Rob Harris

This is a great competition for your as-yet-unpublished prototype.

That’s fantastic! Great to see the South London Playtest group go from strength to strength.

Published in 2025: 21x (Naylor Games) Chroma Arcana (Roc Nest Games) Crumbs! (Minerva Tabletop Games) Divide & Conker (No Drinks On The Table) Grab Bag: Jungle (Rob Harper & Mike Harrison-Wood) One For Sorrow (Kevin Newman) Pandora Celeste (Guntower Games) Sakana Stack (Huff No More) Tricky Landing (Huff No More)

Playtesting successes in 2025!

Last year we had a total of NINE games published that had been designed by our South London playtest group or playtested at Playfest London 🤯

Congratulations to everyone involved! Which games have you played/are looking forward to?

#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️

Cheers Dragonmeet, it was awesome and tiring! Fantastic playtest as well, really getting somewhere with a couple of these games

Bristol Daytime Playtest meetup, Fri, Nov 28, 2025, 10:30 AM | Meetup If you're working on a game, whether it's an early idea or almost done, we want you! Board games, card games, puzzle games, silly or serious, short or long, any kind of gam

Next Bristol Friday daytime playtesting event is on 28th November! Sign up on the Meetup event to join.

@playtestuk.bsky.social

www.meetup.com/playtest/eve...

Just four hours left in the campaign and we are FUNDED! Thank you to everyone for your support!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/287...

If you haven't backed yet, don't miss your chance!
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#ttrpg #tabletop #TheSpyGame

Deranged in my Promiscuity

My new cast with @ava.foxfort.net and @timclare.bsky.social is out for your auditory pleasure. Each episode we answer ludological questions from listeners! Would you like to have your question answered on a future cast? Get in touch!

open.spotify.com/show/02ctAw2...

Horrors from the Campfire by Richard Lawton

Salmon Falls by Denholm Spurr and Mandela Fernandez-Grandon

The Leningrad Symphony by Jacob Keet

Volley Brawl by Nik Butler

We had over 40 different games played at Playfest London last weekend, with prototypes ranging from white paper to beautifully-produced copies.

Here are a selection of prototypes played throughout the day. Which games do you like the look of? More in the next post 👇🏻

@playtestuk.bsky.social 🎲✂️

Jess and Shawn holding up their board game Last Week of Summer

Hi all! We are nervously launching Last Week of Summer on Kickstarter tomorrow at 4pm UK time.
Shawn has been working on this game for over three years, and it has been a blast to play with people at conventions. Any support would be greatly appreciated!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/all...

All my bobbins are now available on another continent!

Do poke your FLGS to see if they'll kindly stock them or order direct from the lovely people at IPR.

A picture of a number of people sat at tables in a board game cafe, playing board game prototypes.

We had one of our busiest playtesting sessions last night at The Ludoquist in South London, with three full tables playing ten different game designs!

These are the games I played 👇🏻

@playtestuk.bsky.social 🎲✂️

Grab Bag Jungle THE GAME Embark on a thrilling jungle adventure with friends and family in this immersive animal rescue game!   Together, you'll race against the clock to save jungle animals by reaching into the Grab...

Woohoo! The game I co-designed with @mikeharrisonwood.bsky.social is now officially released. You can get it from the publisher's website, or a small but growing number of other places. Here we go...! 😁
gibsonsgames.co.uk/collections/...

A picture of Playfest London 2024, a hall filled with board game designers and players sat at tables playing games. The text reads 'Playfest London '25, registration now open!'.

Tickets for Playfest London are now available! Featuring all-day playtesting, a games raffle, and a special guest talk, this is the perfect opportunity to test your designs and play upcoming games.

Find out more and register here: www.minervatabletop.co.uk/playfest

🎲✂️ #BoardGameDesign

Made it today to the @playtestuk.bsky.social Meetup in #Leeds

Very happy to have to go to the table something terrible I made last night that feels like half an idea. Very happy we that these group exist and we induldge each by playing games in literally any state of development.

@timclare.bsky.social, @ava.foxfort.net and I are embarking on a new audio endeavour. Send us all your tabletop gaming related questions. We want to hear about your dilemmas, historical mysteries, and anything else you can think of. I can be reached here or below

giantbrain.co.uk/our-work-rev...

Getting In The Zone Volunteering at the Playtest Zone at UK Games Expo is always a privilege and a pleasure (if one that completely wipes me out, both physicall...

Following up on UK Games Expo nearly a couple of months back, I had some thoughts on conversations I had with new game designers wanting advice on how to proceed, so here is a blog post about that. 🎲✂️
firsttakesomedice.blogspot.com/2025/07/gett...

Thebes Become an archaeologist as you study ancient cultures, go digging, and exhibit.

Here are a couple of cool archeology family board games:
Thebes (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/30...) and Luxor (boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/24...)

Playtesters try a new game design themed on a pub crawl night out.

Great Playtest UK session at the Sunday meetup yesterday. We played a murder mystery party game prototype and then a thematic pub crawl board game prototype. Lots of potential for both designs.

Playtest Zone @ North East Tabletop Expo, Fri, Jul 11, 2025, 12:00 PM | Meetup Playtesting returns to Gateshead from the 11th to 13th of July this year! Showcase your tabletop game in our dedicated Playtest Zone at the North East Tabletop Expo where e

There are still spaces available for designers to playtest their prototypes at the Playtest Zone @ North East Tabletop Expo 11th-13th July. Details on how to sign up here: meetu.ps/e/P2RDN/1w7T...

This is where I plug the Horizon Fellowship program: if you're a newly established retailer or publisher in the BG industry, check out the program and see if it might make sense to apply. Applications open until July 31st! www.gama.org/Horizons

Another useful playtest today of Dwarf Union: the first public playtest with four players. Militant faction needs more fun choices, but I'm happy with the direction the Ruler has taken - feels a much fuller experience. Players began negotiating above the table almost immediately which was a joy ☺️ 🎲✂️

A game prototype being played by four smiling playtesters

A small space themed prototype in the middle of a playtest.

Three playtesters enjoying a game prototype with a pirate theme.

A game design prototype with lovely components with two playtesters and the designer.

Great turnout for the London weekend Playtest meetup last
Sunday. 3 full tables of prototypes across 3+ sessions. From pandas to pirate mutinies to the Zodiac to epic snail adventures. The creativity is always astounding. Search out your local friendly Playtest meetup here: www.meetup.com/Playtest

Lots of people playing games in a big hall

At #UKGamesExpo with @playtestuk.bsky.social and the Playtest Zone is getting good and busy.

I'll be there playtesting on Friday morning at 10am!

No worries. We always have some drop-in sessions left that you can’t prebook. Come to the Playtest Zone and we’ll try and find you a space.

Playtest Zone 2025 Schedule

Playtest UK is running the Playtest Zone @ the UK Games Expo 2025 next weekend: Friday 30th May-Sunday 1st June.
169 designers are signed up to playtest their prototypes, with more drop-in spaces available on the day.
Here is the schedule:
tinyurl.com/2umhtv55

Looking forward to UKGE next weekend. Have a 3 hour playtest session booked in the afternoon at @playtestuk.bsky.social Will be there on Saturday. Drop by to try Domino City and maybe a couple other games!

Poster with details for Playtest UK Bristol: Friday 23rd May, Excelsior!, 51-53 Merchant Street, Bristol, BS1 3EE, 10:30-16:30

The next Bristol Friday daytime playtesting event will be on 23rd May. Please sign up if you're interested!

@playtestuk.bsky.social

www.meetup.com/playtest/eve...

Bristol Daytime Playtest meetup, Fri, Apr 25, 2025, 10:30 AM | Meetup If you're working on a game, whether it's an early idea or almost done, we want you! Board games, card games, puzzle games, silly or serious, short or long, any kind of gam

The next Bristol daytime playtest meetup is on 25 April at Excelsior! Please see the Meetup page for more information and sign up for a slot if you're coming.

@playtestuk.bsky.social

www.meetup.com/playtest/eve...

London Playtest weekend meetup, Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 1:00 PM | Meetup If you've designed a game, bring it along and give it a play or just enjoy playing other people's prototypes in a friendly and constructive atmosphere. If you would like t

Game designers & playtesters please join us this Sunday at The Jugged Hare pub in Vauxhall for the London Playtest UK weekend meetup. First-timers welcome. We’re a friendly bunch.
meetu.ps/e/NNBcb/1w7T...