Protospiel Chicago 2026

Calling all Boardgame & Tabletop Game Designers and Playtesters! Come to the once-a-year Chicago Protospiel event!

Protospiel Chicago, now in its 10th year, will be held on Sept 11 - Sept 13 at the William Tell Hotel in Countryside, IL.

Designers: Come play your game, get quality feedback, and improve your game many time over the weekend.
Playtesters: Come play interesting, work-in-progress games, and help improve them on their journey to be pitched / published / Kickstarted.

This is a casual event - no talks or seminars or fixed schedule. Find a table, play a game, give/get great feedback, and move on to the next one.

Go to Protospiel Chicago for all the details and to register.

Note: there is a fee for this event.