{"id":345,"date":"2026-11-01T09:18:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/?p=345"},"modified":"2026-11-01T18:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T23:19:25","slug":"protospiel-rochester-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/protospiel-rochester-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Protospiel Rochester 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4th Annual Protospiel Rochester is happening January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2027!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year the event moves to <strong>January<\/strong>, at the <strong>RIT Inn &amp; Conference Center<\/strong> (the venue is in Henrietta, just south of Rochester, NY). Our goal hasn&#8217;t changed: a supportive and co-operative environment that improves the quality of your game. We all like when awesome games hit the market!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why January?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">January is the start of RIT&#8217;s spring semester, when game design classes have students building and playtesting games, and it&#8217;s one of the slower stretches of the semester, so students can actually make it. It&#8217;s also a very good excuse to spend a weekend indoors. You don&#8217;t need to be a student to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who attends?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three groups of people who attend the Protospiel Rochester events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Game designers<\/strong> who have worked on their game(s) and are looking for new people to provide feedback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Game players<\/strong> who want to see what games are coming up, are interested in seeing how games are developed, or may have some ideas of their own but aren&#8217;t sure where to start.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Artists &amp; Professionals:<\/strong> artists, editors, copywriters, and marketers who want to meet designers who need their skills. There are three Artists &amp; Professionals tables this year, and table time is included with the badge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What games should I bring?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Games at all stages of <em><strong>development<\/strong><\/em> are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you have something that&#8217;s vaguely playable, we want you to bring it!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is it nearly done and just needs more eyes on it, we want to see it!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you just thought of it while here, grab some parts-and-pieces and scribble down some rules, we&#8217;ll see where it goes!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But\u2026If it&#8217;s <em>published and available for sale<\/em>, please <strong>leave it at home<\/strong>. This includes games that are in the process of being Kickstarted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What&#8217;s new this year?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Announce when you&#8217;ll run your game.<\/strong> Designers can pick time slots for running their prototypes, so players know when to find them. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/script.google.com\/macros\/s\/AKfycbygPUiGIkz0NvWoTZPZy_6T43muucuAM2ww2-yGIbSWuOhYfRP-KyrcyvYkN0VYADDQ\/exec\">see the schedule here<\/a>. Designers get the sign-up link after buying a badge. Announcing a time doesn&#8217;t hold a table; reserved 4-hour table blocks are available as &#8220;Merch&#8221; for a designer badge add-on.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Coffee on Sunday morning, too.<\/strong> Coffee and tea Saturday and Sunday morning, plus snacks and drinks Saturday afternoon, are included with every badge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Guardian Pass.<\/strong> A free pass for a parent or guardian who comes with someone under 18.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sponsor levels.<\/strong> Local businesses can help keep the coffee flowing and be listed on our printed handout. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.events\/conventions\/protospiel-rochester-2027\/pages\/sponsors\">Sponsors page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our sponsors<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you to the local businesses keeping the coffee flowing at Protospiel Rochester 2027: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Be the first! Sponsor levels start at $100, and every level is listed here, on the printed handout, and on the event page. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.events\/conventions\/protospiel-rochester-2027\/pages\/sponsors\">Sponsors page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Badges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tabletop.Events fees are added at checkout. Walk-ins are welcome, but buying ahead is easier for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Badge<\/th><th>Fri<\/th><th>Sat<\/th><th>Sun<\/th><th>Weekend<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Designer<\/td><td>$20<\/td><td>$35<\/td><td>$25<\/td><td><strong>$60<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Player<\/td><td>$5<\/td><td>$10<\/td><td>$10<\/td><td><strong>$20<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artist \/ Professional<\/td><td>$15<\/td><td>$20<\/td><td>$20<\/td><td><strong>$45<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further information, location, and badge information can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.events\/conventions\/protospiel-rochester-2027\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TableTop.Events<\/a> website. You can also check the <a href=\"https:\/\/tabletop.events\/conventions\/protospiel-rochester-2027\/prototypes\">Prototypes page<\/a> to see which games are coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How can I keep informed?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When registration opens, we will announce on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This post!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Announcements on the Protospiel channel of our <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/eam2TCfkvT\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/eam2TCfkvT\"><strong>Discord <\/strong><\/a>server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An email sent to our <a href=\"https:\/\/eepurl.com\/q9aRMiHh-y\"><strong>mailing list<\/strong><\/a>. It will just be a few emails a year about upcoming events. Unsubscribe anytime.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There will be announcements on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamesOverCoffee\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamesOverCoffee\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a>. Follow us there!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your best bet is to email <a href=\"mailto:\/\/kevin@GamesOverCoffee.com?Subjecct=Protospiel%20Questions\"><strong>Kevin <\/strong><\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/users\/435955803716059146\"><strong>message him<\/strong><\/a> on Discor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThe 4th Annual Protospiel Rochester is happening January 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2027! This year the event moves to January,&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/01\/protospiel-rochester-2027\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Protospiel Rochester 2027&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"0","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,13,5],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","category-protospiel-rochester","category-events","tag-protospiel","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=345"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/345\/revisions\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gamesovercoffee.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}