Prototyping Games

Hello board game authors on Bluesky! I'm opening this account to share my prototyping.games website. If you are trying to find events that could help bring your board game ideas to life, you may want to take a look 😄

Inscriptions for the Campus Spielkultur 2027 organized by the @sazpresse.bsky.social are open! You can find more detailed information about the event on their website.

Spiel Essen 2026 (@spielessen.bsky.social) is happening soon! Wishing the best of luck to all the board game authors who will be there between the 22nd and the 25th of October!

Ticket sales for the Cannes Festival International des Jeux 2027 start tomorrow October 6th at 9am CEST. This event will have various activities for board game authors like the Nuits du Off.

Today I spent some time updating the main page of prototyping.games If you use the website and have any feedback, I'm always happy to hear it!

The COMBO Festival (combofestival.it), which has multiple opportunities for board game authors, is happening this weekend (October 3rd-4th 2026) in Milan! If you know any other similar events, feel free to submit their information to: prototyping.games/submit

Hello! I just updated prototyping.games and added more events with opportunities for board game authors in the UK: - Playtest UK: Hosting regular playtesting meetups across the UK. - Tyneside Games Expo: Happening soon and including a Playtest Zone organised by Playtest UK.

The Salon Pro from the Festival des Jeux de Vichy is happening between the 13th and 15th of September of 2026! If you are looking for opportunities to meet board game publishers, more information can be found here: www.festivaldesjeuxvichy.fr I also added the event to prototyping.games

I just updated prototyping.games by adding a couple of board game events to the list: - Playfest London (organised by @minervatabletop.co.uk) - COMBO Festival If you are an author looking for opportunities that could support your prototyping proccess, feel free to take a look at the website!

Board game designers! If you are looking for recurring meetings to test your prototypes in Brussels, you may want to take a look at the information about Gamelab that I just added to prototyping.games :)

The Brussels Games Festival (@brusselsgamesfesti.bsky.social), which has a ProtoZone and a ProtoNight, is happening this weekend (August 28-30th 2026)! If you know any other similar events with opportunities for board game authors, feel free to submit their information to: prototyping.games/submit

I created a Starter Pack of events with opportunities for board game authors :) Feel free to take a look and please let me know if I missed any account! go.bsky.app/KUXYQyQ

Just added @protospielo.bsky.social to prototyping.games ! This board game playtesting convention is happening online this weekend (21st-23rd of August 2026) and registrations are still open!

Submissions for the Hippodice Competition 2027 are open until September 5th 2026: hippodice-competition.net If you are a board game author looking for opportunities to showcase your ideas, you can find other events like this one on prototyping.games