Upcoming Events — Fall & Winter 2026

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Upcoming Events You Don't Want To Miss Welcome, designers! The Game Crafter loves to support indie board game designers and the events that bring our community together. Below you'll find upcoming conventions and Protospiel events where TGC will be present or may be featuring a free table of blank components and game pieces for attendees to grab. Come test your prototypes, meet fellow designers, and level up your game! Events at a Glance Upcoming Events Event Dates Location Great Escape on the Lakes Aug 19-23, 2026 Painted Post, NY Protospiel Online Aug 21-23, 2026 Online Unpub at PAX West 2026 Sep 4–7 , 2026 Seattle, WA Protospiel Chicago 2026 Sep 11–13, 2026 Chicago, IL Protospiel Rochester 2026 Sep 11–13, 2026 Rochester, NY Protospiel Philly Fall 2026 Sep 19–20, 2026 Royersford, PA Spielmasons Oct 02-04 , 2026 Council Bluffs, IA ATX Protospiel 2026 Oct 03-04, 2026 Austin, TX Gamehole Con Oct 15–18, 2026 Madison, WI ProtoSpiel Lafayette 2026 Oct 24-25, 2026 Lafayette, LO Distant Events Event Dates Location Protospiel Madison Nov 13-15, 2026 Madison, WI Unpub at BGG.CON Nov 18-22, 2026 Dallas, TX Unpub at PAX Unplugged 2026 Dec 4–6, 2026 Philadelphia, PA Protospiel Online Aug 21-23, 2026 · Online Protospiel Online is a a 3-day, 24 hour, virtual board game playtesting convention run 3x per year. They create their events, products, and services with the principles of inclusivity, transparency, and collaboration. They believe in working together to grow the board gaming hobby and industry. Big, hairy, audacious goals are more fun to pursue and more likely to succeed when smart, creative, kind people pool resources to move them forward. Other Protospiels There are a lot of Protospiels still to come this year, but what is a Protospiel? Protospiels are casual events where game designers of any level, with games of any stage of development can playtest their game with fellow designers and gamers. They tend to cover an entire weekend (Fri-Sun), from morning to night and they are amazing for networking, getting a bunch of eyes on your game and getting amazing feedback on your design. They are a must visit for any game designer. Gamehole Con Oct 15–18, 2026 · Madison WI As Gamehole Con is one of the largest tabletop gaming conventions there is, tabletop gamers from around the country and world gather each fall in Madison, WI for this carnival of gaming. Gamehole Con is all about tabletop gaming and all the fun that goes with it. The convention features role-playing games, board games, fantasy and historical miniature gaming. Gamehole Con is for the fantasy and adventure tabletop gaming enthusiast. Gamehole Con features the best guests in the industry, an unbelievable Dealer Hall and of course, lots and lots of gaming! If you are a tabletop gaming fan, do not miss Gamehole Con! Gamehole Con can be an amazing resource for testing your game infront of normal gamers, or for a fun gaming weekend. Why Attend a TGC-Supported Event? Free prototyping supplies - TGC donates blank components and game pieces at sponsored events Playtest your game - get real feedback from experienced designers and enthusiastic gamers Publisher connections - many events host publishers actively seeking new games to sign Community - meet the designers, playtesters, and fans that make this hobby great The Game Crafter loves to support indie board game designers and events. To learn more about how to get your event sponsored or to find more conventions, email us: info@thegamecrafter.com Happy designing! - The Game Crafter Team The Game Crafter, LLC | 2609 Seiferth Rd, Madison, WI 53716 | www.thegamecrafter.com View this email online. You're receiving this email because you have an account at thegamecrafter.com and you're subscribed to our newsletter. To ensure our newsletter always reaches your inbox, please add newsletter@thegamecrafter.com to your address book. This mailbox is unattended, so please do not reply to this message. If you no longer wish to receive these emails you can unsubscribe.

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I'm as surprised as you. Polygon called Abroad one of the hottest games at Gen Con.

Hello, hello! So. Polygon put Abroad on their Top 10 Hottest Games of Gen Con 2026. Ten games. Out of the entire show floor. And ours is on it. I'm not going to pretend I saw this coming — we brought a travel game about visiting real places in Europe to a convention full of dragons, spaceships, and dice towers, and somehow it worked.  I guess people are just tired of saving the galaxy and want to sit on a train through Portugal instead.   Here's the link, read it yourself: https://www.polygon.com/gen-con-best-board-games-play/ Pre-order is open. We ship as orders come in. Learn more about the game here:      VISIT OUR WEBSITE

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📣Abroad Is Now Available for Pre-Order

A Board Game That Inspires Real Journeys

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PRE-ORDERS FOR ABROAD ARE NOW OPEN! A Travel Game That Inspires Real Journeys     START YOUR JOURNEY Today, we’re excited to announce that pre-orders for Abroad are officially open! From hidden coastal towns to iconic European landmarks, Abroad invites you to explore a continent full of culture, history, flavors, and unforgettable moments — all from your gaming table. Players and reviewers have been calling it: ✈️ immersive 🧳 endlessly replayable 🌍 a game that makes you want to travel for real ✈️ Pre-order now, pack your bags, and start planning your next adventure.

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SlavMortis — a Slavic-inspired deckbuilder is coming to Gamefound!

Follow the campaign today and don’t miss the launch!

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Football Fever = Big Deals on Eleven

ELEVEN is 50% off. Time to build your squad.

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Score big with our special sale on the entire Eleven series! Feel the tension of matchday from your tabletop. With Eleven, you’re not just coaching a team — you’re running the entire club. Handle transfers. Plan tactics. Keep fans happy. Fight for trophies. The perfect game for football lovers and strategy fans alike. And now’s the best time to join the league.

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Portal Games Announces Robo Run, a New 2-Player Co-op Game Debuting at Essen SPIEL 2026

ROBO RUN A New 2-Player Co-op Game of Silent Robots and Daring Escapes — World Premiere at Essen SPIEL 2026 The Factory Never Sleeps Something went wrong on the factory floor. Two robots — never meant to think — have started asking questions. And now they want out. In Robo Run, players take on the roles of two good robots navigating a factory full of hostile bad robots that want to destroy them. Moving through the board by alternately playing action cards, the two players must guide their robots to the exit — while barely being able to speak to each other. That last part is the key to everything. No Talking. Just Robots. During each scenario, players may not speak to each other. Communication is limited to a single BEEP token — a subtle signal that says "don't play that card." Everything else must be read from the shared board and the visible faces of the action cards. The result is the kind of tense, wordless cooperation that makes board gaming genuinely exciting. Each player controls a unique robot with a personal board featuring four upgradeable special abilities — from ABS (stop before hitting an enemy) to Nitro (play your movement twice) to Hacking Probe (replace a Blue robot with a weaker Purple one). As you progress through a Campaign's five linked scenarios, your robots grow stronger. Abilities unlocked in one scenario carry into the next. Robo Run includes 5 full Campaigns — Toy Story, Cold Steel, Heat of the Furnace, Thousand of Cogs, The Acid Flow — each with 5 regular scenarios and one optional expert challenge. A single Campaign takes approximately 2 to 2.5 hours. Individual scenarios can also be played standalone in 20–25 minutes. Each Campaign is fully replayable with different Robots (four unique robots in the game), random events and Loot cards! From the Publisher "Eryk brought me a game which reminded me a Sky Team, but this time it additionally had this awesome vibe of old 2d video games - a board, two robots, and puzzle to solve how to escape. I played it. I loved it. I wanted to publish it. That's the whole story." — Ignacy Trzewiczek, Founder & Publisher, Portal Games Game at a Glance Players: 2 Playing Time: 20–25 min per scenario / 2–2.5 hours per Campaign Campaigns: 5 Campaigns × 5 scenarios each + 1 expert scenario per Campaign Key Mechanic: Co-op card play with no verbal communication Designer: Eryk Nowak Illustrations: Hanna Kuik Development: Ignacy Trzewiczek Publisher: Portal Games Availability: World premiere at Essen SPIEL, October 2026. Webstore and distribution to follow.

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