024 Playtesting

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, April 20th, noon to about 4pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Get your badge now!

Protospiel Indy 2024 – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

Other upcoming events

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Online May 2024 – Online, New York , NY on 2024-05-03

Protospiel Knoxville 2024 – Knoxville, Tennessee on 2024-05-10

Protospiel Twin Cities 2024 – Roseville, Minnesota on 2024-05-31

Protospiel Michigan 2024 – Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2024-06-28

Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024-09-13

Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024-11-01

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March 2024 Playtesting

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, March 30th, noon to about 5pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

Get your badge now!

Protospiel Indy 2024 – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

Other upcoming events

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Who’s Yer Con – March 29-31, 2024

Protospiel Online May 2024 – Online, New York , NY on 2024-05-03

Protospiel Knoxville 2024 – Knoxville, Tennessee on 2024-05-10

Protospiel Twin Cities 2024 – Roseville, Minnesota on 2024-05-31

Protospiel Michigan 2024 – Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2024-06-28

Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024-09-13

Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024-11-01

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Protospiel Indy 2024!

The country’s best game design convention is returning to Indianapolis for its fifth year, on May 24-26, 2024! Find out more and get your badge at http://protospiel-indy.org!

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Feb 2024 Playtest Log

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had six attendees and we playtested four games:

  • Kristen Mott’s Imaginationland
  • Scott Ryland’s Labyrinth Race
  • Hanna Seyerle’s My Indoor Garden
  • Richard Baltzell’s Miller Derby

Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, March 23, noon-4pm ET.

REGISTER NOW

Protospiel Indy 2024 – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville
https://protospiel-indy.org/

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Milwaukee – March 8-10, 2024
Contact Carl for carpool options.

Who’s Yer Con – March 29-31, 2024

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Feb 2024 Playtesting

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, February 17th, noon to about 5pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy 2024 – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Milwaukee – March 8-10, 2024
Contact Carl for carpool options.

Who’s Yer Con – March 29-31, 2024

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Jan 2024 Playtesting

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, January 20th, noon to about 5pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy 2024 – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Online – January 12-14, 2024

Protospiel Milwaukee – March 8-10, 2024 (Contact Carl to discuss carpooling.)

Who’s Yer Con – March 29-31, 2024

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December 2023 Playtesting

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, December 16th, noon to about 5pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 24-26, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Online – January 12-14, 2024
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to support human rights.
https://protospiel.online

Who’s Yer Con – March 29-31, 2024

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November 2023 Playtesting

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, November 18th, noon to about 5pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
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!

1. Please bring CASH to purchase drinks and snacks, to save our host on credit card fees.

2. Please ADD A COMMENT BELOW telling us about the prototypes you plan to bring for testing!

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here! Better yet, join our Discord server and announce it yourself!

Protospiel Madison – November 30-December 3
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2023

Protospiel Online – January 12-14, 2024
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to support human rights.
https://protospiel.online

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Gaming & Playtesting at HEPL

On this upcoming Saturday, November 11, the Hamilton East Public Library is hosting a Community Board Game and Playtesting Day at their Fishers branch, from 1pm to 5pm. Information below is taken from their website for the event:

Join us for a fun-filled afternoon and get your game on at the library to celebrate International Games Month! Bring your family or friends, choose a board/card game from our library, or bring your own. Enter your name into a prize drawing for some fabulous board games, card games, and gaming accessories! Members of Indy Tabletop Game Creators will have their designs ready to playtest. All ages welcome!

https://hepl.libnet.info/event/9396063