International Game Inventors Convention

Friday, 30 January 2026, at the Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg

The Spielwarenmesse is the meeting place for national and international Eurogame professionals and creative newcomers alike. That is why the Spielwarenmesse and the Bavarian Games Archive are jointly organising the International Game Inventors Convention at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre on the Friday of the trade fair, 30 January 2026.

All important information at a glance

Event date

Friday, 30 January 2026

9 am – 6 pm Game Inventors Convention
6 – 10 pm GamingHour – the gaming party for networking and playing!

Location

Messezentrum Nürnberg, NCC Mitte, Level 1, Foyer, Brussels hall and Munich hall

For game designers

Registration deadline for participants is in December 2025.

Further information

For game editors and game agencies

List of participants and Game Designer Portraits available from 15 December 2025.

Further information

Terms of registration 2026

All important information from the edition 2026 summarized for you.

Terms of registration for 2026 are coming soon.

GamingHour – the gaming party

To round off the Game Inventors Convention, a networking party will be held in the NCC Mitte, level 1, Foyer. All participants at the Game Inventors Convention – game designers, publishers, editors, trade journalists and content creators – are invited to enjoy a lively exchange and Franconian snacks.

Alibaba Games Club awards the 2-person game prize DuAli during the GamingHour.