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Fort Circle follows widespread Votes for Women acclaim with latest Kickstarter success

Fort Circle Games has followed up its critically acclaimed card-driven wargame Votes for Women by passing the funding goal for its latest offering on Kickstarter - The Halls of Montezuma.

Mike Didymus - True
14 June 2023

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Games Workshop rockets towards record £440m annual revenue

Games Workshop's global sales are set to reach a record £440m for the current financial year - double the amount it reached just five years ago.

Mike Didymus - True
14 June 2023

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Board game publishers left “scratching their heads” after surprise Essen Spiel changes

The organisers of Essen Spiel, the world's biggest board game fair, have made the surprise move of bringing forward sweeping changes to how the event's halls are structured - leaving some publishers worrying attendees will find it harder to discover their games.

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Asmodee owner Embracer Group to make layoffs to help tackle $1.45bn debt pile

Asmodee parent company Embracer Group is letting go some of its 17,000 staff as part of a restructuring program aimed at slashing its $1.45bn of debt.

Cards and booster packs for the Disney Lorcana trading card game from Ravensburger

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Lorcana publisher Ravensburger doubles down on August release despite Upper Deck lawsuit

Board game publishing major Ravensburger has confirmed it is pressing ahead with its planned August release of the hugely anticipated Disney Lorcana trading card game despite being hit with a lawsuit by Upper Deck claiming it stole the game's design.

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Azul designer’s Spiel des Jahres nominee Sanssouci finally coming to the US

Sansoucci, the 2014 Spiel des Jahres nominee from Azul designer Michael Kiesling, is finally coming to the US after soaring past its admittedly low goal for its Kickstarter campaign.

Mike Didymus - True
8 June 2023

Components from the Disney Lorcana trading card game by Ravensburger

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Upper Deck sues Ravensburger, claiming they stole their work-in-progress game to repackage as Lorcana

Upper Deck is suing board game major Ravensburger over the upcoming Disney Lorcana trading card game, claiming the game's design was stolen from them by lead designer Ryan Miller.

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UK Games Expo directors apologise after RPG runner’s session was rejected for mentioning sexual orientation, queerness

The directors of the UK’s largest hobby gaming convention, UK Games Expo, have apologised after an RPG session runner had their scenario rejected because it included "themes of sexuality or orientation".

Mike Didymus - True
7 June 2023

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Nemesis, Frostpunk board game designer’s book on game design reaches crowdfunding goal

Adam Kwapiński, the designer of recent board game hits Nemesis and Frostpunk: The Board Game, has passed the funding goal on Gamefound for his book about game design.

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GAMA: Cancelling Kentucky expo contract would have ‘lethal’ financial impact

Hobby games trade body GAMA has looked into scrapping the planned move of its annual trade show to Kentucky in the wake of anti-LGBTQ laws passed by the state - but said the $1.8m cancellation cost would have a "lethal impact" on the organisation.

Mike Didymus - True
7 June 2023