Board Game Submission Tips

Facilities:

Board games are usually scheduled in a salon, though there can be exceptions based upon specific need.

Players and Game Length:

Please allow realistic but not excessive time for each game. As examples, a basic Small World game can be expected to run two hours with set-up and tear-down, while basic Shadows of Camelot would run closer to three hours. We want to allow adequate time for players to finish a game, but we hope to schedule many games into the available space.

GM Benefits and Scheduling Games:

No games running less than 2 hours or seating fewer than three people will be scheduled.
Anyone running two games that, in combination, offer at least 20 player hours and seat at least six players in the aggregate will qualify for a full membership.
Anyone submitting more than 1 game must submit 2 utterly different games at the same time, so Catan + Seafarers of Catan is unacceptable. (If you offer a 2 hour 3 player game (6 player hours) and a 4 hour 4 player game (16 player hours), you are offering 7 seats and 22 player hours, which meets this requirement.)
Board and card games are interchangeable for qualification purposes. You may not exceed scheduling two games by submitting both board and card games.

We do not schedule anyone who wants to run just one board or card game that doesn’t meet the requirements for a complimentary membership, And we will not schedule one game that doesn’t qualify by itself until you submit a second acceptable game. It’s best for everyone if you submit both games at the same time.

Multiple iterations of the same game in the same time slot will not be scheduled. On this last point, it also means we will not schedule two different GMs to start the same title in the same session, so as to give potential players alternative times to play their favorite games. Please note that you do not qualify as a player in your own game, so if you want to play in the game, allow for that when you list the number of players you want, or hope you can take an empty seat. We do not schedule homebrew games. The games you offer must be listed by Board Game Geek.

A Note on Tournament Offers

We will not schedule tournaments unless the game is especially suited to a tournament setting, with very quick individual games and a simple set-up. For example, an eight player tournament of Roll for the Galaxy consisting of two 4-player games and two rounds can be held easily in about 3 hours, if not less. Standard board games are ill-suited to tournament format and will not be considered.

Assistant GMs:

Except for very large games, board games do not support a comp for an assistant GM. Such situations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

Things to be aware of when making your game request

Please read our Game Policies before submitting a game.

The first games start on Friday at noon. Don't ask for an earlier start time, it won't happen.

The last game ends on Monday at 4pm. Don't request a 10- or 12-hour game on Monday!

We accept submissions only via this website, or an e-mail with the necessary information attached or incorporated in the body of the e- mail. We no longer accept submissions via U.S. Mail, as we need a working e-mail address to communicate with all our prospective GMs.