Call for applications is now open for the board game competition 'Roots 15'

Did you know that the call for entries for the fifteenth, anniversary competition of original board games "KORNI" is currently open? This event, supported by the publishing house Hobby World, aims to assist both aspiring board game designers and experienced authors with completed prototypes in attracting attention to their projects and turning them into a boxed product on store shelves.

The prize fund this year amounts to 200,000 rubles, which will be distributed among one or several winners, as determined by the expert jury. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to sign a contract with Russia's largest board game publishing house and receive marketing support to bring their product to a wider audience.

The competition accepts board games of all genres: from strategy to family and children's games. The history of "KORNI" has already seen bright successes: one of the winning games from previous years, "Otrezhalki," made it to the list of the best children's games of the prestigious international award Kinderspiel des Jahres 2026.

The competition takes place in three stages. The submission period began on July 15 and will last until August 31, 2026. Then, from September 1 to November 30, there will be a remote selection process, during which experts will review the submitted prototypes and determine the winners. The names of the monetary prize holders and the authors with whom the publishing house is ready to sign a contract will be officially announced in the first half of December from the 1st to the 15th.

To apply, you must familiarize yourself with the competition regulations and fill out a special form on the Hobby Games website (https://hobbygames.ru/konkurs-korni-15).

All relevant information, news, and discussions are published in the official Telegram channel "KORNI 15" (https://telegram.me/konkurs*avtorov*Igrokon), where you can ask the organizers questions and chat with other participants.