Tabletop Game Designers Australia (TGDA) is the industry body for tabletop game designers in Australia. Their biggest event DevCon is back for 2025, and it’s set to be the biggest and best year yet for Australia’s tabletop game-design community. This annual industry event is a crucial gathering where designers, publishers, manufacturers, artists, and community leaders connect, trade notes, and share playtests. This year, it’s perfectly timed to take place right before the consumer spotlight of PAX AUS kicks off, making it the ideal start to your convention week.

Proudly presented by Asmodee with generous support from Gold Sponsor, Good Games Publishing, DevCon is dedicated to levelling up the Australian game-design community.

Tickets on sale now.

What’s New (and Better) This Year

DevCon 2025 introduces several exciting improvements to enhance your experience:

• New Venue: TGDA has moved the event to a new venue that is walking distance to the PAX Convention Centre. This is perfect if you’re in town early or heading straight from your booth setup.
• Dedicated Rooms: Enjoy separate rooms for Talks and Playtesting, ensuring no competing goals. You can learn deeply in one room and test with intention in the other.
• Food and Drinks On-Site: Grab dinner and drinks without having to leave the venue, with on-site food and a venue bar.
• Reserve a Playtest Table: Guarantee a spot to playtest your latest prototype with your peers by reserving a table in advance.

Expect an evening filled with sharp talks, practical knowledge sharing, and hands-on feedback. Plus, there will be plenty of hallway chats, rapid playtests, and new connections to be made.

Why You Should Come

DevCon offers unparalleled opportunities for anyone in the tabletop game-design space:

• Community & Connections: Meet the people building Australia’s next wave of tabletop hits. Connect with designers, publishers, artists, and collaborators before the PAX whirlwind begins.
• Actionable Talks & Workshops: Gain practical knowledge that you can bring back to your own project immediately.
• High-Signal Playtesting: Receive focused feedback with tight feedback loops, diverse perspectives, and publisher eyes in the room.

Tickets & Ways to Get Involved

Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this vital industry event.

• Grab Your Ticket: Secure your spot by purchasing a ticket.
• Call for Talks: Have a brilliant session, panel, or workshop idea? Pitch it here.
• Reserve a Playtest Table: Lock in a time slot for your prototype during checkout.
• Students & TGDA Members: Discounted tickets are available for students and TGDA members.
• Scholarships: Asmodee is generously providing 10 scholarship tickets. Apply here.
• Become a Sponsor: Support the ecosystem and reach Australia’s top designers and publishers. Email contact@tgda.org.au for more information.

The DezDoes team will be there, and we can’t wait to see you at DevCon! Bring your prototype, your curiosity, and a friend. We’ll see you there!