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Triannual #boardgames #playtesting convention on Discord+virtual tabletop. Welcoming #tabletop #gamedesign #boardgamecommunity 🤟🏻🤟🏽🏳️‍🌈🤟🏾🤟🏿 protospiel.online/badges

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Lunarpunk Games @lunarpunk.games · 01/07/2026

Make your next work of art in Color Jam, a cozy, print-and-puzzle coloring game launching on Kickstarter later this year. Grab your favorite crayons and play solo or with friends. Follow along here for when the project goes live: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lun... The night is for creativity. 🖍️

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Coming soon: Color Jam: A Print-and-Puzzle Coloring Game

Enjoy cozy and clever coloring at your next game night. Craft the story of each hand-illustrated picture with creative color choices!

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Protospiel Online Aug 2026 is now open! 🎲✂️ Check out our awesome sponsor lineup! Wherever you see them online or in person, please tell them thank you for helping support our mission to foster inclusivity, transparency, & collaboration in the tabletop games industry. 💜

"Protospiel Online Thank You to Our Sponsors!" Followed by logos for: The Game Crafter, Lunarpunk Games, Kickstarter, The Board Game Design Course, Pink Hawk Games, TTGDA, GRUBS, Drentsoft Games, Panda Game Manufacturing, Looking Glass Workshop, Rakshasa Games, MILLRAT Studio, Soucy Games, Knife Bunny, Mindgate Studios, David Kessler Game Editing, Kheo Games, Triple Rainbow Games, Charming Games Collective, Citra Games, Playtest Parlor, Derya's Games

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Our Prototype Showcase livestream for August 2026 starts at 8:30pm US Eastern tonight! 🎲✂️ Come say hello and look through the prototypes designers are bringing to playtest this weekend! twitch.tv/protospielo Playtesting channels in Discord open tomorrow at noon EDT Signup - protospiel.online/bages

Protospiel Online August 2026 Prototype Showcase with Heather Newton and Emily Vincent

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Badge sales for Protospiel Online August 21-23 2026 are open! 3 days of digital playtesting with 24 hour moderator support. Early bird pricing is available through Thur Aug 20, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT. 🎲✂️ protospiel.online/badges/

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Badges - Protospiel Online

3 days of playtesting on Discord + virtual tabletop. 10% of total badge sales go to charities supporting human rights.

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Community Newsletter Issue 59 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/go-hea... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Go Head to Head in Nothing But Net -- Community Newsletter Issue 59

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Community Newsletter Issue 57 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/launch... 🎲✂️ We missed posting this, but there's still time to support Micro May!! Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Launch a Game with Kickstarter's Micro May -- Community Newsletter Issue 57

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Protospiel Online May 2026 is now open! 🎲✂️ Check out our awesome sponsor lineup! Wherever you see them online or in person, please tell them thank you for helping support our mission to foster inclusivity, transparency, & collaboration in the tabletop games industry. 💜

Protospiel Online Thank You to Our Sponsors The Game Crafter, Lunarpunk Games, Coo Games, Kickstarter, The Board Game Design Course, Pink Hawk Games, TTGDA, GRUBS, Drentsoft Games, Panda Game Manufacturing, Looking Glass Workshop, Rakshasa Games, MILLRAT Studio, Soucy Games, Knife Bunny, Mindgate Studios, David Kessler Game Editing, Rock, Stone & Dice™ Games, Kheo Games, Triple Rainbow Games, Charming Games Collective

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Community Newsletter Issue 58 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/can-yo... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Can You Survive Demon Castle Mononoke? -- Community Newsletter Issue 58

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our Prototype Showcase livestream for May 2026 starts at 8:30pm US Eastern tonight! 🎲✂️ Come say hello and look through the prototypes designers are bringing to playtest this weekend! twitch.tv/protospielo Playtesting channels in Discord open tomorrow at noon EDT Signup - protospiel.online/bages

Starting soon! Protospiel Online May 2026 Prototype Showcase with Heather Newton & Emily Vincent Live on Twitch Thursday May 14, 2026 @ 8:30pm EDT

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Badge sales for Protospiel Online May 15-17 2026 are open! 3 days of digital playtesting with 24 hour moderator support. Early bird pricing is available through Wed May 6, 2026 at 11:59pm EDT. 🎲✂️ protospiel.online/badges/

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Badges - Protospiel Online

3 days of playtesting on Discord + virtual tabletop. 10% of total badge sales go to charities supporting human rights.

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Community Newsletter Issue 56 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/dive-i... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Dive into Sea Scroll -- Community Newsletter Issue 56

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52 Pickup Studios 🎲🃏♟️ @52pickupstudios.com · 23/02/2026

It's been a while since I put together a game dev bingo! Have you scored a bingo this month? #indiedev #gamedev #ttrpg 🎲✂️

game dev bingo sheet made with buzz word bingo

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Protospiel Online Jan 2026 is now open! 🎲✂️ Check out our awesome sponsor lineup! Wherever you see them online or in person, please tell them thank you for helping support our mission to foster inclusivity, transparency, & collaboration in the tabletop games industry. 💜

Protospiel Online Thank You to Our Sponsors! List of sponsor logos for: The Game Crafter, Building the Game Podcast, Lunarpunk Games, Coo Games, Kickstarter, Board Game Design Course, Pink Hawk Games, Cardboard Edison, Tabletop Game Designers Association (TTGDA), Grand Rapids Unpublished Boardgame Society (GRUBS), Drentsoft Games, Panda Game Manufactring, Looking Glass Workshop, Rakshasa Games (Witches' Quarrel), Mill Rat Studios, Chitra Games, Soucy Games, Knife Bunny Games, Midgate Studio, Antidote Games, David Kessler Game Editing, Jon Gill, Dire Wolf, Rock Stone & Dice, and Kheo Games

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Community Newsletter Issue 55 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/get-re... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Get Ready for the Homegrown Games Market in 2026 -- Community Newsletter Issue 55

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Badge sales for Protospiel Online January 16-18 2026 are open! 3 days of digital playtesting with 24 hour moderator support. Early bird pricing is available through Mon Jan 5, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. 🎲✂️ protospiel.online/badges/

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Badges - Protospiel Online

3 days of playtesting on Discord + virtual tabletop. 10% of total badge sales go to charities supporting human rights.

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/wordsearch-m... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Community Newsletter Issue 54 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/welcom... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Welcome to Susberg, the Monsters are Coming... -- Community Newsletter Issue 54

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The 7pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's word search featuring prototype titles shared to looking-for-a-game in Discord and playtested during our May 2025 convention session! hello.protospiel.online/mgmonday

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CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 7PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/jigsaw-may-2... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Community Newsletter Issue 53 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/celebr... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Celebrate Halloween with The Ghost Party Bundle! -- Community Newsletter Issue 53

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/crossword-ma... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

LIVE Now -- JT, the creator of Component.Studio, is walking through all the new features in CS3. Got questions about CS3? Join the live chat to get them answered! 🎲✂️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvs5...

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's crossword featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session! hello.protospiel.online/mgmonday

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CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 7PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/jigsaw-may-2... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The 7pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's crossword featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session! hello.protospiel.online/mgmonday

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 7PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring prototype titles playtested during our May 2025 convention weekend protospiel.online/wordsearch-m... Can you spot a game you know? #wordsearch #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's word search featuring prototype titles shared to looking-for-a-game in Discord and playtested during our May 2025 convention session! hello.protospiel.online/mgmonday

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 7PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/crossword-ma... Can you spot a game you know? #crosswordpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

2 days left to shop indie games in Lunarpunk’s pop-up online market! The 2025 lineup: 🫘 Tootin’ & Hollerin’ 🎆 Pyrotechnics 🦆 Duck, Duck, Choose + What Does My Rival Desire? 💌 What if I’m the Devil? Only 50 copies available for each, and they’re going fast! 🎲✂️

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's crossword featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/jigsaw-may-2... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Community Newsletter Issue 53 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/celebr... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Celebrate Halloween with The Ghost Party Bundle! -- Community Newsletter Issue 53

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's jigsaw featuring titles from our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring prototype titles playtested during our May 2025 convention weekend protospiel.online/wordsearch-m... Can you spot a game you know? #wordsearch #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

wordsearch preview image

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's word search featuring prototype titles shared to looking-for-a-game in Discord and playtested during our May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/crossword-ma... Can you spot a game you know? #crosswordpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

Preview image showing empty crossword grid

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's crossword featuring Bingo-browsable titles in our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/jigsaw-may-2... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Play this Jigsaw - May 2025 Prototype Listing Part 2

May 2025 Prototype Listing Part 2

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Our lead organizer, Heather Newton, will be a guest on Meeple Syrup this week. Come say hi in chat and share your tips about playing and testing tabletop games online! 🎲✂️

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's jigsaw featuring titles from our website's prototype listing for the May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Hasbro’s 3rd annual Women Innovators of Play virtual event is this Thurs Oct 9, kicking off this year’s design challenge! They’re accepting submissions for the next woman-led mass market toy or game Oct 9-Nov 13 2025 Top 3 will receive cash prizes & mentorship🎲✂️ spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovat...

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring prototype titles playtested during our May 2025 convention weekend protospiel.online/wordsearch-m... Can you spot a game you know? #wordsearch #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Play this Word Search - May 2025 LFG Word Search Part 2

May 2025 LFG Word Search Part 2

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

We'll be live on Twitch Thurs Oct 2 at 8:30pm EDT playing House of Danger CYOA with the game's lead designer Aaron Donogh! Join us to play along and ask your questions on the game's creation 🎲✂️ As a sneak peek, here's some shenanigans from last time, Ch4 with Trevor Muller-Hegel (SPOILERS!)

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's word search featuring prototype titles shared to looking-for-a-game in Discord and playtested during our May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring prototype titles submitted for sell sheet feedback during our May 2025 convention session protospiel.online/krisskross-m... Can you spot a game you know? #krisskrosspuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Play this Kriss Kross - May 2025 Sell Sheets

May 2025 Sell Sheets

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Community Newsletter Issue 52 Read the full issue hello.protospiel.online/posts/lunarp... 🎲✂️ Want the next issue as soon as it drops? Join the newsletter and get your Digital Prototyping Tools Comparison Guide as a sign up gift! 🎁🤓🎁 hello.protospiel.online

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Lunarpunk's Midnight Market Approaches -- Community Newsletter Issue 52

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Join our Giveaway Results stream @ 9:30pm EDT tonight to close our Aug 2025 convention session! We'll play chat games with @tableflipsyou.bsky.social for viewer prizes, spin the Wheel of Names with @crystaldax.bsky.social, and interview past PO attendees. 🥳 www.twitch.tv/protospielo 🎲✂️

August 2025 Giveaway Results with 3 Prizes for Live Viewers, Live on Twitch Wednesday Sep 24, 2025 @9:30pm EDT US Eastern -- prize wheel shown in background with t-shirts, sticker, and snail mail envelope prizes shown in callout

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The 1pm US Eastern Minigame Monday stream starts in 30 min! 🎲✂ Let's solve this week's kriss kross featuring prototype titles requesting sell sheet feedback during our May 2025 convention session!

hello.protospiel.online

CHILL & CHAT WITH A PUZZLE MON @ 1PM ET

Click the ▶️ to follow us on Twitch, and start your week off with a look back at prototypes from past Protospiel Online conventions--in puzzle form!

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Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Here's this week's Minigame Monday puzzle featuring titles in our website's prototype listing for May 2025 protospiel.online/jigsaw-may-2... Can you spot a game you know? #jigsawpuzzle #minigamemondaystream 🎲✂️

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Play this Jigsaw - May 2025 Prototype Listing Part 1

May 2025 Prototype Listing Part 1

Protospiel Online 🚧 Next Dates TBD @protospielo.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Tonight at 8:30pm EDT, Heather & Robert are playing House of Danger CYOA Board Game Ch4 with special guest Trevor Muller-Hegel, co-host of The Tabletop Takeaway Podcast! 🎲✂️ Join our Discord to play along with us in our Live Event Stage channel protospiel.online/community

Game Night Hangout House of Danger ch4 Choose Your Own Adventure Board Game with The Tabletop Takeaway's Trevor Muller-Hegel -- shown from left to right headshots of Trevor Muller-Hegel, Robert Cole, and Heather Newton plus a view of the House of Danger box cover