BoardGameGeek’s top ranked game, Brass: Birmingham, is getting a sequel
Brass: Birmingham, the industrial revolution-themed strategy game which ousted Gloomhaven as BoardGameGeek's top-ranked game early last year, is getting a sequel.
Wingspan tops BoardGameGeek new owner charts for 2023, Earth only game from last year to break Top 10
Wingspan's huge popularity since its 2019 release shows no sign of abating, with more BoardGameGeek users adding it to their collections last year than any other game.
Facebook bans ads for award-winning Votes for Women board game’s new Kickstarter, claims it is a “sensitive social issue”
Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame about the fight for women's suffrage in the US, stands to miss out on up to $60,000 of backing for its second print run after Facebook repeatedly banned ads for the game due to it featuring a "sensitive social issue".
The long-running board game industry podcast from Ignacy Trzewiczek and Stephen Buonocore has left Dice Tower for BoardGameGeek
Board Games Insider, the long-running industry podcast created by former Stronghold Games president Stephen Buonocore and Portal Games president Ignacy Trzewiczek, has left its home on the Dice Tower Network to join BoardGameGeek.
Eggertspiele, Spielworxx founders team up to launch debut Sea Cove Games title Carolingi
The founders of German board game publishers Eggertspiele and Spielworxx have launched the first title under their new joint publishing company, Sea Cove Games.
How we made Wyrmspan: Designer Connie Vogelmann on creating 2024’s hottest game so far
Stonemaier Games' big reveal of Wyrmspan - a new game "in the world of Wingspan" - last week might have descended like a dragon out of the blue, but it's no surprise Elizabeth Hargrave's hugely lauded 2019 design is getting a spiritual successor. The task of designing "Wingspan with dragons" was given to Apiary creator Connie Vogelmann - but as she explains in this Q&A interview, the new game is far more than just a reskin of its feathery predecessor.
BoardGameGeek’s support drive numbers fall for third year running
BoardGameGeek's annual end-of-year support drive has fallen short of its target again, with the number of supporters pledging payment to the site during the event dropping for the third year in a row.
Halo tabletop miniatures game coming this year after Mantic Games inks deal with 343 Industries
Halo, the multibillion dollar-selling video games franchise, is getting a tabletop miniatures combat game this year thanks to UK developer Mantic Games.
“It’s frustrating all that work can be wiped away”: board game YouTuber Grant Lyon still waiting for answers two weeks after his channel was permanently deleted
Board game video content maker Grant Lyon says he is still in the dark about why his popular YouTube channel was deleted two weeks ago amid accusations of 'spam, scams and deceptive practices'.
Cardboard Edison begins the hunt for 2024’s best unpublished board game
Submissions are open for this year's Cardboard Edison Award, which aims to celebrate the best currently unpublished board game designs.
More than 80,000 readers! Thanks to you all, as BoardGameWire signs off for the Christmas holidays
More than 80,000 readers have visited BoardGameWire since launch - CEOs, publishers, game designers, artists, marketing professionals and hordes of interested consumers - keen to check in on our breaking news, in-depth features and what I hope is insightful, thoughtful reporting.
Gamescom, the world’s biggest video games event, is launching a tabletop games section
Gamescom, the world's biggest video gaming event which attracted 320,000 visitors last year, is branching out into tabletop gaming with a dedicated area at the 2024 show.