New York board game cafe workers unionise in landslide election win
Workers at New York City board game cafe chain Hex & Company have won their fight to unionise after securing a landslide election victory.
Year 2023
“Building an audience is crucial”: Mayan Curse designer Joe Slack reveals his secrets of a successful Kickstarter campaign
Board game designer Joe Slack taps knowledge acquired through his four successful Kickstarters to provide some guidance on running a strong crowdfunding campaign. He talks knowing your numbers, how to spend a marketing budget and why building an audience before…
The White Castle tops October new owner charts after powerful Essen Spiel showing | BGG Stats
Edo-period Japan worker placement game The White Castle has surged to the top of the new owner charts on BoardGameGeek after a much-hyped appearance at this year's Essen Spiel board game fair.
Board gaming’s most beautiful magazine is up for a pair of awards
Senet, a quarterly magazine celebrating the beauty of board games, has been nominated for a pair of British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.
Challengers adds to string of awards by taking home Italian Game of the Year prize
Challengers, a deck-management board game designed to replicate the feel of a digital auto-battler, has continued its powerful run of award wins by being named Italian Game of the Year.
“We didn’t expect to find this dark underbelly of the game design industry”: Two seasoned board game designers highlight why a professional association is so badly needed
Two board game designers describe a horror-show of interactions with publishers around contract law, overwork and unprofessional communication and attitudes - and underscore just how badly something like the TTGDA is needed in the modern tabletop games industry.
“The scope of the problem was far larger than I realized”: How the Tabletop Game Designers Association hopes to give creators a stronger voice
The high-profile designers of Wingspan, Space Cadets and Mind MGMT have teamed up to launch a professional organisation to fight on behalf of tabletop game designers.
Another New York board game cafe refuses to recognise workers’ union
New York board game cafe the Brooklyn Strategist has refused to recognise a workers' union despite more than 75% of staff signing a petition to unionise.
‘Everything was done behind our backs’: Heroes of Normandie designers speak out over shock Pig From Hell Games liquidation
The designers of WW2 skirmish board game Heroes of Normandie have slammed publisher Pig From Hell Games' owners after being informed over email that the business was being liquidated.
“It’s clear there are too many games being published”: Pegasus Spiele’s co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming’s biggest prize
Pegasus Spiele's co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming's biggest prize