Hasbro picks trio of winners in hunt for ‘next great woman-led mass market game’
Toy and game giant Hasbro has chosen three winners in its search for what it hopes will be the "next great woman-led mass market toy or game".
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Senet magazine co-creator Dan Jolin has won a British Society of Magazine Editors award
Dan Jolin, the co-creator of board gaming's most beautiful magazine, Senet, has won a British Society of Magazine Editors award for his work on the title.
‘Restructuring’ has started at Asmodee as owner Embracer Group battles to cut $1.4bn debt pile
Asmodee's owner Embracer Group has confirmed it has begun "restructuring" at the tabletop gaming giant, as part of a massive cost-cutting programme which has already seen Embracer shed more than 900 jobs.
No Rolls Barred scraps Twitch channel after three-month deal expires
No Rolls Barred, a group of board game entertainment video makers with more than 300,000 YouTube subscribers, has scrapped its three month-old Twitch channel after failing to pull enough fans across from its other outlets.
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.
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.
“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.