Month: August 2026

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Playtest Log

Post author By Carl Klutzke
Post date August 26, 2026

Richard Frederick Baltzell's _New Fabulous Las Vegas Skyline_

Thanks to everyone who participated in our August playtest session at The Game Preserve! We had 9 attendees. Here are the games I saw playtested:

Richard Frederick Baltzell’s New Fabulous Las Vegas Skyline and Lucky Hoppity Bunnies
Scott Ryland’s Adventures in Air Conditioning Repair
David Nicoson’s Liquid Logistics
Croix Gyurek’s Ornithocracy

Please leave a comment to let me know if there were any I missed.

Our Saturday playtest session for September is planned for September 26th. Please announce on our Discord server if you’d like to organize something before then.

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Protospiel Indy 2027

Post author By Carl Klutzke
Post date August 20, 2026

Save the dates! Protospiel Indy returns March 12-14, 2027.

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August Playtesting

Scotto Starkey's _Vroom Zoom Boom_ from August 2025

Bring out yer prototypes!

(Or just show up to playtest!)

When: Saturday, August 22nd, 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!

Other upcoming events

Who’s Yer Con is coming September 4-6. Badges are available now!
Check our calendar for a complete listing!
Check Protospiel.Events for Protospiel playtest events near you and online.
- Protospiel Chicago is September 11-13 (there may be carpooling!)
- Protospiel Madison is November 13-15

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!