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Summit Award reveals 2024 contenders which have best helped draw in players, broaden scope of historical board gaming

The finalists of this year's Summit Award, which aims to recognise historical board games that have attracted new players or introduced new subjects or perspectives to the hobby, have been revealed.

Mike Didymus - True
23 October 2024

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BoardGameGeek founder, Magic the Gathering creator among board game industry professionals teaming up to support Kamala Harris presidential campaign

A host of board game industry professionals have lent their support to a 750-strong group of gaming and puzzle specialists endorsing Kamala Harris in her bid to become President of the United States.

Mike Didymus - True
22 October 2024

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No, Mythic Games hasn’t gone into liquidation – but its fate should be decided by the end of the month

Financially stricken French board game publisher Mythic Games has not been liquidated, despite a string of poorly researched reports flying across the internet - but the company expects to know by the end of October if its situation is indeed hopeless, BoardGameWire understands.

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Matagot stops publishing heavier games like Kemet, Inis, shifts focus to family and children’s titles

Veteran French board game publisher Matagot is pulling out of publishing heavier games such as Kemet and Inis, instead focusing the company's future on the family, beginner and children's games market.

Mike Didymus - True
16 October 2024

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Nucleum wins Portugal’s game of the year award

Alternative history industrialisation eurogame Nucleum has triumphed in this year's Jogo Do Ano, the Portuguese game of the year award.

Mike Didymus - True
15 October 2024

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Board game sales in Germany grow again despite sharp fall in wider toy and puzzle industry, “structural crisis” in economy

Board game sales in Germany, one of the world’s biggest tabletop markets, continue to grow despite a "structural crisis" in the country's economy which has seen the wider toy market slump, new research shows.

Mike Didymus - True
15 October 2024

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“Did it save the company? Yes and no”: FunForge’s CEO on fighting its financial woes by selling the Tokaido line to Stonemaier

After years of financial struggles, French board game publisher FunForge has taken the drastic step of selling its entire line of Tokaido games to Wingspan publisher Stonemaier Games, in a move it hopes will give the company breathing space to rebuild - and refocus - its business. FunForge CEO Philippe Nouhra sat down with BoardGameWire at this year's Spiel Essen board game fair to discuss how the company is pivoting to small-box games in an attempt to rebuild financially and creatively, and why board gaming's broken crowdfunding and distribution models are leading the industry to a looming crisis.

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Florida-based board game publisher R&R evacuates HQ as “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Milton nears landfall

Veteran Florida-based board game publisher R&R Games has evacuated its Tampa home in preparation for major hurricane Milton striking the state overnight.

Mike Didymus - True
9 October 2024

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Tabletop Game Designers Association persuades Barnes & Noble to start namechecking board game designers in online store listings

US retailer Barnes & Noble has begun including the names of the designers of board games it sells through its online store after a successful approach by the recently-launched Tabletop Game Designers Association.

Mike Didymus - True
9 October 2024

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Forest Shuffle scoops German’s biggest community-voted board game award, Sky Team and White Castle also impress

Woodland-themed tableau-building card game Forest Shuffle has triumphed in this year's Deutscher Spiele Preis, the biggest community-voted board game award in Germany.

Mike Didymus - True
8 October 2024

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Spiel Essen sells out for first time as 204,000 attendees set post-Covid record

The world's biggest board game fair, Spiel Essen, has posted a new post-Covid attendance record amid completely selling out of tickets for the four-day event for the first time in its 41-year history.

Mike Didymus - True
8 October 2024

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Zenobia Award continues push to lift up underrepresented game designers, reveals nine nominees diversifying historical tabletop design

Games grappling with subjects including Indian revolutionaries fighting the British Raj and the moral dilemmas of enslaved textile workers in colonial Mexico are among the nominees for the second Zenobia Award, which looks to shine a light on diverse historical game designs from creators in marginalised groups.

Mike Didymus - True
26 September 2024

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