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New York board game cafe workers unionise in landslide election win

Workers at New York City board game cafe chain Hex & Company have won their fight to unionise after securing a landslide election victory.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 15 November 2023
  • 5 Comments
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“Building an audience is crucial”: Mayan Curse designer Joe Slack reveals his secrets of a successful Kickstarter campaign

Board game designer Joe Slack taps knowledge acquired through his four successful Kickstarters to provide some guidance on running a strong crowdfunding campaign. He talks knowing your numbers, how to spend a marketing budget and why building an audience before…

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 15 November 2023
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The White Castle tops October new owner charts after powerful Essen Spiel showing | BGG Stats

Edo-period Japan worker placement game The White Castle has surged to the top of the new owner charts on BoardGameGeek after a much-hyped appearance at this year's Essen Spiel board game fair.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 9 November 2023
  • 3 Comments
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Board gaming’s most beautiful magazine is up for a pair of awards

Senet, a quarterly magazine celebrating the beauty of board games, has been nominated for a pair of British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 9 November 2023
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Challengers adds to string of awards by taking home Italian Game of the Year prize

Challengers, a deck-management board game designed to replicate the feel of a digital auto-battler, has continued its powerful run of award wins by being named Italian Game of the Year.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 8 November 2023
  • Feature

“We didn’t expect to find this dark underbelly of the game design industry”: Two seasoned board game designers highlight why a professional association is so badly needed

Two board game designers describe a horror-show of interactions with publishers around contract law, overwork and unprofessional communication and attitudes - and underscore just how badly something like the TTGDA is needed in the modern tabletop games industry.

  • Mike Didymus-True
  • 6 November 2023
  • 2 Comments
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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
  • Feature

“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
  • 5 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
Crowds at the Essen Spiel board game fair 2023
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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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