Below is the planned schedule for Protospiel San Jose. Please keep in mind that we may need to be flexible a times. The plan is to draw names for raffle prizes at least four times a day and post them on a board new the prize table. If needed, we will draw raffle prizes hourly.
-=-=-=- Friday (May 9th) -=-=-=-
10 AM
Unpub Protospiel begins. On site designer badge pick up and free player registration go live.
Lead Volunteer Richard New will make a shuttle pick up run.
5 PM
Speaker Kevin G. Nunn: The 10 Best Mechanisms You Aren't Using
6 PM
Wrap up to free up table space for Friday Night Magic.
Lead Volunteer Herman Chan will make a shuttle drop off run.
-=-=-=- Saturday (May 10th) -=-=-=-
10 AM
Play testing resumes.
Lead Volunteer Richard New will make a shuttle pick up run.
1 PM
Improv Game Design Contest. Open to both designers and players. Form teams of three (limit 10 teams). Teams are then given a mystery box with blanks and board game components and have exactly 1 hour to design and prototype a game.
2 PM
Design Contest presentations. Each team has 3 minutes to present/explain their game to the panel of judges. Judges then vote for the best game design idea.
3 PM
Game design contest winning game/team announced.
6 PM
Q and A Panel with Industry Guests
≈ 8 PM
Lead Volunteer Herman Chan will make a shuttle drop off run.
10 PM
Play testing wraps up for the night.
-=-=-=- Sunday (May 11th) -=-=-=-
10 AM
Play testing resumes.
Lead Volunteer Richard New will make a shuttle pick up run.
≈ 8 PM
Lead Volunteer Herman Chan will make a shuttle drop off run.
10 PM
End of Unpub Protospiel.
Ceremonial Mountain Dew awarded to last designer standing.
