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Tabletop gaming trade organisation GAMA’s board officers are all women for the first time in history

Hobby games trade organisation The Game Manufacturers Association is celebrating the first all-women lineup for its board officers in its 47-year history.

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GAMA shifts 2025 Expo dates after ‘blowing past projections’ for space needed, signs one-year Kentucky extension

The Game Manufacturer's Association has shifted next year's GAMA Expo trade show a week earlier than usual due to a huge growth in attendance this year - and has agreed to keep the event in Kentucky for an extra year despite its own reservations over remaining in the state.

Mike Didymus - True
9 May 2024

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Newly-launched Tabletop Game Designers Association aims to level playing field between designers and publishers

Board game designers in North America can now call upon a professional organisation to help with everything from playtest advice to contract wrangles, thanks to the official launch of the Tabletop Game Designers Association.

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Kickstarter tells Wonders of the First team to cancel controversial $1.4m campaign over NFT use

Wonders of the First, a contentious collectible card game project which has raised more than $1.4m since launching on Kickstarter last week, has been told by the crowdfunding platform to pull the campaign for its inclusion of cards which can be redeemed for NFTs.

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Too Many Bones publisher Chip Theory Games just bought Dice Throne co-creator Manny Trembley’s new design studio

Chip Theory Games, the publisher of board games including Too Many Bones and Cloudspire, has bought the game design studio recently launched by Dice Throne co-creator Manny Trembley.

Mike Didymus - True
30 April 2024

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Fallout tabletop game sales surge for Modiphius as TV show draws in 65 million viewers

Tabletop gaming publisher Modiphius has seen sales of its Fallout-related products more than double month-on-month amid the huge popularity of Amazon Prime's new Fallout TV show, which attracted 65 million viewers in just over two weeks.

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High-IQ society Mensa reveals its top board games of 2024 after four-day judging marathon

Mensa, the membership society for people with exceptionally high IQ, has revealed the clutch of games receiving its Mensa Select seal this year.

Mike Didymus - True
29 April 2024

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Elden Ring maker FromSoftware’s $2bn corporate owner just bought Japanese board game publisher, Tokyo Game Market organiser Arclight

Arclight, one of Japan's biggest board game publishers and the organiser of Tokyo Game Market, has been bought by multibillion-dollar Japanese entertainment conglomerate Kadokawa Group.

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CMON buys Japon Brand, the company which introduced the world to Love Letter and Machi Koro

Zombicide and Blood Rage publisher CMON has bought Japon Brand, the collective launched almost 20 years ago to promote Japanese board games around the world.

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