Tabletop Game Designers Association

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Official account of the Tabletop Game Designers Association. More information at ttgda.org

The listing for the for the game Sanibel showing Elizabeth Hargrave
A copy of the game Adulting showing cards laid out on a table.
Recently the leadership of the Tabletop Game Designers Association became aware that the new game from Devir, Ace of Spades, contains offensive and disturbing artwork of minority groups in the American West. While the industry as a whole has made progress in being more inclusive and sensitive in depictions of people, this demonstrates that there is still much work to be done. We urge all publishers to use cultural consultants to review artwork, language, and other aspects of games to help guard against these issues and protect against the blind spots that all of us have in certain areas. Also, generally, it is fraught when slavery and other serious issues are used as ‘window dressing’ or stereotypes. These issues are worthy of inclusion and exploration in games, but need to be engaged with in a thoughtful way for a reason, not just for period seasoning. TTGDA will also now strongly recommend that all contracts contain a clause that gives designers the right to review art prior to publication, and remove their name and likeness from a game if they have issues with the artwork, theme, or mechanics changes implemented by a publisher. This will be part of our standard review template going forward. As an industry we need to continue to strive to do better.
Advanced Print and Play Prototyping techniques webinar for TTGDA members
A schedule of events that Tabletop Game Designers Association gave at BGG convention. Friday 10:00am Introducon to TTGDA 11:00am Meet the Designer: Danielle Reynolds 2:00pm Meet the Designer: Eric Lang 3:00pm Meet the Designers: Lindsey Rode and Isaac Vega 4:00pm Game Licensing Contracts Saturday 10:00am Pitch Perfect: Pracce Your Game Pitch 11:00am Meet the Designer: Ma* Leacock 2:00pm Meet the Designers: Nick Li*le and Sydney Engelstein 3:00pm Meet the Designer: Mike Fitzgerald 4:00pm Meet the Designer: Daryl Andrews