Lunchtime Game Challenge, Crafter Con, Protospiel Madison

Hello Community We survived another crazy summer of game conventions and it was great to see so many of you. Now that we've made it through to the other side, we took a deep breath and shifted our focus towards our own events in December. Keep reading for more information about a new game design contest and our upcoming events. Lunchtime Game Challenge New TGC Game Design Contest: Lunchtime Game Challenge! Eat Lunch and Board Game is a podcast dedicated to reviewing games that can be played over a lunch hour. In today's work environment, especially as we are all coming back to the office, what better way to get to meet, or reintroduce yourself to, your coworkers than over a board game? Adam Collins, host of Eat Lunch and Board Game, has started lunchtime gaming at his current job, and a few prior places as well. He has strived to get people out of their cubicles, away from YouTube video watching, and to the game table to breakdown walls and barriers. Gaming together over lunch has helped to get to know each other, build lines of communication, and make the workspace a little smaller. In his last position, he met his now business partner in Bearded Board Games. They design and develop games, the first of which was designed to be played in a lunch hour. It was even playtested by other coworkers in the office. Adam is looking for a new game to play with his coworkers over lunch. The game should incorporate player interaction. Theme and mechanics are open. Player count and play time are of the utmost importance here. The game should be playable in 45 minutes so set up and tear down can take it to 60 minutes, and it should be playable by at least 2 to 4 players. Six players would be the preferred. As gaming groups grow, everyone wants to play for the trophy. Learn more at Lunchtime Game Challenge Crafter Con Crafter Con is The Game Crafter's very own game design convention and it happens the day before Protospiel Madison on Thursday, December 1st. The focus is on education to make you a better game designer. It features a track of seminars and workshops with industry experts. As well as a play testing room where you can work out some kinks with other designers 1 on 1. There are (8) Crafter Con badges left and (18) Crafter Con + Protospiel Madison badges available. Get your badges before we sell out! Protospiel Madison Protospiel Madison is another great Protospiel event where amateur & established game designers get together to test and promote game prototypes in a supportive, collaborative environment. This casual event is based on sharing experiences and insight toward a goal of making the best games. Protospiel Madison is hosted by The Game Crafter in Madison, Wisconsin on December 2-4. As with all protospiel events, we are providing attendees with a smorgasbord of free blank components and game pieces. Upcoming Events Here's a list of upcoming events we're attending or supporting: Protospiel Chicago [Live, Sept 9-11 aka NOW!] SHUX [Live, Sept 30 - Oct 2] Protospiel Nottingham [Live, Nov 5-6] Crafter Con [Live, Dec 1] Protospiel Madison [Live, Dec 2-4] Follow us on TikTok for new product videos. 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.