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Tag 2025

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SETI wins expert-level eurogame award Diamant d’Or, Civolution scores second place

Space exploration eurogame SETI has picked up its first major award by scooping this year's Diamant d’Or, a prize launched a decade ago to celebrate complex eurogames being overlooked by more mainstream board game awards.

Mike Didymus - True
13 January 2025

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Super Meeple to shake up distribution amid retailer “reluctance” to stock expert games

French board game publisher Super Meeple plans to step up its own direct sales this year after struggling to get individual retailers to stock more than a handful of copies of each of its heavier games through 2024.

Mike Didymus - True
10 January 2025

News

Finspan reveal briefly crashes Stonemaier Games website as players flock to check out final game in Wingspan trilogy

Stonemaier Games has unveiled the final game in its bestselling Wingspan trilogy, with the fish-themed Finspan set for release in Q1 of this year.

Mike Didymus - True
9 January 2025

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Cardboard Edison revamps award process after admitting judging ‘blind spot’ over last year’s colonialism-themed winner

The long-running Cardboard Edison Award, which aims to highlight the best in currently unpublished board games, is changing the judging process for this year's competition after a backlash over last year's colonisation-themed winner.

Mike Didymus - True
7 January 2025

Feature

Reflecting on 2024, preparing for 2025: All About Games Consulting looks at opportunities and challenges in the board game industry

Another strong year for the board game industry, which has now grown to about €13bn, nears its end, with all eyes turning to the opportunities and challenges presented by 2025. In this article Cedric Delobelle, co-founder of one of BoardGameWire's sponsors All About Games Consulting, looks ahead to what US tariffs might mean for the industry, and reflects on the successes and difficulties encountered in 2024.

Mike Didymus - True
19 December 2024

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Expert-level eurogame award Diamant d’Or unveils Civolution, SETI among 2025 finalists

The Diamant d'Or, a prize launched almost a decade ago to celebrate complex eurogames being overlooked by more mainstream board game awards, has unveiled its eight finalists for 2025.

Mike Didymus - True
18 December 2024

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GAMA hunts for tabletop gaming’s best brick-and-mortar stores in latest Power Retail Awards

Board game trade organisation GAMA is looking to celebrate outstanding tabletop gaming retailers again through its fifth annual Power Retail Awards.

Mike Didymus - True
16 December 2024