African Boardgames Convention (AB Con)
A Nigerian board game convention that features games by African designers.
There are no current dates on its site.
Last checked 2026-10-13
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Groups and programs worth knowing about whose schedules live somewhere we can't list as dated events, like a Discord server, social media, or a members' site. Each one links to the organizer.
Asociación Ludo local members' meetups
Ludo members meet regularly in local groups to test each other's prototypes. Groups meet around Barcelona, Madrid, the Bay of Cádiz, Castellón, Málaga, Valencia, and Zaragoza, plus a northern group that rotates between Bilbao, Burgos, Gijón, León, and Santander.
There's no published schedule we can list, so check the organizer's site for session times.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Break My Game daily Discord playtests
Daily online playtest sessions scheduled in the Break My Game Discord.
The schedule is only on Discord.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Brettspiellabor at Haus des Spiels
A prototype testing evening on the 4th Thursday of the month, listed by SAZ as part of Nuremberg's Haus des Spiels program.
The museum's own event pages don't list it.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Game Makers Guild playtest nights
Prototype playtest sessions in the Boston area and Maine at cafes, breweries, and game stores.
The schedule is only on Meetup, and the group has no website of its own.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Gigamic meetings with designers at fairs
Gigamic's editorial team travels to fairs through the year, including Cannes, Paris est ludique, Parthenay, SPIEL Essen, Nuremberg, and Gen Con. Designers can try to get a slot on site to show them a game if their schedule has room.
There are no set pitch sessions or dates. Meetings happen on site only when the team has time.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Golden Gate Gamemakers monthly playtest events
A Bay Area nonprofit that runs frequent free in-person playtest nights in Palo Alto, Marin, and other venues.
Session schedules are posted only on Meetup.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Kölner Autorenkreis
A Cologne designers' circle that has met on the last Friday of the month at Alte Feuerwache.
The only schedule is a blog post last confirmed in 2024, so we can't tell if it's current.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Lookout Games pitch meetings at fairs
Lookout announces on its social media when designers can meet them at trade fairs.
Dates are announced only on Instagram and Facebook.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Pan-African Game Jam
An online game jam for game makers across Africa, with a tabletop game category. The 2026 jam ran in April and May.
The next jam's dates aren't announced yet.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Pegasus Spiele Designer Days
Pegasus Spiele's program for meeting game designers. Check their page for the next round.
Rounds are announced on their own site.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Pittsburgh Playtest
A playtest group for board game designers in Pittsburgh. Check their site for upcoming sessions.
Their sessions are posted on their own site.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Roll a Game Chile
A free board game festival in Santiago with a design contest where visitors vote for the best original game. It ran at GAM in November 2025.
There's no 2026 or 2027 edition announced yet.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Spiel.Werk Hamburg designer meetups
Hamburg designers meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month at Kunstklinik Eppendorf and hold a prototype day on the 3rd Sunday at Würfel und Zucker.
The group doesn't have its own website. The schedule is only on the SAZ list of regional groups.
Last checked 2026-10-13
SpielLabor Hannover
A Hannover hobby group that builds prototypes and tests each other's games, listed by SAZ as meeting on the 3rd Tuesday at Freizeitheim Linden.
The group's own site says meetings are arranged on Discord and doesn't give a schedule.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Spielmasons
An Omaha group that playtests unpublished games by local designers at weekly sessions open to the public.
The site mentions weekly meetings but doesn't give a day, time, or place.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Tabletop Tuesdays (Sydney Tabletop Association)
A Sydney designer community that's run playtesting sessions since 2018, with feedback from designers and playtesters. Session dates are posted on its Meetup and Aftergame pages.
There's no published schedule we can list, so check the organizer's site for session times.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Vancouver Playtest
Vancouver designers alternate in-store playtests at Rain City Games with online sessions.
It's a Meetup-only group with no website of its own.
Last checked 2026-10-13
Zürich board game designer meetup
A monthly prototype testing evening in Zürich, mostly in English, on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
The group doesn't have its own website. Sign-up is on Meetup and the event page belongs to the venue.
Last checked 2026-10-13
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