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.
Bringing any board game crowdfunding project to fruition amid the clamour of competiting offerings can be a challenge for even large publishers. But doing so as a one-person company, putting out the latest expansive board game from famed Axis & Allies designer Larry Harris, requires another level of plate-spinning entirely. In this sponsored article, Nightingale Games owner Thomas Gale talks deluxification of Kickstarters, savvy advertising and working in the post-Covid environment, while Larry Harris himself discusses his design approach and creating 'experiences' rather than just games.
Crafting a game system so compelling that other designers want to create their own games using it is a rare beast in board gaming. Veteran wargame designer Volko Ruhnke has managed it twice - first with the COIN series, which saw its asymmetric counterinsurgency design influence games including Root, and his Levy and Campaign series, which currently runs to nine volumes of designs by various creators. The former CIA intelligence analyst spoke to BoardGameWire about his continuing drive towards accessibility with new design Hunt for Blackbeard, which is on Kickstarter now, how he's solving the hidden movement mechanics conundrum, and which games have been influencing his own design processes in recent years.
Abstract lightweight tile-laying game Harmonies has powered to the top of the charts for the number of BGG users adding new games to their collections in May.
Innovative hex and counter wargame Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich has been named Game of the Year at the latest Charles S Roberts Awards, seen by many as the Oscars of wargaming.
Economic class warfare simulator Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory is looking to add Portugal's game of the year award to its resume in the wake of a powerful showing in the Golden Geek Awards last month.
