About the talk
In this talk, I’ll share my journey as a first time board game designer, from knowing nothing about board game design to signing my first game for mass production, and how connecting with other designers, playtesters and the wider gaming community has shaped that journey. From making better games to finding opportunities, building connections has been one of the most important parts of becoming a board game designer.
Speaker
Stephen McCowage
Stephen McCowage is an award winning Australian industrial designer and tabletop game designer based in Sydney. When he's not building real-world products, he's designing, making, and breaking games that are full of chaos and player interaction. In 2025, he signed his first published game, That Brick Game.