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Retailers step in to help Dutch publisher Splotter after US distributor GTS cancels ‘large order’ over tariff uncertainty

Food Chain Magnate publisher Splotter Spellen says US distribution major GTS has cancelled a "large order" for its game Indonesia at short notice, citing uncertainty over further changes to import tariffs in the country.

Mike Didymus - True
20 February 2025

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HABA signs distribution deal with Asmodee France, a year after shuttering its French operation amid financial woes

Veteran German toy and game maker HABA has signed a deal with Asmodee to distribute its games in France, a year after shutting down its own French arm as part of a plan to save the financially-troubled business.

Mike Didymus - True
18 February 2025

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Harmonies, Captain Flip triumph in this year’s Swiss Gamers Award, Castle Combo seals two finalist spots

Nature-themed tile-laying game Harmonies has picked up its second award win of the month after being voted the best game in this year's Swiss Gamers Award.

Mike Didymus - True
17 February 2025

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More than half of board game giant Asmodee’s net sales come from just five product lines – and two of those are Magic and Pokemon

Tabletop game publishing and distribution giant Asmodee has acknowledged that its business model exhibits a "concentration risk", with more than half of its €1.2bn in annual net sales coming from just five product lines.

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Kickstarter unveils “tools creators have been asking for” for 2025 as it looks to fight off rising Gamefound challenge

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter is bringing in new pledge management and pay-in-installments options this year amid increasing competition from rival platforms such as Gamefound.

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Flipping the script on How to Play videos: How To Teach’s creator on the trials and tribulations of launching a new board game YouTube channel

Launching a board game-focused YouTube channel in 2025 is a sobering prospect, with hundreds of existing video makers large and small already fighting over the eyeballs of tabletop gamers. Having a unique selling point is practically essential for helping a…

Mike Didymus - True
7 February 2025

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“Our ambition for 2025 is to be number one in tabletop”: Gamefound closes gap on Kickstarter again as crowdfunding giant’s 2024 dollars raised remains flat

Tabletop game crowdfunding platform Gamefound has moved a step closer to its hugely ambitious goal of overtaking industry giant Kickstarter in the category this year, with new data seeming to show the latter's tabletop funding total falling for the third year in a row.

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End looms for Mythic Games as company gives up trying to deliver $1.3m Monsterpocalypse Kickstarter, hands files over to IP holder Privateer Press

Financially-stricken board game publisher Mythic Games has quit trying to complete its $1.3m Kickstarter for kaiju-battling game Monsterpocalypse - one of its last remaining projects after several years of failing to fulfil a string of big-money crowdfunding campaigns.

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Ares Games teams with Armenian board game publisher Red Cat – successor to Russia’s Lifestyle Boardgames – for English versions of two games, hopes for more in future

War of the Ring publisher Ares Games is bringing two games from Armenian publisher Red Cat Games - the successor studio to Russia's Lifestyle Boardgames - to the English language market amid a busy year for the Italy-based business.

Mike Didymus - True
5 February 2025

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Harmonies, Splendor: Duel romp to wins in this year’s BoardGameArena awards, Darwin’s Journey sees off stiff challenge from Terraforming Mars

BoardGameArena, Asmodee's online board gaming platform which passed 10 million registered users last summer, has unveiled the winners of its annual contest for the most popular games added to the service in 2024.

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Board gaming’s biggest TikTok creators face uncertain future after Trump gives threatened app 75-day stay of execution

Board game-focused TikTok video creators attracting millions of views each year are preparing for an uncertain future on the site, which recently went dark for almost 24 hours amid a ban by the US government over national security fears.

Mike Didymus - True
3 February 2025

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This year’s nominees for France’s biggest board gaming award highlights breadth of country’s publishers

The variety of France's board game publishing industry has been underscored by the newly-announced nominees of this year's As d’Or, the country's highest-profile board game prize.

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