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Origins seals record post-Covid attendance, hopes to attract back larger publishers for 50th anniversary next year

GAMA’s annual tabletop gaming convention Origins has sealed a record post-Covid attendance, with visitor numbers up 10% compared to last year's event.

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GAMA’s annual diversity drive opens offering $1,000 grants, convention support to fledgling board game publishers, retailers

Applications for board games trade organisation GAMA's annual diversity programme are now open for this year, offering $1,000 grants, convention support and mentorship to new board game publishers and retailers from under-represented communities.

Mike Didymus - True
2 July 2024

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Tabletop gaming trade organisation GAMA’s board officers are all women for the first time in history

Hobby games trade organisation The Game Manufacturers Association is celebrating the first all-women lineup for its board officers in its 47-year history.

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GAMA shifts 2025 Expo dates after ‘blowing past projections’ for space needed, signs one-year Kentucky extension

The Game Manufacturer's Association has shifted next year's GAMA Expo trade show a week earlier than usual due to a huge growth in attendance this year - and has agreed to keep the event in Kentucky for an extra year despite its own reservations over remaining in the state.

Mike Didymus - True
9 May 2024

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GAMA diversity drive offers $1,000 grants, mentoring to fledgling board game publishers and retailers

Board games trade organisation GAMA is offering $1,000 grants and peer mentoring to new board game publishers and retailers from under-represented communities.

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Origins Game Fair attendance jumps 38%, still down on pre-pandemic highs

GAMA's annual tabletop gaming convention Origins Game Fair failed to draw record crowds last week despite a marked jump in attendance compared to last year's event.

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GAMA: Cancelling Kentucky expo contract would have ‘lethal’ financial impact

Hobby games trade body GAMA has looked into scrapping the planned move of its annual trade show to Kentucky in the wake of anti-LGBTQ laws passed by the state - but said the $1.8m cancellation cost would have a "lethal impact" on the organisation.

Mike Didymus - True
7 June 2023

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Record crowds attend GAMA Expo, but retailers still below pre-pandemic peak

A record number of people descended on tabletop gaming trade show GAMA Expo last week, although the number of retailers attending the event is still below pre-Covid levels, ICV2 reports.

Digital board game console Gameboard from The Last Gameboard on a table next to a smartphone

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Interactive digital tabletop maker The Last Gameboard draws in more publishers to join Asmodee, Stonemaier

Interactive tabletop gaming console maker The Last Gameboard has kicked off its showcase at this year's Game Manufacturer's Association (GAMA) Expo by announcing a clutch of new publishers being added to its 100-strong gaming library.

Mike Didymus - True
24 April 2023