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202505-10 Newsletter GMG May-October Newsletter: Goodness, it’s been some time, hasn’t it?! Hi, all you wonderful GMG’ers! The newsletter is back and with such a long hiatus, we have plenty of current (and some dated?) ...

Attention all #Boston 🎲 ✂️ (or other interested parties) here is a long overdue Newsletter update from your friends here at GMG! Also, #SAVETHEDATE ▶️ next GMG All-Day Playtesting event is 0️⃣1️⃣➖1️⃣0️⃣

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Game Makers Guild | Meetup Test and share board game prototypes with local game designers and game-designers-in-training! Get feedback, give feedback.We welcome both playtesters and game designers of all levels!

Two in-person monthly meetup opportunities this week. Boston, MA and Rochester, NH. Check out our schedule here: www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-...

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Our updated website is now live: www.gamemakersguild.org

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Schedule for Playtesting event

The schedule for Saturday 10/18 is ✅ We had a record number of games/attendees (~50) This 🎲 ✂️'rs are only guaranteed 1 block. To adjust for this, we have 3.5 hrs of open playtest time after last block for anyone who wishes to playtest their game again!
#boston #gamedesign #boardgames

GMG All-Day Playtesting at Church on the Hill this Saturday is shaping up to be one of our most well-attended. Great to see that 🎲 ✂️ is alive and well in #Boston

NestFresh Humanely Hatched cartons in grass. Includes info about humanely hatched and a QR code to the website.

#NestFresh™️ is proud to introduce #HumanelyHatched egg products to the U.S. Visit nestfresh.com/humanely-hat... to find out more on how we help reduce the need to hatch millions of male chicks. #animalwelfare #certifiedhumane #freerange #pastureraised #bettereggs #int-egg-rity 🧑‍🌾🥚🐤🐣

GMG All-Day Playtesting @ Church on the Hill Beacon Hill MA, Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 10:00 AM | Meetup ***SAVE THE DATE! October 18th 2025*** You've asked for more all day playtesting opportunities and we're making it happen! We're bringing our All Day Playtesting format to

More info on meetup: meetu.ps/e/PtYfQ/ZXbQ...

Attention all #Boston based #gamedesign 🎲✂️! GMG next all-day Playtesting event will take place in about 3 weeks on 10/18! Don't miss out on a great opportunity to test and connect with other gamers/designers. #boardgames

GMG All Day Playtest Sign Up On October 18, 2025 from 10am to 9pm we will be hosting an all day playtest event at Church on the Hill 140 Bowdoin St Boston, MA Join us for a day of games, fun, and free pizza! See the MeetUp event...

🎲 ✂️ Coming to GMG'S All-Day Playtesting in Boston on 10/18? Sign your game up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Propolis game box on a wooden table with hexagonal cardboard punched from the player boards.

Ok 🎲✂️ 'ers here is a challenge for you, any interesting designs you can scheme up using the punchouts from @flatoutgames.bsky.social Propolis?

Prototype of a space game about manipulating a shared track.

a 2-player lane battler about attracting animals to your side with their preferred food.

GMG's new Online Testing time is 8:30 Eastern on the first Monday of each month. We had a great group show up and 2 prototypes hit the table. Look forward to more! 🎲✂️

GMG All-Day Playtesting @ Church on the Hill Beacon Hill MA, Sat, Oct 18, 2025, 9:30 AM | Meetup ***SAVE THE DATE! October 18th 2025*** You've asked for more all day playtesting opportunities and we're making it happen! We're bringing our All Day Playtesting format to

🎲✂️ in the Boston area: SAVE THE DATE - 10/18/25. We at GMG are expanding our opportunities for "All Day Playtesting" and bringing our brand of gaming fun to Church on the Hill. Keep an eye on social media and our Meetup page for more details: meetu.ps/e/PtYfQ/ZXbQ...

🎲✂️ Unboxing friend of GMG, @emilykeepskitties.bsky.social 's recent release #KnittingCircle happy to finally see the finished product! @flatoutgames.bsky.social did a great job!

🎲✂️ Even More North GMG Meetup in Rochester, NH at #jetpackcomics was an awesome success. It keeps growing. Come join in on the fun!

Game Makers Guild | Meetup Test and share board game prototypes with local game designers and game-designers-in-training! Get feedback, give feedback.We welcome both playtesters and game designers of all levels!

🎲✂️ Two different in-person testing opportunities this week in Boston, MA and Rochester, NH. Check out our Meetup page for more details: www.meetup.com/Game-Makers-...

Love seeing GMG designer games at retail.

🎲✂️ GMG is all set up at Wolf Crest Game Con in Hampton, NH #boardgames

🎲 ✂️ Where's the next place where you can see GMG members, learn more about us and play some games? Come to Wolf Crest Game Con on Sat 8/16 in Hampton, NH. More details and tickets here: sites.google.com/view/wolfcre...

🎲✂️ GMG All-Day Playtesting was a success. Stay tuned for more info about our next one. It might be sooner than a year from now 😁. Here are some pics from yesterday's event.

Halfway through GMG's All-Day Playtest day. Here are a couple photos from the day.

New GMG T shirt, black with an orange logo and the word Boston in a cardboard box.

🎲✂️ does #gencon have you feeling excited for games? Keep the momentum going with two upcoming local events. 1️⃣ The GMG annual meeting and all day Playtesting event is 8/9 in Haverhill, MA. 2️⃣ Wolf Crest Game Con is 8/16 in Hampton, NH.

Screenshot of GMG's meetup event page for All-Day Playtesting in Haverhill, MA on 8/9/2025 from 9-8.

The GMG All-Day Playtesting event is coming up on 8/9. Head to meetu.ps/e/PfBbF/ZXbQ... in order to sign up. This is an in-person event only. 🎲 ✂️

How was the name "Barbecubes" not previously taken? Seems like an obvious pun.

Screenshot of event details from the Meetup app

Just a reminder for those 🎲 ✂️ in Seacoast NH (or bordering MA and ME towns) GMG is hosting "More North" this Wednesday 6/25 at Jetpack comics in Rochester, NH. meetu.ps/e/P8KLN/ZXbQ...

Board Game Night with Designers! @ Church on the Hill, Tue, Jun 24, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Come play board games! We want to bring together board game enthusiasts with board game designers from the area! Bring your favorite board games whether they're old, new, o

🎲✂️ in the Boston area, the next Church on the Hill is taking place Tuesday the 24th. www.meetup.com/game-makers-... #boardgamedesign

#origins is coming up this week! Who is going and what are you bringing? #boardgamedesign 🎲✂️

This game was tested a bunch with GMG. Looking forward to seeing it at a tabletop near you. 🎲 ✂️ #boardgames #cardgames

Spiel des Jahres Nominations for 2025: Bomb Busters, Flip 7, and Krakel Orakel | BoardGameGeek News

Who do we think will win? I'm pulling for Flip 7! boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...

This event continues to be one of our best attended monthly meetups. If you are just interested in playing new games or want to test your own, consider joining us! 🎲 ✂️

Don't forget about Church on the Hill tonight!