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We’ve decided to extend the deadline to 13 September 2026. It was previously 31 August, a date chosen simply because it was at the end of the month. There are two good reasons to extend the deadline by almost two weeks. Firstly, we weren’t getting very many submissions. (That is mainly because we had not…
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If you have an idea, then it’s time to see what it would look like in reality. Let’s try making a rough prototype!
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Are you struggling to come up with an idea? Try cutting a piece of paper in half lengthways. Write down some theme and story ideas on one side and some mechanic and gameplay ideas on the other.
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The challenge is simple: can you come up with an idea for a new game? We’ve broken this down into a set of mini-challenges, complete with templates for you to fill in. If you prefer your tasks bite-sized, this will help. If you’d prefer to go straight to the form and submit your idea, click…
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I’m Jess at Dissent Games, and over the last few years I’ve helped children and young people get into game design. I’ve run drop-in design sessions at conventions, most notably AireCon in Harrogate and Paradice in Worthing. I’ll be running a drop-in session on race games at To Boldly Game at the National Space Centre…
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The Kids’ Tabletop Game Design Challenge is a new competition for children aged 7-16 to design board and card games. Submissions are currently being accepted online, and the competition is open until 23:59 on 13 September (previously 31 August) 2026. If you live in the UK, and are aged between 7 and 16, then you can…
Kid’s Tabletop Game Design Challenge 