Wannabe Board Game Designer

Every game in this contest must be fully playable without the use of a table or surface of any kind. All components used during play must be held in the players’ hands (or in the air in the case of a dexterity game) at all times.
The only time during which game components may be exchanged from hands to somewhere else is during the game’s setup, during which any components not used during gameplay may be set aside (i.e. placed inside a pocket or bag).

This is the SIXTH edition of the original in-hand game design contest on BGG.

IMPORTANT DATES

Earliest Date for Games to be Publicly Available: October 01, 2026 – Any game that had publicly available components online on BGG or other websites prior to the contest start date is not eligible for this contest.
Submissions and Idea Phase Deadline: January 01, 2027– No further entries will be accepted after January 01, but existing entries may be further developed. By this date, entries must be playable, with components and rules available for download, though these need not necessarily be the final versions. Any game still in Idea Phase will be removed from the entry list on January 01.
Designer Feedback Deadline: February 12, 2027 – For every entry a designer has submitted (maximum of two entries), they are required to have given meaningful feedback to at least 3 other games by this date (1 entry = feedback to at least 3 games, 2 entries = feedback to at least 6 games).
Development Deadline: February 26, 2027 – Games must be complete and final (Contest Ready) by the development deadline. Any game that is not Contest Ready will be removed from the entry list.
Typo Corrections Deadline: March 7, 2027 – Games have a 10 day period after the development deadline to make corrections in case of typos or minor component errors. After this date and until the close of voting (see below), PnP files must not be changed, so that voters all have exactly the same version of the game to evaluate. Players may still post feedback and suggestions, but these cannot be implemented until after voting closes.
Voting Page Available: March 17, 2027 – A voting form will be made available at this time.
Voting Deadline: March 31, 2027, and results will be announced and prizes distributed shortly afterward.

All dates are considered until 11:59:59 PM BGG Time (MT) and are based on BGG timestamps.

Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/3784831/2027-in-hand-game-design-contest