Haba, the 85-year-old Germany toymaker renowned in board game circles for its family-weight games, has gone into self-administration in an attempt to save the business.
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An 'anonymous fan' has provided troubled Cthulhu Wars publisher Petersen Games with more than $140,000 to get the game into the hands of frustrated Kickstarter backers - some of whom were facing a four-and-a-half year delay in receiving their orders.
BackerKit has officially launched its bid to take on crowdfunding giant Kickstarter, after capping off a year of beta testing with the huge success of Gloomhaven's Grand Festival on the platform.
Board game reviewers and influencers are falling foul of FTC rules prohibiting 'unfair or deceptive' acts by failing to properly disclose when they receive free games - putting themselves and publishers in the firing line for court action.
Board games trade organisation GAMA is offering $1,000 grants and peer mentoring to new board game publishers and retailers from under-represented communities.
Board game publishing major Ravensburger has filed to dismiss a lawsuit from Upper Deck that claims it stole the design for upcoming Disney trading card game Lorcana.
Online board game design portal and print-on-demand publisher The Game Crafter has expanded into warehousing and fulfillment services.
Czech Games Edition, the publisher behind board games including Codenames, Through the Ages and Lost Ruins of Arnak, is releasing an eight-part documentary delving into how it made the most notable games in its 16-year history.
