There are a lot of different board game design contests and events just waiting for participants to create new games.

Some contests are great ways to learn board game design, while others are a way to get your existing design to publishers. In most cases, you get feedback on your design that you can use to further improve your game.

Many of the contests have different phases and several deadlines. As I had some trouble remembering deadlines (expecially submission dates) I created a calendar that has all currently running contests (that are still running on Nov 2025) and entries for their various deadlines and phases.

This calendar is an attempt to gather information about different contests from various sources. In addition to the actual contests, there are different phases of these contests listed as separate events so that it is easier to stay aware of different deadlines. All events on this calendar include a link to the official contest site where you can find more information.

In addition to the main contest dates, this calendar also shows the different phases and deadlines of the contests. You can use the filter to show only general contest dates.

Check out the Design Contest Calendar.