Wannabe Board Game Designer

Games for the contest must be entered by March 16th, 2026 at midnight. Any game that doesn’t have a post announcement within the contest thread and has a created WIP thread by this date will not be eligible for the contest and will be removed from the entry list. No new games may be entered after this date.

Important Dates
Earliest Date for Games to be Publicly Available: January 1st, 2026
Entry Deadline: March 16th, 2026 11:59 PM BGG Time (CST)

Game Entry Requirements
This contest should be purpose-designed Solo or Multiplayer/Co-op or PvP designed game. The games in this contest should be designed to fit within the following parameters:

• A4/Letter size PDF rules sheet(s) – no restriction on the number of pages!

• 1A4/Letter size PDF sheets for 9-cards [3×3]- sized 2.5″x3.5″ only – both sides can be used for gaming purposes or you can use one side for your logo.

• Game Components

  • Up to [24] “of any color combination” d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, meeple, wood/plastic cubes, coins, crystals, paper clips, OR round/square tokens/chips/disc “all generic and same solid color on both sides”