Virtual Playtesting Convention
The creators of Trekking the National Parks and Trekking the World. We are a new player in the tabletop game publishing community, and we are eager to make new friends and connections at Protospiel!
Gateway and Gateway+ games. Ideally ones with real-world themes that are educational or highly identity-based.
Nothing heavy. Nothing that takes over 1 hour to play.
Our goal as a company is to bring board games to the masses in a fun and scalable way. Our games feature both beginner and advanced modes, so after you learn the basics you can explore deeper, more strategic ways of playing. Whether you are new to board and card games or a seasoned hobbyist, you’ll have a great time with Koalatie Games!
Games that are accessible for the public at large, in theme and in complexity.
RPG’s. Games that are on the heavier side as the base game. However, we are open to games that are simple as a base game but becomes heavier and more complex with expansions or adjusted rules.
Brandon Rollins heads up Pangea Games with assistance from Tyson Mertlich. With publications including War Co. and Tasty Humans, they focus on creating big worlds in small boxes.
Tyson will be representing Pangea at Protospiel. You may recognize his name from his work in the past with the Gamesmiths blind playtesting service.
Small footprint games with large footprint feel.
Large games with lots of components.
XYZ Game Labs is an independent tabletop game publisher based in Chicago, IL. Our mission is to invent new gamers by creating properties that act as a gateway to tabletop gaming.
Check the XYZ Game Labs website for detailed submission guidelines. The high points are:
We enjoy a wide variety of games. They can run anywhere from 30 min to 2 hours and have player counts anywhere from 1 to 8+.
If you’re submitting a design for the XYZ Quarks line it must match 3 criteria: Fits in a pocket, can be learned in 3min or less and playtime must be under 30 minutes.
All audiences, please. We’re not going to publish NSFW themed games.
You have to own the thing you’re showing us.
IP management, game evaluation/development
Small, portable games
Large box games, minis games