Here are the 12 games fighting it out for France’s biggest board gaming awards
Two games based on the life and works of Charles Darwin are in the running for awards in this year's As D'or, a French board gaming prize initially created in 1988.
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Arcane Wonders, Spin Master to publish Marvel comics collecting board game after Tom Vasel recommendation
Arcane Wonders has teamed with toy major Spin Master to publish a board game about collecting Marvel comics, after Dice Tower creator Tom Vasel brought it to them as a recommendation.
Sea Cove Games scraps Gamefound campaign for debut game Carolingi, says platform is “not the right fit”
Sea Cove Games, the new board game publisher launched by the founders of Eggertspiele and Spielworxx, has scrapped its debut crowdfunding campaign on Gamefound two weeks after launch.
German board game sales have bounced back dramatically after a tricky 2022
Board game sales in Germany, one of the world’s biggest tabletop markets, returned to growth last year to shake off a difficult 2022 rocked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global energy crisis.
Votes for Women shrugs off Facebook ad ban to raise almost $200,000 after huge show of support
Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame about the fight for women’s suffrage in the US, has raised almost $200,000 for its second edition Kickstarter campaign as backers turned up in droves after the game's adverts were banned by Facebook.
Maestro Media preps for slew of new board game releases with Flat River Group distribution partnership
Maestro Media, the publishing company adapting IPs such as Hello Kitty and video game The Binding of Isaac to the tabletop, is preparing for a string of new releases by signing a global distribution deal with Flat River Group.
Quacks of Quedlinburg maker Schmidt Spiele maintains high board game sales levels through flat year-on-year results
German board game publisher Schmidt Spiele reported flat year-on-year sales for its family and children-focused division - albeit at a level it said has been on a high since 2020.
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".
“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.