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Cardboard Edison’s List of Active Board Game Design Contests
2025 9-Card Nanogame Print and Play Design Contest
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: March 15
Design restrictions: 9 cards and a few bits
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold
Host: studiogiochi
Deadline: March 31
Design restrictions: none
Judges: industry participants
Prizes: winners accepted for publication will receive a €3,500 advance on future royalties
2025 Children & Family Game Design Contest
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: April 15
Design restrictions: children and family games
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold
2025 Deck Hand Game Design Contest
Host: Deck Hand Games
Deadline: April 27
Design restrictions: 18-card games that work with a standard deck of playing cards
Judges: industry participants
Prizes: the winning entry receives $100
March / April 2025 Bi-Monthly 24 Hour Design Challenge
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: April 30
Design restrictions: the word of month is “reveal”
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold
Host: FallCon
Deadline: May 4
Design restrictions: open to Canadian board game designers
Judges: industry participants
Prizes: winner receives $200 and a plaque
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: May 15
Design restrictions: solo mode for a published game that doesn’t have one
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold
2025 1-Card Print and Play Design Contest
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: May 31
Design restrictions: 1 card and a few bits
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold
Host: The Game Crafter
Deadline: June 9
Design restrictions: games with memorable geographical info, modern mechanics, and a printed map with real location names
Judges: industry participants
Prizes: cash, shop credit, and more
2025 Wargame Print and Play Game Design Contest
Host: BoardGameGeek
Deadline: October 1
Design restrictions: children and family games
Judges: BGG community
Prizes: GeekGold