Game Designers Meeting Göttingen 2027
| Registration: | Already fully booked |
| Date: | 12.-13.6.2027 |
| Place: | Göttingen, DE |
| Details: | Game designers present their prototypes on own desk for publishers and editors |
| Link: | Game Designers Meeting Göttingen |
UK Games Expo Designer Track 2027
| Registration: | open |
| Date: | 4.-6.6.2027 |
| Place: | Birmingham, UK |
| Details: | Playtest Zone with bookable slots, 5-minute speed-dating pitches to publishers, a game design masterclass and networking. Entry ticket required. |
| Link: | UK Games Expo Designer Track |
Protospiel STL 2027
| Registration: | open |
| Date: | 19.-21.2.2027 |
| Place: | St. Louis, US |
| Details: | Three-day playtest event where designers test each other's prototypes in a cooperative setting. Publishers may attend as well. |
| Link: | Protospiel STL |
Internationale Game Inventors Convention 2027
| Registration: | 15.12.2026 |
| Date: | 5.2.2027 |
| Place: | Nuremberg Toy Fair, DE |
| Details: | Game designers pitch prototypes at their own tables to editors, publishers and agencies during the Nuremberg Toy Fair. |
| Link: | Internationale Game Inventors Convention |
The Prototype Testing Day November 2026
| Registration: | open |
| Date: | 22.11.2026 |
| Place: | Haar near München, DE |
| Details: | Game designers test their prototypes together with experts from the Bavarian Games Archive |
| Link: | Prototype Testing Day |
Premio Archimede 2027
| Registration: | 28.02.2027 |
| Finals: | September 2027 |
| Details: | Italian contest, dedicated to Alex Randolph. Max. 90 minutes playing time, €80 fee per game. Main prize: €3,500 advance on royalties. Side prizes incl. a Cartamundi trophy for best card game. |
| Link: | Premio Archimede |
