All participants who submitted an application for the Hippodice Competition have now received either an invitation to or a rejection from the main round. If you have received an invitation, please make sure to reply to the invitation email. The original deadline for this was 25 October 2026 and has already passed. If you have not yet responded, please do so as soon as possible. The following deadline also applies…
The application phase for the 36th Hippodice Competition has successfully concluded. Thank you very much to all participants for your numerous submissions! In total, we received 161 German-language and 220 English-language game ideas from the categories of children’s, family, connoisseur, and expert games. Most game authors come from Germany (160 submissions), but interesting and exciting game ideas have also reached us from other countries, including the USA (67), Spain (20),…
The application period for the Hippodice Competition 2027 has been extended by 12 hours. Applications can now be submitted via our application form until 12:00 noon (CEST / UTC+2) on 6 September 2026. The English-language application form was unavailable from 2:00 a.m. to 8:12 a.m. CEST on 5 September 2026. During that time, an error message incorrectly stated that the submission period had already ended. The form has been available…
The Hippodice Competition is just around the corner – and we would like to share the schedule with you. Once again, we are looking forward to receiving many great submissions. From 15 August 2026, we will once again be accepting your unpublished board game ideas – initially in digital form. The submission deadline for the application phase is 5 September 2026. Until the final round in March 2027, your games…
This year, Hippodice Spieleclub e.V. is once again organizing its competition for new board games. Final planning is currently underway, including setting the exact dates. What we can already share: the submission phase is expected to begin in mid-August. The precise dates and deadlines will be published at the end of July—both here on our website and via our newsletter. During the submission phase, game designers can once again submit…
We congratulate the winner of 2026: In this year’s Hippodice Competition, a board game design competition, Florian Maas secured first place with his trick-taking game “On the run!”. In the 36th edition of our competition, he prevailed in a multi-stage process against more than 320 entries from a total of 36 countries. ON THE RUN! is a trick-taking game where the cards are your loot. But be careful: at the…
The preliminary round editing is underway – all authors will receive their results by email no later than October 31.
Submission Phase of the Hippodice Competition 2026 CompletedThe submission phase for the 35th Hippodice Competition has successfully concluded. We would like to thank all participants for the numerous entries! In total, we received 133 German-language and 195 English-language game ideas. Most authors come from Germany (131 submissions), but we also received creative ideas from other countries, including the USA (36), Spain (25), and many more. This international diversity shows how…
The 35th Hippodice Competition has officially started! You can now submit your unpublished game ideas – and with a bit of luck, make it all the way to the grand final in March 2026. Submission Phase Submissions are initially accepted digitally.The submission deadline for this phase is September 21, 2025. Before the final round, your games will go through several test phases, receive detailed feedback, and have the chance to…
Announcement: Schedule for the Hippodice Competition 2026 The 35th Hippodice Competition is about to begin – and we are excited to share the timeline with you! This way, you’ll have all the important dates in view and can plan accordingly. Starting August 17, 2025, we will once again be accepting your unpublished game ideas – initially in digital form. The submission deadline for the application phase is September 21, 2025.…