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.
Brass: Birmingham, the industrial revolution-themed strategy game which ousted Gloomhaven as BoardGameGeek's top-ranked game early last year, is getting a sequel.
Wingspan's huge popularity since its 2019 release shows no sign of abating, with more BoardGameGeek users adding it to their collections last year than any other game.
Board Games Insider, the long-running industry podcast created by former Stronghold Games president Stephen Buonocore and Portal Games president Ignacy Trzewiczek, has left its home on the Dice Tower Network to join BoardGameGeek.
BoardGameGeek's annual end-of-year support drive has fallen short of its target again, with the number of supporters pledging payment to the site during the event dropping for the third year in a row.
Heat: Pedal to the Metal the deluxe version of Cat in the Box both came away with a pair of winners trophies at BoardGameGeek's 17th annual Golden Geek Awards, which are voted on by users of the site.
Massive demand for 7 Wonders Duel re-implementation Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth saw the two-player strategy game pick up more than 7,300 new registered owners on BoardGameGeek in October - roughly double the usual total for the most-added game in a month.
The Porters, a board game exploring the struggle of early 20th Century Black Canadian railway workers to overcome racism and organise unions, has become the second winner of the Zenobia Award - a contest aimed at lifting up game designers from marginalised groups.
A trio of gateway hobby board games have emerged as Game of the Year contenders in the Toy Association's latest Toy of the Year awards - a prize traditionally dominated by mass-market games.
Star Realms maker Wise Wizard Games has become the latest well-known board game publisher to begin using AI generated images in its projects, despite widespread criticism from artists that the technology is built upon stolen work.
