In 2021, I co-founded Golden Gate Gamemakers, a collective of tabletop designers in the San Francisco Bay Area. This year, we partnered with the Game Developers Conference to create an official space for tabletop design at GDC 2026.
Across all five days of the event, plus our opening night party at Oracle Park, we hosted playtesting sessions where attendees could try prototypes alongside local designers. It created a rare opportunity to bring together digital game developers and the hands-on, social experience of tabletop.
Take a look at my video from the home of the San Francisco Giants for a quick overview of the week.
