There will be an event for Game Designers in Sydney.

On June 26 we will be holding another Protospiel, where game designers can come and test their protype games with other designers. This provides an opportunity to receive frank and honest advice on the game, as well as tips on getting published from more experienced designers. We have run several of these events before and participants have reported them to be both useful and great fun.

Location:
Petersham RSL

7 Regent Street
Petersham NSW 2049
(100m from Petersham Station)

Time:
10.30 - 5.30, Sunday June 26

Cost:
$5 payable on the day

We will assign you to groups for each session.
You will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement that you will not discuss the games you playtest outside of the event.
You will definitely have the opportunity to test your game, but must commit to playing several other games and providing feedback on them.
There will be a break for lunch and a discussion session.


What you need to do and bring:

* Before the day

Register by providing the details requested below.

If you want your game to be blind playtested you must send the rules to us by email by June 19.

If you have volunteered to be a blind playtester, set aside some time to read the rules before the event.

* On the day

Bring your prototype to play.

Make sure that you have a full written set of rules - it is embarrassing if you can't remember how to play the game.

The physical appearance of the prototype is not critical, other than that the graphics are clear enough to make it easily playable.

The sessions will be either 1 or 2 hours long.
This time includes:

rules explanation
set-up
play
debrief

We suggest you allow about 30 minutes to debrief your session. This means that if your game takes more than 80 minutes to play, you will need to figure out a way of truncating it for test purposes.

Bring paper and pen to write notes about the feedback you get.

We will provide a contact list of all participants to enable exchange of information after the event.

Registering:
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and give the following details

Name
Contact phone (pref. mobile)
Desired length of time slot (1 or 2 hours)
Minimum # of players
Maximum # of players
Optimum # of players
Blind-testing wanted for your game?
Are you able to blind-test another game by committing to read the rules beforehand?
A brief description of your game.

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