Hey Reader!

AnnaMaria Phelps here.

​Late Pledges are now open for CVLT (cult) - a drafting-based competitive trick taker. This delightful little card game combines elements of familiar game mechanics with a unique twist to make it fresh. Players will find that there is no 'super' suit. Hands provide cards to draft, building a pile to give away or keep for points.

​One Board Family describes it as, "Perfect for seasoned trick-taking fans..." Physical copies have just made it to the US, though a rush to beat the tariff means there are limited copies available.

​Long Tail Games CEO, Ash Hauenschild, has been a long-time Protospiel Online member. CVLT had a successful Kickstarter after 3 years of development, citing Protospiel Online as a strategic resource. "The Protospiel Online community played a pivotal role in the development of my trick-taking game. From first concept to the final significant changes, almost every major stage can be traced back to a handful of playtest sessions with Protospiel." Long Tail Games' library of products includes Sunderland and Tiny Tome 1 & 2.
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Greg Pool's game Soccer 54: Premier was a finalist in the Deck Hand Games design contest (playing cards + 18 custom cards). Although Greg didn't win 1st place, he got the popular vote for who backers thought would win, so Deck Hand Games may pick it up yet! Mattie Schraeder ran Geekway to the West's 2nd Playtest and Win event with 135 unique unguided playtests in 4 days. They had 2 more games and 35 more playtests than last year.🎉 Joe Slack's new game Knight Moves launched on Gamefound 2 days ago and has already been 485% funded!

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📣Announcements Announcements Annooouuuncements!

• We had a great time with everyone at Protospiel Online May 2025! Attendees have until Sun, May 25 to earn their drawing entries from our metagames.
• We'll run our giveaway livestream on Twitch Jun 1 at 3pm EDT.
• Our new Minigame Monday Twitch streams run every Monday at 1 PM US Eastern. Watch live or catch the YouTube replay to see which prototypes are featured in each week's puzzle!

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• TTGDA voting members received their email invites to vote for the advisory board this week. Votes are due May 28, 2025. Check your email and get those votes in!
• Kickstarter is promoting micro game campaigns for Micro May. Check them out! (We see a couple that were Protospiel Online tested -- go Cupcake Craving & Capybara Crush, go!)
• The Game Crafter Design Contest - GeoFacts Challenge - Submissions open until June 9th.
• 2025 IGDN Diversity Sponsorship applications open through July 11th. Visit IGDN's Diversity Sponsorship page for information on the scholarship and to donate.
• Lunarpunk Games Midnight Market submissions open.

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That's it for this week!
~AnnaMaria

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P.S. If you have something you'd like to see featured in our Community Newsletter, you have 3 options -- submit an official feature request, reply to this message, or, if you're a current attendee or alumni, reply to our weekly Community Wins Roundup post in the PO Discord #🙌share-your-wins channel to let us know the details. We'd love to celebrate you!

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