Game designers

Submit a game design

Game design submissions open on 1 January and close on 30 January. Times are Eastern Time (New York).

Leave your email and we will write once, when the window opens. Nothing else, and we will not ask for game details until we can actually accept them.

Two-letter code.

The full submission form is built and appears here automatically when the window opens. Nothing about it waits on January.

Preview for review only. The window is closed, so this form cannot be submitted. The server rejects any attempt regardless of what this page shows.

Not accepting submissions yet. The agreement governing "game_design" is still draft (0.1-draft-2026-08-18).

Original designs only. If your design would suit a property we license, send us the mechanics and let us handle the theme.

Do not send a physical prototype unless we ask, and never send an original or one-of-a-kind copy. We do not return submissions. A digital build, a print-and-play file or a video of a full game is all we need to make a decision.

About you

We confirm your submission at this address before it reaches the team.

Two-letter code, for example US, GB, DE.

The game

140 characters. The first thing a reviewer reads.

At least 300 characters. What players do on a turn, and what makes it worth playing twice.

Everyone who should be credited, including anyone under 18 you are submitting on behalf of.

The fastest way for us to place your design. Two or three titles is plenty.

Free text. We are not asking you to pick from a list.

At the table

Which band it belongs in. "Not sure" is a real answer.

Up to 3. Picking eight tells us nothing.

Categories
Components

Type and quantity. Approximate is fine, and you do not need to fill every row. We add these up ourselves.

Price

A guess is a fine answer. We would rather know.

A way to actually play it

At least one of these three. A digital build is usually the easiest for both of us.

Workshop ID, password, setup notes. Saves us a round trip.

Testing and history

This does not count against you. We would just rather not be surprised.

Declarations

Required if you ticked the box above. Art, text, mechanics, playtesting.

Required if you ticked the box above. We will also need a copy of those rights with your submission.

Agreement

Read the Game Submission Guidelines and Agreement below, then accept it to submit. Accepting is your signature.

DRAFT — NOT FINAL, NOT LEGALLY APPROVED.

Counsel has drafted terms for this path, but they are not final and the full text is not yet rendered here. When it is, it appears at the version recorded against your submission.

This path is not accepting live submissions, and nothing you tick below commits you to terms you have not read.

Parent, legal guardian, and so on. Only needed on the guardian route.

Disabled: the January window is closed.