ProtoCON BC - Nov 6th - 8th, 2026!

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What an amazingly creative use of a game jam by our local UBC Pop Culture Cluster!

Today is the LAST DAY for Designer Badges! We limit the dates they are on sale so we have time prepare all our printed materials for the convention itself. Buy your Designer Badge before MIDNIGHT! www.protoconbc.ca

We welcome back Quest Central, our local board game, TTRPG, and tabletop gaming hub where the community comes to play! Located in beautiful Port Coquitlam, Quest Central offers a unique atmosphere perfect for friends, families, and gamers of all ages and experience levels. www.questcentral.ca

We are excited to welcome Doomlings as a Sponsor! Doomlings is a game designed for 2-6 players with a fun twist to hand management and no duplicate cards. Learn more about them at www.doomlings.com

We welcome back Chaosium as a sponsor! An award-winning RPG game studio and publisher, they are home to many classic TTRPGs that originated with them. www.chaosium.com

We are pleased to be working with UBC Pop Culture Cluster once more to open up opportunities for more game designers to be represented and present at ProtoCON BC! pop-culture.arts.ubc.ca

We welcome back Parlour Interactive! A multimedia studio, Parlour Interactive focuses on creating immersive experiences through different mediums and genres. parlourinteractive.ca

Hello friends, As ProtoCON fast approaches we are seeking your help. If you really love board games or have been wanting to get more involved in ProtoCON, consider volunteering! Volunteers get a full weekend pass and we need volunteers for everything so sign up below! buff.ly/x1KZYTn

Here is another amazing example of the kinds of games to expect from ProtoCON. This is Cavern Shuffle by Gravy Boat Games. Cavern Shuffle is a single player, solitaire inspired, dungeon crawler card game. We recommend checking them, and their game, out! Go to gravyboatgames.com for more info!

ProtoCON is just around the corner and coming up fast! Make sure to get your tickets before they go! ProtoCON is November 6th - 8th, at BCIT's grand hall in Burnaby, BC.

We are SO excited to share that we are introducing something NEW for ProtoCON BC 2026! Are you ready? Really ready? We'll have a Sessions room for educational seminars and workshops for TTRPG Designers, sponsored by FAIL FASTER (failfaster.ca)! Learn more about them at www.protoconbc.ca/sessions

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Curios about what kind of games you’ll see at ProtoCON? Take a look at Deli Dash by Good Cluck Games. Deli Dash is a card game where rival sandwich makers hustle to earn the most money by the end of the lunch rush!

Are you wanting to know a little more about what ProtoCON is? We hope this answers some of your questions! Reminder to buy your tickets now and that ProtoCON is November 6th - 8th.

Join @raincity.games Saturday, June 27 in Vancouver and New West for a day of freebies and mini one-shots, and help us raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society. Tickets + more info here www.raincity.games/free-rpg-day... (So grateful to our friends for running this!)

Reminder folks - for Designer Tables and schedule, we organize schedule by order of badges - if you need a specific time locked down, get your badges early!

Last chance to sign! The deadline for the "Water Not Coal" Citizen Initiative Petition is fast approaching. Please join us in the movement to defend our water, our land, our air, and our future. You can sign the petition at Pe Metawe from 11am-5pm between now and Saturday. (1/3)

We're excited to be in such fine company!!

Featuring friends of the show (??) @pemetawe.bsky.social @raincity.games @terminalcitycon.ca and @protocon-bc.bsky.social !

Last years inaugural convention was a blast with close to 30 different designs being playtested. This year looks to be even bigger and better with more space and more events!

ProtoCON BC is back for 2026! We will be at the BCIT Burnaby Campus this year instead of Bonsoir, November 6th to the 8th. Stay tuned for more details!

Explore a future world that never was, with Coyote & Crow - an Indigenous sci-fi / fantasy roleplaying game. Join us this Sunday, May 3 for a self-contained one-shot adventure. Players of all ancestries and levels of RPG experience are welcome!

Day 2 wrapped! It was so amazing to hear so many people telling others about ProtoconBC and about how it's being shared! See folks at day 3!

Day 1 at TCTC was fantastic. Thank you everyone who already said hi and told me how much you enjoyed ProtoCON BC - it always brightens my day. Looking forward to another amazing day tomorrow at TCTC!

Yes, we're still here on this account! We're starting the planning process for ProtoconBC 2026! If you want to be involved, let us know!

TCTC is almost here! While we're moving in and setting up today, be sure to double-check your convention plan and grab a convention buddy. And if they don't already have a ticket? terminalcitycon.ca/tickets/

Check out these great videos on their experiences at the con from @omnigamers.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/omni... and @pamwallsgamedesign: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSCr...

Game Jams are indeed a joy! Thank you for the shout out, @omnigamers.bsky.social !

At @protocon-bc.bsky.social I met some game designers I’ve been following for some time. They were all as nice as you would hope they would be #pamwallsgamedesign @offthepagegames.bsky.social and #bellowsintent the best part of the con was hanging out with people who are excited about game design

At @protocon-bc.bsky.social I playtested War canoe and Feral Cat Furenzzi (not shown) and met up with fellow board game nerds @pemetawe_games and @eastern.woodland.art and Biz from UBC. And thank you to @ubccomicsstudies for sponsoring me!

Is this my first professional post on Blueksy? Maybe! But I am very happy to be representing @pemetawe.bsky.social at the Illuminate Play Conference. Truly an amazing event and I am grateful to be a small part of it.

Are you an indie board game designer? Show off your published games and help them find new audiences - pull up a table at our Demo Drive!

A weekend of playtesting at @protocon-bc.bsky.social has me thinking about how to be a good playtester and I'm workshopping some ideas for next year. What are your tips for how to be helpful and constructive as a playtester?

@protocon-bc.bsky.social was such a blast! Thank you organizers and volunteers for an amazing event 😊🎉

Time to get planning...

That's a wrap on the first EVER ProtoCON BC!! Thank you to our volunteers, organizers, designers, sponsors, and attendees!! Signup for updates at protoconbc.ca for 2026!!

The game jam in under way and I've finally wrangled the kids imagination into something cohesive. @protocon-bc.bsky.social @pandagm.com @vancouverplaytest.bsky.social

Thank you @protocon-bc.bsky.social ! What a great weekend and a great first ProtoCon BC! Lots of great demos with lots of great people!

One of the games at @protocon-bc.bsky.social is designed by an 11 year old! Made sure to bring my daughter in time to playtest it, both to let her see the process and to show support. It's so fantastic to see such a diverse crowd.

12 hours of volunteering transforms into 3 days of free gaming?! Come see this alchemy for yourself and apply to be a Game Master, Board Game Host, or other volunteer!

DAY THREE Come watch some fantastic games and talented people!