{"id":2345,"date":"2021-02-22T16:59:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/the-contest\/"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T11:29:32","slug":"contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During Lucca Comics &amp; Games 2025, the annual Masterclass dedicated to the <strong>&#8220;Gioco Inedito \u2013 Miglior Proposta di Gioco&#8221; (Unpublished Game \u2013 Best Game Proposal)<\/strong> contest took place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luigi Ferrini<\/strong>, the contest president, and <strong>Domenico Di Giorgio<\/strong>, editorial director of DV Games \u2013 a partner of the award for over 20 years \u2013 revealed the theme for 2026: <strong>&#8220;Comics!&#8221;<\/strong>. This theme was chosen to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the event that hosts the contest, which was founded in 1966.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Gioco Inedito&#8221; contest aims to select the best game among the submitted prototypes and reward it with a professional, high-quality publication, handled directly by <strong>DV Games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest also aims to promote emerging graphic and artistic talent with the <strong>&#8220;Best Artwork Award,&#8221;<\/strong> as part of a broader collaboration with Lucca Comics &amp; Games on various projects to support emerging creators led by the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winner will be selected by the contest jury, composed of 8 members chosen by<strong> Lucca Crea and DV Games, including president Luigi Ferrini, award coordinator Daniele Boschi, and the other jury members: Silvia Ceccarelli, Marta Ciaccasassi, Domenico Di Giorgio, Andrea Guerrieri, Andrea Parrella, and Silvano Sorrentino.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official call for entries is available on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/bando-2026\/\">dedicated webpage<\/a><\/strong>. You can find the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/f-a-q\/\">contest F.A.Q. here<\/a><\/strong>, while the registration form is located on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/areaclienti.luccacrea.it\/moduli\/index.php?categorie_moduli_id=2\">Lucca Crea Contests page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">ATTENTION:<\/mark><\/strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> The deadline for enrollment has been extended until <\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2026.<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light has-parallax pimg\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2261 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/parallax-immagine.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1110\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/parallax-maschera-1110x484.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2277\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The contest is open to both Italian and foreign game designers, and prototypes may be submitted in either Italian or English. All submitted prototypes must conform to the technical and style requirements described below to avoid exclusion from the award process. The Award Jury will select the best games among those received before the contest deadline. Evaluation of the games for \u201cBest Artwork Award\u201d, which will be based on illustration quality and artistic level, will be carried-out by the contest jury and publishing professionals from DV Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All games submitted will be evaluated on originality, playability, editorial, artistic, technical, and cultural value (though not necessarily in that order). The graphic design of the product will not be considered as a criterion for the award: designers only have to ensure that all drawings are clear, and all text is legible. On the other hand, game elements that may make it difficult for the game to be published internationally will receive unfavorable evaluation. It is therefore recommended that designers limit or exclude textual elements on the cards and, wherever possible, make use of internationally recognized expressions, symbols, and drawings (though this is not a mandatory requirement to participate in the contest). The jury will also evaluate the average length of a game. Though there are no strict requirements for game length, it is recommended for designers to aim for a game that lasts about 15 \u2013 30 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Lucca Comics &amp; Games 2025, the annual Masterclass dedicated to the &#8220;Gioco Inedito \u2013 Miglior Proposta di Gioco&#8221; (Unpublished&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-cyan btn-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2345","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4633,"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2345\/revisions\/4633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.giocoinedito.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}