Category: event

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

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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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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!

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!

• MadCabal online playtesting – MadCabal Discord server, September 22
• Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

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!

• Protospiel Online – Virtual playtesting convention, August 23-25
• MadCabal online playtesting – MadCabal Discord server, August 25
• Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024 September 13
• Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, July 20th, noon to about 5pm 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!

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!

MadCabal online playtesting – MadCabal Discord server, July 24

Gen Con 2024 – Indianapolis on 2024 August 1-4.

Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024 September 13

Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, June 15th, noon to about 5pm 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!

Thank you!

Thank you to all 81 people who helped make Protospiel Indy 2024 a great event! We even had a local news story on WRTV! Looking forward to May 2025!

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 Michigan 2024 – Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2024 June 28

Gen Con 2024 – Indianapolis on 2024 August 1-4.
We’ll be seeing if we can get a table through the Community Row program.

Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024 September 13

Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01

Check our calendar for a complete listing!

The world’s best game design convention returns to Indy this week, on Friday, May 24. Join us at the Hamilton County 4-H fairgrounds for three days of game playtesting and design!

The Current community news wrote an article on our event!
https://youarecurrent.com/2024/05/09/protospiel-returns-to-noblesville-for-fifth-year/

Publishers Van Ryder Games and The Dietz Foundation are planning to attend this year, in addition to our great refreshment sponsor, Kolossal Games.

Find out more and get your badge at https://protospiel-indy.org !

Sponsors

Thanks to all our great sponsors!

• 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.
• 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 a returning refreshment sponsor this year.
• GravityDrive provides UX research, design, evaluation, and support services to help your products drive a great user experience. They are a returning sponsor this year.
• The mission of Topshot Games is to make family friendly, earth conscious, and fun dice and board games. Our goal is to give your friends and family a memorable and entertaining tabletop experience. They are a new 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.

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, May 18th, noon to about 5pm 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 Michigan 2024 – Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2024 June 28

Protospiel Chicago 2024 – Countryside, IL on 2024 September 13

Protospiel Madison 2024 – Madison, Wisconsin on 2024 November 01

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