APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
Thank you to all who have applied!
Selection notifications were sent out on July 17th for attendence and publisher speed-dating. If you have not received notification, please contact us and we’ll get it sorted out!
Event Sponsors
Sponsor the Social!
If you’re a publisher or Industry professional and would like to attend, we’ve got a number of spots set aside for people just like you! Drop us a line if you’re interested!
What’s this all about?
The tabletop industry is filled with creative roles. There are the visually creative like illustrators and graphic designers, the conceptually creative like game designers and developers, and also the verbally creative like writers and editors. Each one of these individuals’ contribute their own brand of creativity to the games they help make.
The “Be Creative” movement’s mandate is to elevate creative individuals and foster creativity in the tabletop indsustry. This August at Gen Con in Indianapolis, we’ll be offering some of the best creative up-and-comers in the tabletop industry a leg-up by sitting them across the table from some of the industry’s leading publishers.
This three-hour event will have you rubbing elbows with top designers (game and graphic), artists, and developers in board games all surrounded by games, karaoke and friends. There will be ample food and drink to nourish our creative appetites as well.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No. This is a private, application-based event. All applicants selected for attendance will be notified via email. Unfortunately applications are now closed.
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If your application was selected, you’ll be sent an email with a ticket URL and pass code.
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First of all, Congrats!
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early and check-in at the Prize table which is located by the dart boards and circle bar. Event Staff will be there to assist you and guide you through the speed-dating event.
During the speed-dating session, you will travel from table to table having the chance to engage in eight 3-minute dates, with leading tabletop publishers. This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your creativity and connect with some of the best publishers in the industry.
Please come prepared with either business cards, sell sheets, or small portfolio. Unfortunately, the table space is VERY small, so you should not bring prototypes/samples as there is not sufficient space. Additionally, due to the very quick time frame, the priority is to make an impression and exchange contact information for followup.
In the end, you just need to bring your sparkling personality!
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No dress code per se, but this is a professional networking event, but it’s also comprised 100% of board game geeks, so…..
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YES! We’ve got two food stations setup throughout the event with lots of tasty munchies!
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While there is no dedicated parking for the event, there are numerous parkades and street parking available in the area.
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Once you’ve arrived at Punchbowl Social, mosey on over to see the folks at the check-in table which is located right by the Mall Entrance.
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YES! We will have a selection of Vegetarian and Vegan options for attendees.
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Nope! The event is open to those under 21, however alcohol will only be served those of drinking age.
More questions? Contact Us here and we’ll get you sorted!
Event Breakdown
If you’re looking to break into the tabletop industry, we’d love to hear from you! This event is focusing on getting up-and-coming graphic designers, game designers, artists, illustrators, and game developers in front of the people who need them most — publishers!
If you fit the bill, use this form and tell us all about what drives you creatively and why this is the event for you!
Publisher Speed-Dating
Of the 200 attendees, 48 will be selected for a 6x3-minute session where they’ll get to have rapid one-on-one meetings with our sponsoring publishers. This is the perfect opportunity to make a great first impression and get a leg up in the industry!
Professional Networking
In addition to our main publishing sponsors, all attendees will be rubbing elbows with top creative professionals and other publishers in the tabletop industry. Now’s the time to perfect your pitch!
Fun, Games & Prizes!
Punchbowl Social features a ton of great ways to facilitate networking. Attendees can chat and bond while bowling a few frames or playing shuffleboard — the perfect ice breakers!
Did we mention that throughout the event we’ll also be giving away a ton of prizes? Yeah, we’re doing that too.
Media Enquiries
We will do our best to accommodate every media enquiry we receive, however, due to the number of requests we anticipate receiving we may not be able to honour all who reach out.
We will have a professional photographer at the event and these images can be provided royalty free for features, articles and news directly relating to the social (some copyright conditions apply).
Walkabout Sponsors
What the heck is a ‘Walkabout Sponsor’?
A Walkabout Sponsor are publishers and other industry professionals that will be attending the event and ‘walking around’, prime to be chatted with!
