Hey Reader!

David Kessler here.

​25 in 25 Sponsorship & Giveaway

Panda Game Manufacturing has a great opportunity for emerging game designers and publishers. They have a contest happening right now to award a $25,000 sponsorship! Panda is looking for a passionate creator ready to become a long-term partner. They want to support fresh talent and build the future of tabletop together.

The Panda Judging Committee will assess each game based on creativity and engagement, market viability, production feasibility, and overall presentation quality. To apply, you’ll need to submit a sell sheet, short video, and rules document.

You can apply online, but there are some extra perks to submitting for GenCon or Essen Spiel. If applying for one of those conventions, you’ll get to show off your game in person. And, you’ll be entered in a random drawing to win $1,000 in manufacturing credit.

Panda is a sponsor of Protospiel Online. They love to support the community and hope to help designers make their ideas a reality.

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📣Announcements Announcements Annooouuuncements!

• ​Panelspiel Online, July 18-19 (Registration opening very soon! Get on the waitlist here)
• Protospiel Online August 2025, badges will be on sale after Panelspiel! Subscribe to badge sales opening announcements here.
• ​Indie Games Night Market @ PAX Unplugged: Applications open until August 1st
• Lunarpunk Games Midnight Market, coming November 2025

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~David

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

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