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“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.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 6 November 2023
  • 3 Comments
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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.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 2 November 2023
  • 1 Comment
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‘Everything was done behind our backs’: Heroes of Normandie designers speak out over shock Pig From Hell Games liquidation

The designers of WW2 skirmish board game Heroes of Normandie have slammed publisher Pig From Hell Games' owners after being informed over email that the business was being liquidated.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 1 November 2023
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“It’s clear there are too many games being published”: Pegasus Spiele’s co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming’s biggest prize

Pegasus Spiele's co-founder talks Dorfromantik, economic uncertainty and how it keeps winning board gaming's biggest prize

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 31 October 2023
  • 10 Comments
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Castles of Burgundy, Voidfall crowdfunding successes see owner numbers surge in September | BGG Stats

Successful crowdfunding deliveries dominated the top of the new owner charts on BoardGameGeek in September with the arrival of The Castles of Burgundy: Special Edition and Voidfall to people's doors.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 16 October 2023
  • 3 Comments
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How Darkest Dungeon board game maker Mythic Games is fighting to survive as spiralling costs weigh on business

Mythic Games, one of the most successful crowdfunding-focused board game publishers of all time, is fighting for its survival after rising prices left it struggling under the weight of its expensive to produce, miniatures-heavy projects.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 12 October 2023
  • 6 Comments
Union organisers from the Hex & Company chain of board games cafes
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New York board game cafe chain Hex & Company accused of union busting as staff seek ‘living wage’

New York City board game cafe chain Hex & Company has been accused by workers of union busting amid efforts by staff to officially organise in pursuit of a "living wage".

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 10 October 2023
  • 5 Comments
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Essen Spiel celebrates record post-Covid attendance with 193,000 visitors

Essen Spiel, the world’s biggest board game fair, has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a record post-Covid attendance of 193,000 - up more than 30% compared to its 2022 event.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 9 October 2023
  • 4 Comments
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German board game market back to growth after 2022 slump, Pokemon helps TCGs boom

Board game sales in Germany, one of the world's biggest tabletop markets, grew 6% in the year to August as the industry bounced back from a slump in 2022, new data from German trade association DVSI shows.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 5 October 2023
  • 1 Comment
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More than 650 HABA staff to lose jobs in wake of company’s self-administration

Haba, the 85-year-old Germany toymaker famous for its family-weight board games, is planning to shed about 40% of its workforce after entering self-administration.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 5 October 2023
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Planet Unknown beats Dorfromantik, Heat to win Germany’s biggest board game prize

Planet Unknown, the tile-laying planetary development and colonisation game from Ryan Lambert and Adam Rehberg, has triumphed in this year's Deutscher Spiele Preis - Germany’s biggest board gaming award.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 4 October 2023
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Worms board game still on schedule despite Team17 restructuring, Mantic Games CEO says

The board game adaptation of classic video game Worms remains on track for its delivery to Kickstarter backers next year despite the announced restructuring of development partner Team17.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 3 October 2023
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The world’s biggest board game fair is using AI art on its tickets, posters and app

Essen Spiel, the world's biggest board game fair, has admitted using controversial AI-generated art on its tickets, posters and app for this year's event, which kicks off in three days.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 2 October 2023
  • 10 Comments
Rats of Wistar board game by Cranio Creations, Capstone Games
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Capstone inks deal with Barrage publisher Cranio Creations to produce English language editions of new games

Cranio Creations, the Italian board game publisher famous for Simone Luciani games Barrage and Golem, has signed a localisation deal with US-based Capstone Games.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 27 September 2023
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Veteran tabletop retailer CoolStuffInc to stop selling board games, RPGs

Online tabletop retail major CoolStuffInc is quitting the board game and RPG markets in favour of more profitable CCGs such as Magic, Pokemon and Lorcana.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 22 September 2023
  • 1 Comment
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New Heroscape publisher Renegade reignites GTS Distribution partnership

Renegade Game Studios has re-established its partnership with GTS Distribution, three years after dropping the company as one of its distributors.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 22 September 2023
  • 2 Comments
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Lucky Duck Games to launch visually redesigned Food Chain Magnate special edition on Gamefound

Lucky Duck Games has agreed a deal with Food Chain Magnate creator Splotter Spellen to launch a Gamefound campaign for a special edition of the brain-burning fast food restaurant management game.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 21 September 2023
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International Gamers Awards picks Revive, Oranienburger Kanal as 2023 winners

Civilization rebuilding eurogame Revive and Uwe Rosenberg's Oranienburger Kanal have triumphed in this year's International Gamers Awards, a global board game award series which has been running since 1999.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 21 September 2023
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Essen Spiel’s new head on how the world’s biggest board game fair is reinventing itself for its 40th year and beyond

Carol Rapp, a long-time Asmodee and Kosmos senior marketing executive, only joined the Essen Spiel team in November last year - and quickly found herself in charge of managing its biggest event yet.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 20 September 2023
  • 6 Comments
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Sky Team, Nucleum lead most-wished for games in August | BGG Stats

Hachette's co-op aeroplane landing board game Sky Team soared to the top of the most-wished-for game rankings on BoardGameGeek in August, pipping Simone Luciani and Dávid Turczi's heavy euro Nucleum to the number one spot.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 19 September 2023
  • 1 Comment
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Board game maker Haba blames economic turbulence, “incorrect decisions” for slump into insolvency

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.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 18 September 2023
  • 4 Comments
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