Submissions for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award will open January 1!
The Cardboard Edison Award recognizes great unpublished board games
Timeline for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award
January 1: submissions open
January 31: submissions close
February: first-round judging
late February: finalists announced
April 8: finalist prototypes due
April: finalist judging
May: winners announced
Cardboard Edison Best Practices 2026
Our annual Cardboard Edison Best Practices booklet, filled with board game design tips and resources for every step of the process, will be back in January!
2026 Supporters of Cardboard Edison
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Judges for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award
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See the results from previous years’ Cardboard Edison Award
Rules for the 2026 Cardboard Edison Award
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FAQs
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