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Official account of the Tabletop Game Designers Association. More information at ttgda.org
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Check out Adulting, a 'cozy, engine-building card game about the mundane struggles of adulthood' from TTGDA member @ericdittmore.bsky.social during PAX Unplugged's Indie Night Market this Saturday night!

Build a healthy balance of chores and self-care.

Find more information at DittmoreDesigns.com
A copy of the game Adulting showing cards laid out on a table.
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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TTGDA statement about sensitivity around art depictions in games.
Recently the leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association became aware that the new game from Devir, Ace of Spades, contains offensive and disturbing artwork of minority groups in the American West. While the industry as a whole has made progress in being more inclusive and sensitive in depictions of people, this demonstrates that there is still much work to be done. We urge all publishers to use cultural consultants to review artwork, language, and other aspects of games to help guard against these issues and protect against the blind spots that all of us have in certain areas. Also, generally, it is fraught when slavery and other serious issues are used as ‘window dressing’ or stereotypes. These issues are worthy of inclusion and exploration in games, but need to be engaged with in a thoughtful way for a reason, not just for period seasoning. TTGDA will also now strongly recommend that all contracts contain a clause that gives designers the right to review art prior to publication, and remove their name and likeness from a game if they have issues with the artwork, theme, or mechanics changes implemented by a publisher. This will be part of our standard review template going forward. As an industry we need to continue to strive to do better.
August 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Register now for our January webinar!
Martin Gonzalvez recently launched and maintains PnPFinder.com, a website to help people to discover worthwhile PnP games.
Register on our website to get updates and reminders and a link to our live event.
Advanced Print and Play Prototyping techniques webinar for TTGDA members
January 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Thanks to everyone who attended our sessions at BGG.Con! Attendance at all the sessions was higher than expected, and we got great feedback. Looking forward to building on this in the future!
Did you go to our panels? Please share your experience and phots below!
A schedule of events that Tabletop Game Designers Association gave at BGG convention. Friday 10:00am Introducon to TTGDA 11:00am Meet the Designer: Danielle Reynolds 2:00pm Meet the Designer: Eric Lang 3:00pm Meet the Designers: Lindsey Rode and Isaac Vega 4:00pm Game Licensing Contracts Saturday 10:00am Pitch Perfect: Pracce Your Game Pitch 11:00am Meet the Designer: Ma* Leacock 2:00pm Meet the Designers: Nick Li*le and Sydney Engelstein 3:00pm Meet the Designer: Mike Fitzgerald 4:00pm Meet the Designer: Daryl Andrews
November 25, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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We are pleased to announce that Barnes & Noble @BNBuzz has stepped up and changed their site to include designer names. It may seem like a small thing, but we think it's an important step to having game designers recognized as creators by the general public.
October 4, 2024 at 1:37 PM