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Z-Man, Stronghold Games founders lead star-studded launch of new board game publisher Play to Z

Z-Man Games founder Zev Shlasinger has teamed with fellow board game industry veterans including Stronghold Games founder Stephen Buonocore to launch a new publishing house called Play to Z.

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Votes for Women follows critical acclaim by triumphing in 2023 Summit Award

Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame from designer Tory Brown, has scooped this year's Summit Award celebrating the historical board game which best succeeded in broadened the hobby.

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Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons and Dragons maker Hasbro is laying off another 1,100 staff amid weak holiday-season demand

Hasbro, the toy and game giant that owns Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons studio Wizards of the Coast, is slashing another 1,100 jobs as ongoing macroeconomic concerns eat into consumer demand.

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The White Castle continues to dominate new owners charts, fights off Ticket to Ride Legacy challenge | BGG Stats

Edo-period Japan worker placement game The White Castle has scored the most new owners on BoardGameGeek for the second month running, heading off a strong challenge from the much-hyped arrival of Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West.

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Games Workshop pays out £7.5m in bonuses to staff amid jump in profits; share price slumps

Games Workshop is handing out £2,500 to each staff member in December through a $7.5m bonus pot, after revealing a 12% rise in its half-year profits.

Mike Didymus - True
8 December 2023

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Woodcraft, Wandering Towers take home Flemish game of the year prizes

Woodcraft, the woodworking eurogame designed by Vladimír Suchý and Ross Arnold, has scooped the Gouden Ludo Flemish expert game of the year prize.

Mike Didymus - True
6 December 2023

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Star Realms publisher Wise Wizard launches family-weight imprint with trio of games

Wise Wizard Games, the publisher of award-winning spaceship combat deck-building game Star Realms, has launched a family-focused imprint called Wacky Wizard Games.

Mike Didymus - True
6 December 2023

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Last chance to sign up for Button Shy’s latest 18 Card Challenge game design competition

Time is running out for game designers to submit their entries to the latest contest run by Button Shy Games, which specialises in wallet-sized board games which use just 18 cards.

Mike Didymus - True
4 December 2023

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Incredible Dream scraps new Kickstarter after just a day, despite reaching almost 90% of target

Incredible Dream, one of the few board game startups to attract millions in venture capital dollars, has scrapped its second Kickstarter project just a day after launch, despite reaching almost 90% of its target amount.

Mike Didymus - True
1 December 2023

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Dicebreaker’s owner investigates putting site up for sale alongside video game stablemates

Board game news website Dicebreaker is being lined up for a sale by its owner ReedPop, as the US-based events major investigates getting out of the digital journalism space it entered just five years ago.