Month: December 2025

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Playtest Log

Thanks to everyone who participated in last Saturday’s playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had 20 attendees! I didn’t see everything that got playtested (and I forgot to take photos 😞), but here’s some of what I saw:

  • Gregg Drake’s _Societies of Bedlam_
  • Nick Huster’s _Chicken Bus_
  • Jask Rosetree’s _Consume_
  • Carl Klutzke’s _Telepathic_
  • Andrew Bowling’s _Soup’s On_
  • Scott Ryland’s _Adventures in Air Conditioning Repair_
  • Kailas McQueen’s _Heads Up Homebrewing_
  • Richard Frederick Baltzell’s _Magical Camp Mab Bigfoot Obstacle Race_

Please leave a comment to let me know what else I missed.

Our next playtest session is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, January 17th. Happy new year!

PS: Reminder that Protospiel Indy 2026 is in less than three months, on March 13-15. Save $15 by registering early at https://protospiel-indy.org/ !

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Protospiel Indy 2026

The world’s best game design convention is returning to Indianapolis for its seventh year! Meet us at Launch Fishers on March 13-15. Save $15 by registering early at https://protospiel-indy.org !

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December Testing

Carl Klutzke's _That's My Poison!_ from December 2024

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, December 20th, 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!

Register now!

Protospiel Indy 2026 will be March 13-15, 2026 at Launch Fishers.

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!

  • The Spiel Foundation hosts a monthly Punching Party on the third Saturday, from 11am to 6pm. (Yes, it’s usually at the same time we meet. But you can go there afterward!)
  • Check our calendar for a complete listing!
  • Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.