Spielwarenmesse: Registration for the Game Inventors Convention 2027 opens with an expanded offering

The International Game Inventors Convention is entering its fifth year. On Friday 5 February 2027, the event will once again see game designers, publishers and other industry representatives coming together in Nuremberg as part of the Spielwarenmesse. A new feature for the upcoming edition is the partnership with Pubblo, a digital platform designed to make communication between game designers and publishing houses even more efficient in future.

The Game Inventors Convention will take place in the Brussels and Munich halls, on Level 1 of NCC Mitte. The well-established networking event, organised in collaboration with the Bayerisches Spielearchiv Haar, was fully booked at its most recent edition, attracting 156 participants from 22 countries. It offers game designers the opportunity to present their prototypes and concepts to publishers, game agencies and other industry contacts. The focus is on personal interaction, valuable feedback and the chance to forge new business connections. Game designers can now register here. The deadline for registration is 15 December 2026.

The networking platform Pubblo significantly enhances the digital capabilities of the Game Inventors Convention. Until now, game designers have been providing editorial teams with information about their profiles and game ideas via prototype profiles to help them prepare for their visit to Nuremberg. In the future, supply and demand will meet via the platform created by the Swedish start-up Pubblo, whose founder is also behind the hit game “Hitster”. Pubblo is an open platform where game designers can showcase their titles to an international network, whilst publishers can discover new games to market. Through the partnership with the Spielwarenmesse, publishers’ editorial teams are able to search specifically for suitable concepts and schedule potential meetings in advance. The partnership thus bridges the gap between digital preparation and face-to-face interaction on site. The aim is to strengthen networking within the international board game industry and to make the search for innovative game ideas more efficient for everyone involved.

Further information on participation and registration is available at www.spielwarenmesse.de/en/game-inventors-convention.