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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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
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!
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!
Throughout PopCon Indy (Aug 25-27, 2023), Who’s Yer Gamers is hosting a free gaming event in Hall A of the Indiana Convention Center. You do NOT need to have a PopCon badge to attend. (That’s right. FREE!)
During this event, Who’s Yer Gamers is offering tables to local indie game creators for demoing their games and/or showing and selling their products to PopCon Indy attendees. Fill out this short application form before July 30 to be considered.
BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!
(Or just show up to playtest!)
Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, July 15th, noon to about 4pm ET.
Where: Game Preserve North at Fashion Mall Commons, 8487 Union Chapel Rd Suite #660
How to spot us: We’ll be in the back room, 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!
COME JOIN US!
We’re doing lots of stuff in August!
Indy Local Designers Expo – Thursday, August 3, 1pm-5pm
Meet local designers and try their games during Gen Con, at Good Games on Meridian.
Contact us by July 12th about about exhibiting your game!
The Game Crafter events at Gen Con
TGC Community Game Night, Friday, Aug 4th, 8pm-midnight. Playtest your game at Gen Con! Badge + ticket required.
TGC Community Social at O’Reilly’s Irish Pub, Saturday, Aug 5th, 7pm. Meet other game designers during Gen Con over free food & drinks! No Gen Con badge required, but please register at the Facebook event page to assist with planning.
Demo & Playtest at PopCon Indy – August 25-27
Who’s Yer Gamers has invited us to demo our games and/or run a playtesting event in the Indianapolis Convention Center, no badge required. Contact us to participate!
OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
Do you organize a public playtest event? Let us know and we’ll announce it here!
MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, August 5, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/
Protospiel Online – August 25-27
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to support human rights.
https://protospiel.online/
Protospiel Chicago – September 15-17
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-chicago-2023
Protospiel Albuquerque – September 22-24
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-abq-2023
Protospiel Madison – November 30-December 3
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2023
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Protospiel Indy is Next Week!
Badges are being ordered for printing tonight. Today is the very last day to get your weekend designer badge before the price goes up to $65.
Check out all our sponsors this year!
- The Game Crafter
- The Game Preserve
- GravityDrive
- Kolossal Games
- Topshot Games
- Indy TableTop Game Creators (that’s us!)
And we have the following publishers planning to attend:
So get your badge, list your prototype, and tell your friends! We look forward to seeing you next week.
(And if you’re in the Indianapolis area, join us this Saturday for some pre-Protospiel testing!)
If you design games, or love to try out new games, register now at https://protospiel-indy.org ! Save $15 if you register by May 4th!
The world’s best game design convention is returning to Indianapolis for its fourth year, on May 19-21, 2023! Find out more and get your badge at http://protospiel-indy.org!
It’s only TWO WEEKS until Protospiel Indy 2022! Buy your designer badge TODAY so you can:
- Save yourself $10.
- Get a nice printed badge without having to pay and register at the door.
- Help us plan in advance how many tables to set up and refreshments to provide.
Register now at http://protospiel-indy.org!
WHILE YOU’RE AT IT
A year is too long to go between Protospiels. You should also register for:
- Protospiel Michigan – July 15-17
- Protospiel Chicago – September 9-11
- Protospiel Madison – December 1-4
SPONSORS
These fine people make sure you have the best possible experience at Protospiel Indy:
- The Game Crafter (TGC) is the world’s first web-to-print game publishing company and offers a print on demand game publishing service. TGC empowers game designers around the world by allowing them to make a board game, card game, and custom playing cards through a website. They are a long-time supporter of many Protospiels.
- Indie Boards & Cards publishes great games like Aeon’s End, The Resistance, and Flash Point: Fire Rescue. They are a returning sponsor this year.
- The mission of The Game Preserve is to delight our customers and attract new ones by operating game stores which offer outstanding selection, expertise, and organization, and which practice kindness as their most important value. They are a returning refreshment sponsor this year.
- The mission of Kolossal Games is to create memorable experiences for families and friends to connect and to give designers and artists the means for their creations to shine in a welcoming and collaborative environment. They are returning as a refreshment sponsor this year.
- Indy Tabletop Game Creators is a group based out of central Indiana that helps game designers and play testers to create great tabletop games together. They organize Protospiel Indy.