Hello,
Had an idea for a board game I wondered if anyone knew
of a site I could double check that it is not already being
used. The name or the idea. Any suggestions???? :lol:
Hello,
Had an idea for a board game I wondered if anyone knew
of a site I could double check that it is not already being
used. The name or the idea. Any suggestions???? :lol:
Try BoardGameGeek to search for games by name. They don't have every game in the world listed, but they've almost certainly got every currently popular board game in print, and most games for the last few decades that were at all popular even if they're now out of print.
I have no idea how to find out if a game idea has been used. Wish I did!
You can do patent and Trademark searches at the above site.
Hello and welcome!
You can always type your game's name into a search engine (or a few search engines) and see what comes up. Depending on the name, you may need to modify the search with some keywords that pertain to the fact that it's a game (like "game" or "boardgame").
Best of luck!
![]() | Winners of the 2025 Diana Jones Emerging Designer Program (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | A special book “review” of my book Game Design (0) by lewpuls |
![]() | Foundation — by Isaac Asimov (1) by lewpuls |
![]() | Re-purposing of "Monster Keep" Branding into... (1) by questccg |
![]() | Game-Based Education & Therapy Conference (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Dual Dice — Welcome to the PRE-LAUNCH Party!!! (3) by questccg |
![]() | Semi-Finalists announced for "Geo Facts Challenge" (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | The Time Has Come... (7) by Jacob |
![]() | New Board Game Pieces - Skyscrapers (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | AI, The Law, and Game Design (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Prospector — I decided to have a dedicated BLOG for this "Expansion" (39) by questccg |
![]() | Splash damage with d6 rolls, in wargames (10) by X3M |
![]() | A reboot of the game nights (wargame, hobby variant) (17) by X3M |
![]() | Short question about hitting moving targets, or attack while moving (75) by X3M |
![]() | Geo Facts Challenge (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Board Game Burnout and how to deal with it (7) by X3M |
![]() | Creating a coop adventure game without cards (20) by questccg |
![]() | Board Game Blueprint - New Episode Every Wednesday (42) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Mystery Box Game Jam (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Cardboard Edison Award - Winners Announced (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | New Pastel Blue Dice at The Game Crafter (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | New Staff Pick at The Game Crafter: Judgemint of the Realm Lords (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Auctions Ending Today - Badges for Protospiel Online (0) by The Game Crafter |
![]() | Walls? To give cover, or not to give cover? (28) by X3M |
![]() | Winner Announced for ZSA Cards Challenge at The Game Crafter (0) by The Game Crafter |
Mia … and as long as you've made a reasonable effort to be fair about not duplicating a name that might already be in use or copyrighted -- then any potential trouble down the road is just that much more easy to rectify; legally arguable in your defense. Not to scare – just some assurance that effort goes a long way because we all know how gray and fugged up US Copyright Laws are ...
CC :D