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Jan 18 Playtest Log

Kristen Mott's _Secret Agent Game_

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!)

Rob Strassburg's _Profitable Paintings_ from January 2020

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!

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December Playtest Log

Carl Klutzke's _That's My Poison_

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

Isaac Irvin's _Grassroots_ from November 2024

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!

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November Playtesting

Three men sit around a table in a library. They are playing a prototype of a card game.
Jake Kamps's resource distribution game from November 2022

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!

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October Playtest Log

Scott Ryland's _Promethean Harvest_

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had 8 attendees and we playtested at least 7 games:

  • Carl Klutzke’s That’s My Poison and Telepathic
  • Scott Ryland’s Promethian Harvest
  • Croix Gyurek’s blob game
  • Hanna Seyerle’s Great Garden Grow-Off
  • Richard Baltzell’s RB’s Harvest Farm
  • Christian Achgill’s DIE Bots

Our next playtest session is scheduled for Saturday, November 16 from 10am to 2pm at the Hamilton East Public Library – Fishers, as part of LibraryCon!

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October Playtesting

Rian Logan's _Die Monster Die_ from October 2023

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, October 19th, noon to about 5pm 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!

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 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 Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01
  • LibraryCon – We’ll be demoing our games at Hamilton East Public Library, in Fishers, on November 16

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

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September Playtesting

Croix Gyurek's _Intrusion Confusion_ from September 2023

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, August 21st, noon to about 5pm ET. (Google Calendar)
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660

Where: Family Time Games at 8796 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46268
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!

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 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!

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August Playtest Log

Carl Klutzke's _That's My Poison_

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

  • Ian Winningham’s average game
  • Richard Baltzell’s unnamed train game
  • Jack Rosetree’s Second Best
  • Carl Klutzke’s That’s My Poison
  • Mike Ptak’s Captains
  • Scott Ryland’s Promethean Harvest
  • Adam Phipps’s Alchemist’s Gambit
  • Daniel Dorsett’s Don’t Lose Your Booty
  • Kristen Mott’s Pollenators

Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, September 21, noon-4pm ET.

We’ve learned that The Game Preserve will not be available to us that day because of a Magic prerelease event. If you have a suggestion for another venue, please leave a comment below!

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August Playtesting

Kristen Mott's _Prowl_ from August 2023, soon to be published by Envy Born Games

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, August 24th, noon to about 5pm 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!

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 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!