Category: event

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, February 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 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!

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

Protospiel St. Louis – February 10-12
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-st.-louis

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, March 4, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel Milwaukee – April 14-16
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-milwaukee-2023

Protospiel Online – May 5-7
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to support human rights.
https://protospiel.online/

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

PICTURED

Kevin Harris’s _Sigil_, from February 2022.

Come join us at the Greenwood Public Library on February 4th, and learn from some of our most experienced members how to design your game and get it published!

Game On | How to design your own board game panel – Saturday, February 4, 2023, 1:30 PM – Greenwood Public Library

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, January 21st, 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 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

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

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

SAVE THE DATE

Game design event at Greenwood Public Library – Saturday, February 4, 1:30-5:00pm
Panel discussion with local game designers and publishers, followed by open playtesting.

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds, Noblesville

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, January 7, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel Online – January 13-15
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to support human rights.
https://protospiel.online/

Greenwood Public Library – After Dark / Game On – January 20, 7-10pm
Adults-only after-hours event, including board games. ITTGC has been invited to participate.

Protospiel MN – January 20-22
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-mn-2023

Protospiel Cleveland – January 27-29
https://shop.recess.games/protospiel-cleveland.html

Protospiel St. Louis – February 10-12
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-st.-louis

PICTURED

Christian Achgill’s unnamed dice dungeon crawl game, from January 2020.

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, December 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

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

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

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, 2023

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, January 7, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Greenwood Public Library – After Dark / Game On – January 20, 7-10pm
Adults-only after-hours event, including board games. ITTGC has been invited to participate. Registration opens December 1st.

Protospiel MN – January 20-22
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-mn-2023

Protospiel Cleveland – January 27-29
https://shop.recess.games/protospiel-cleveland.html

Game design event at Greenwood Public Library – Saturday, February 4, 1:30-5:00pm
Panel discussion with local game designers and publishers, followed by open playtesting. More details to come.

Protospiel St. Louis – February 10-12
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-st.-louis

PICTURED

Jake Kamps’s unnamed resource distribution game, from Nov 2022

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, November 12th, 1pm to about 5pm ET.
Where: Hamilton East Public Library at 5 Municipal Dr, Fishers, IN 46038
How to spot us: We’ll be in the Center meeting room, participating in the library’s Open Board Gaming Day. We’re the ones pushing around sleeved bits of paper, pencil-scrawled index cards, and random bits from other games. When you enter the lobby of the library, take an immediate right and head down the long hallway, through the double doors. Go down the accessibility ramp or the stairs, and the Center room will be on your right.

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. Masks are welcome but not required.

2. Outside snacks, food, and (non-alcoholic) drinks are allowed in the library.

3. Sometimes the library parking lot is full (due to construction). There are several nearby parking garages with free public weekend parking, as well as nearby street parking and a public surface lot on the northwest side of the library.

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

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, 2023

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

BIG Night – Friday, November 11, 6pm at IU Bloomington
Our friend Travis Faas will talk in the Franklin Hall Game Lab about Livestreaming to network and learn.

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, December 3, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel North – November 25-27 in Toronto
https://jslack.lpages.co/protospiel-north-2022/

Protospiel Madison + Crafter Con – December 1-4
The biggest Protospiel in the Midwest, hosted by our friends at The Game Crafter!
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2022

Greenwood Public Library – After Dark / Game On – January 20, 7-10pm
Adults-only after-hours event, including board games. ITTGC has been invited to participate. Registration opens December 1st.

Protospiel MN – January 20-22
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-mn-2023

Protospiel Cleveland – January 27-29
https://shop.recess.games/protospiel-cleveland.html

Game design event at Greenwood Public Library – Saturday, February 4, 1:30-5:00pm
Panel discussion with local game designers and publishers, followed by open playtesting. More details to come.

Protospiel St. Louis – February 10-12
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-st.-louis

PICTURED

Ian Winningham’s _Crosshairs_, from November 2019

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, October 15th, 12pm to about 4pm ET.
Where: Doughnuts & Dragons at Clearwater Crossing, 3838 E 82nd Street, Indianapolis
How to spot us: We’ll be at the two six-person tables, 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

2. NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK. Instead, please plan on purchasing a drink and/or snack (gourmet doughnuts!) from our gracious hosts who are letting us use their space.

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

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

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, 2023

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

BIG Night – TONIGHT, 5-8pm at IU Bloomington
Two IU student game teams will be outside the school of fine arts near the big fountain. Please visit with them, play their games, and give them feedback. They will much appreciate your support.

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – Saturday, November 5, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Open Gaming Day at Fishers Library – Saturday, November 12, 1-5pm ET
Local tabletop game designers and publishers are invited to playtest and/or showcase their games.

Protospiel North – November 25-27 in Toronto
https://jslack.lpages.co/protospiel-north-2022/

Protospiel Madison + Crafter Con – December 1-4
The biggest Protospiel in the Midwest, hosted by our friends at The Game Crafter!
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2022

Protospiel MN – January 20-22
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-mn-2023

Game design event at Greenwood Public Library – Saturday, February 4, 1:30-5:00pm
Panel discussion with local game designers and publishers, followed by open playtesting. More details to come.

PICTURED

Rian Logan’s _Zarot_, from October 2021

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, September 17th, 12pm 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

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

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

SAVE THE DATE

Protospiel Indy – May 19-21, 2023

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – September 3, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel Chicago – September 9-11
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-chicago-2022

Open Gaming Day at Fishers Library – Sat, Nov 12, 1-5pm ET
Local tabletop game designers and publishers are invited to playtest and/or showcase their games. ADD A COMMENT BELOW if you are interested in participating.

Protospiel Madison – December 1-4
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2022

PICTURED

James DuMond’s _One Small Step_, from September 2021

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, August 20th, 12pm 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

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

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

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – September 3, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel Online – August 26-28
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to fight systemic racism.
https://protospiel.online/

Protospiel Chicago – September 9-11
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-chicago-2022

Protospiel Madison – December 1-4
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2022

PICTURED

YeongKeun Ahn’s _Shadows: Heroes & Monsters_, from July 2021.

BRING OUT YER PROTOTYPES!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

Who: Anyone who wants to help each other make great games.
When: Saturday, July 23rd, 12pm 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. Masks are welcome but not required.

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

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

OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS

MadCabal Table Top Simulator Playtest Day – August 6, 12pm ET
Monthly online playtesting with our friends at Madison Game Design Cabal.
https://www.meetup.com/madcabal/

Protospiel Online – August 26-28
Virtual board game playtest convention + fundraiser to fight systemic racism.
https://protospiel.online/

Protospiel Chicago – September 9-11
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-chicago-2022

Protospiel Madison – December 1-4
https://tabletop.events/conventions/protospiel-madison-2022

PICTURED

Croix’s _Infection Inspection_, from June 2022.