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Hippodice Competition 2027

Submission phase: August 15 to September 5, 2026
Request for physical prototypes or notification of rejection by email: no later than October 24, 2026
Prototype submission period (by the game designers): October 24 to November 7, 2026
Main round (prototype testing phase by Hippodice): late October 2026 to February 2027
Final round (evaluation by an expert jury): March 19–20, 2027
Consolidated feedback from all testing rounds for all main-round participants: shortly after the final round, no later than April 30, 2027

Additional notes

New: A maximum of two submissions per game designer is permitted.
Please note: Your prototype must have a regular playing time of no more than 90 minutes, excluding the explanation of the rules. Further information on playing time is available in the FAQ.

More info:

Contact to many publishers
All authors of the main round receive feedback: Praise, criticism, suggestions and suggestions for improvement — summarized from the evaluation sheets of the test rounds
Award ceremony and result report increase awareness (Hippodice website, delivery to publishers and press representatives, BGG, social media)
Good publishing opportunities for successful prototypes
Numerous publications of participating games, among others: West of Africa, Ruhrschifffahrt, Mombasa. Many more examples in our long list of published titles.

Compressed presentation of the best rated prototypes from the main round
High-quality prototypes selection thanks to numerous independent test rounds with evaluation system
Wide range of different genres and game types
High number of published prototypes proves high quality of games
Numerous international participants