Hello DIYHub: Level Up Your Creativity! 🎮

This time, we launch a new 2-month challenge with the focus on pure gaming creativity. This edition is all about the games we build, repair, customize, and bring to life with our own hands. It doesn't matter if you craft a board game, restore retro hardware, or if you rebuild a game you played in the past, let's fill our DIY community with the:

Review of the Previous Contest

Our first two-month contest wrapped up with great results! Running from November through January with no specific theme, you brought us everything from upcycled pet furniture to handcrafted Christmas decorations, woodworking projects to textile creations. The extended timeline gave everyone more room to develop ambitious projects or finish multiple projects without time pressure and additionally, the prize pool is bigger :D

Thank you for your dedication and the passion you put into every build! Big thanks to everyone who joined this time:
@chacald.dcymt @elentogether @lauracraft @marlynmont @mdakash62 @rodriguezkike232 @lanoican @samuell12 @ridgette @stefany0720 @divergente1 @annafenix

Your work continues to inspire and uplift us all 💚

Here are the champions from our last round:
🥇Prize: @lauracraft with DIY 2025 / Mini picture with dried flowers
🥈Prize: @lanoican with A Light for Hope / Una Luz Para La Esperanza
🥉Prize: @annafenix with A LITTLE HOUSE FOR MY CATS

Congratulations 🎉 Prizes will be sent soon - thank you for your patience!

A note about our new format: We've decided to keep our contests running every two months for now. This gives you more time to perfect your projects, allows us to offer bigger prize pools than last year and to counter-act the lack of engagement we all experience lately because of the crypto world. Quality over quantity - we can't wait to see what you'll create with the extra time!

This Month: 🎮🕹️ DIY Gaming Edition 🎨

Let's create projects that celebrate gaming through our own hands. Build board games from scratch, decorate your gaming console, craft gaming accessories, or create full-blown tabletop experiences. Your hands, your rules, your game!

Why We Do This?

Because gaming brings people together from young to old and sparks creativity that can last a full lifetime. Through handmade projects we can build the games we always wanted to play, honor the classics we love, and customize our gaming experience. It doesn't matter if you're a seasoned crafter or first-time creator: Let's craft, play, and innovate.

🌸 What Can You Create?

Possibilities are endless, whether you work with wood, electronics, cardboard, or fabric. Here are some ideas to inspire you:

• Design and build a board/card game
• Stitch your favourite game character on a sweater
• Craft game organizers, dice towers, or card holders
• Repair or restore gaming electronics
• Create custom controllers or controller mods
• Design gaming-themed furniture, shelves, or display cases
• Make cosplay props or armor from your favorite games
• Create decoration based on your favourite games
• Level up your gaming room with a new light setups
• ...

🌿 Be Eco-Friendly ♻️

As always, we encourage the use of natural or recycled materials whenever possible. Old controllers, cardboard boxes, broken electronics, scrap wood, fabric scraps, or unused craft supplies can all become something amazing. Let's keep our gaming sustainable and creative 🌎

Thank you for making gaming greener and more hands-on!

🎁 Prizes:

• 🥇 1st Place
  60 Hive / 1200 Ecency Points
• 🥈 2nd Place
  30 Hive / 600 Ecency Points
• 🥉 3rd Place
  15 Hive / 300 Ecency Points

📌 How to Join:

✔️ Post in the DIYHUB Community
✔️ Use the tag #DIYGaming
✔️ You can send more than one entry
✔️ Deadline: 31st of March
✔️ Show your process (steps, photos, code snippets, etc.)
✔️ Read the content rules before posting

💡 Some Tips:

➤ Be original: we love fresh, creative takes! 🎨
➤ Use upcycled or repurposed materials ♻️
➤ Show your process clearly 🛠️
➤ Share your inspiration and playtesting results 💡
➤ Clear photos or screenshots help your project shine 📷

Let's craft games, art, and experiences worth playing!