Excellent time! This was my first protospiel, and first gaming con outside of BGG.CON and one visit to Essen. It was great to meet other designers, players and publishers. Looking forward to the next one already!

Simply Great: Well organized, fantastic space, fun games, and inspiring designers.

What makes a game great are the people you play with, but I now see that what makes a game even greater are the many people who make that game a possibility. Protospiel MN exemplified the best possible aspects of the gaming hobby, bringing people from all over, to sit at a table, with a single goal: create fun.

What a great little Con. I had a blast. Everyone was friendly and kind. It was easy to jump into a game and provide feedback to the designers.

I left wishing I could do that stuff full time. Discussing, critiquing, and working on games with like-minded designers and talent cultivates a surprising sense of community and kinship.

I find the entire idea of Protospiel brilliant - collaborative design, real work on every level to help make the best games move from concept to fully fledged. Spending time building games through test and feedback with peers is wonderful.

And Protospiel - Minnesota perfectly realized that vision!

I went to Protospiel with a game to refine and designed another one on the road there. When I left I'd put both games through their paces with quite a few enthusiastic playtesters. The ideas were free-flowing and revisions were able to be tested on the spot. Bottom line: I went home requesting quotes for production. I'm delighted to have made the time for Protospiel.

Protospiel was invaluable for enthusiastic and constructive criticism on games I'm working on. I can only playtest with my friends so much, not only do they get sick of the games eventually, but they also lack the designer's insight that so many Protospiel attendees have. I really loved playing other designer's games, too. And drinking ALL the hot chocolate. A great weekend was had!

Worth all the money and the drive! Even though I only spent a few hours and played my games once, I met many great people and received what I felt was enough information to either validate the design or discovered the direction the game should go. I didn't get the opportunity to demo my next Kickstarter game, but that pales in comparison to all the data I obtained from the short time I was there!

This was my first ever gaming convention of any kind, and I was blown away! The amount of knowledge contained in the gaming room was second to none, and it was freely shared. I was able to get some amazing feedback on my game, and the amount of gaming concepts that people had to showcase was also amazing. Top notch event, and a huge Thank You to everyone that helped to make this a reality.

I have never been to a Protospiel and didn't know what to expect. I was blown away by how helpful, supportive and fun the event was. Great job, Jeff, Matt, All Us Geeks, and Game Crafters. I will definitely attend another.

This year I had the privilege of attending my first Protospiel. It was unlike anything I've experienced before in gaming. If you like table top games you owe it to yourself to attend. If you are remotely serious about making a table top game, attendance is mandatory.

The insight I received from designers and playtesters at Protospiel MN surpasses the feedback I received from dozens of gamers who have played my prototype.