About The Unpublished Games Network
History and Introduction
Founded in 2010 by John Moller, The Unpublished Games Network, colloquially called Unpub, is a non-profit organization serving the tabletop community to build better games together through playtesting events, mentorship, and education programs.
While the nucleus of our early community was the Mid-Atlantic region of the US, our reach and membership has grown steadily across the globe. Our hope is to create a stronger tabletop games community while promoting the creative projects of our members and encouraging the improvement of their games.
Unpub Events
We support the game design and development community by organizing events intended to help designers receive public playtests and feedback, and connect with other tabletop gaming industry folks. These events are open to anyone who wishes to bring their game to the table, or who wishes to simply attend and play these games - no street cred check needed. If you have an idea or a prototype for a game, congratulations you would be a great fit at one of our events! Playtesters are asked to evaluate the games based on their personal tastes and provide constructive criticism in the form of verbal and/or written feedback. We expect all designers to give back to the community - you should be playing at least as many games as you bring with you. These events only work through the genuine love of tabletop games that we all share.
Fees and Membership
Unpub is a low cost/no cost network that relies on participant support to thrive. There is no fee to join our network, our mailing list and social media resources are free, and the cost is either low or free to participate at our events. All we ask of our participants is that they help the program to grow - please tell a friend or two what a great time you had at one of our events, or how much you loved a new game someone was playtesting. It is through passionate support of the Unpub ideals that we have gotten this far, and with your support we will continue to grow further.
