Welcome to the Birmingham Playtest UK meetup, hosted at Chance & Counters in Birmingham city centre (or near enough!).
We have a growing number of board game designers in the Birmingham area who need playtesters for their games. This event is for those designers to get together, along with playtesters, and gather feedback on their latest designs.
Who is this event for?
We welcome anyone to this event:
If you're a game designer, bring your designs (contact me first to make sure we have space to get your game played!
If you're an experienced playtester, we really need your help to make our games even better.
If you're not an experienced playtester but play board games regularly, we welcome you to join us and learn how games are made.
If you've never played a board game before, we have games that are easy to learn too!
What will happen at the event?
Board game designers will bring along prototype games at various stages of development, some will be handwritten on cards and scraps of paper and some games that look ready to buy.
You'll be able to choose from a number of games to playtest. Just tell us what games you like to play already and we'll find something similar to playtest with you
Usually, the designer will explain the game rather than ask you to read the rules but this depends on what stage the game is at.
You'll either play the full game or a few rounds depending on what feedback the designer needs.
You'll then be asked what you thought of the game in a short debrief session.
When is this event?
This meetup happens on the second Wednesday and final Thursday of every month
Where is this happening?
Chance & Counters board game cafe,
Courtyard Unit 8,
The Custard Factory.
B9 4BG.
Is there an entry fee?
The event is free for designers and playtesters.
If you want to stay for the rest of the night any play published games from the library you'll need to pay the regular cover charge (£2/hour).
Anything else I need to know?
Chance & Counters asks that people don't bring their own food to the site but they serve food on site.
Chance & Counters is less than 10 minutes walk from New Street Station, and has street parking around the area which is free after 6 pm (but always check this yourself!)
Who organises this event:
I'm Simon Milburn and I'm the event host! Feel free to reach out to me with any questions on Meetup, or if you want a faster response, Facebook, or Twitter (@Simon_Milburn)
Please note that the attendance listed on this Meetup event rarely reflects actual attendance as we mostly organise through Facebook events