Protospiel North, a twice-yearly gathering, brings together designers and players eager to test games in progress.
Dean Burry has already stretched the patience and goodwill of his wife and two daughters, frequently recruiting them to try out the board games he invents. “You’ve got to be very careful when you have a limited number of playtesters because they start to resent it,” he says with a laugh.
That’s not an issue at Protospiel North, a twice-yearly Toronto gathering that brings together mostly hobbyist board-game designers and eager players willing to test works in progress.
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