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Anyone’s Game

Tabletop Game Conference

Explore the world of tabletop gaming at Anyone’s Game

For Designers, Players, and Lovers of Games

Anyone’s Game is a tabletop game conference that explores creativity, design, and openness in gaming. Here, up-and-coming tabletop game developers can test their game designs with players from the community and industry professionals from around the country. Hosted at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ College of Art and Design, one of the world’s premier art and design colleges, the conference will include:

  • Dozens of prototype games for attendees to playtest
  • Tables for game developers to match with players and industry guests to test their games
  • Game Jam and interactive design workshop led by award-²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ game ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ and artists
Contact

Creative Writing Program

Rick Dakan

2700 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234

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Anyone's Game Conference

Event Schedule

  • Saturday, February 22: Playtesting 10 am-10 pm
  • Sunday, February 23: Worldbuilding Game Jam 11 am-5 pm

Location: Roskamp Exhibition Hall, Ulla Searing Student Center (Building 1 on the campus map)

During the conference, campus parking is open and free to the public. Parking lots 30, 31, and 32 are the most convenient for the conference.

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Anyone’s Game 2025

Industry Guests

  • Kenneth Hite, game designer and writer

    Projects include: Trail of Cthulhu, Night’s Black Agents, The Fall of Delta Green, and co-host of Ken and Robin Talk ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Stuff podcast.

  • Peter Mohrbacher, artist and worldbuilder

    Creator will be sharing his worldbuilding expertise and previewing the new tabletop game based on his game, .

Attendance

All proceeds from Anyone’s Game go to supporting the Diana Jones Award for Excellence in Gaming. The Diana Jones Emerging Designers Fund amplifies the voices of up-and-coming ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, with a focus on creators from marginalized communities.

($5 donation): Includes access to all three days of the conference, including opening night reception, Saturday playtesting, and Sunday game design workshops.

($20 donation): Includes access to a table on Saturday, Feb. 22 during the conference hours to run playtests of the designer’s game. In order to ensure table availability for all ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, designer badges are sold on a first come, first served basis.

When purchasing a Designer Badge, please fill out the so that we can list your game for potential play testers and to enable registration tracking. You must fill out this form in order to ensure that you have a Designer Badge.

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