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Board game publishers Stonemaier, CMYK and Eurydice Games on how they’re utilising – and paying to include – fan designs in their releases

Homebrew designs and fan-made rules and variants have been part of hobby board gaming for as long as the pastime has existed - and some publishers have leaned into utilising design work from fans in their published games. BoardGameWire spoke to Jamey Stegmaier from Stonemaier Games, Alex Hague from CMYK Games, and Jackson Pope from Eurydice Games about how they've approached bringing in fan-made ideas for their titles.

Mike Didymus-True
16 December 2025

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Root, Arcs publisher Leder Games scraps impending Take Kickstarter after game’s designer abruptly leaves studio

The surprise cancellation comes four months after the Root and Arcs publisher unveiled the crowdfunding campaign for Take, a risk management and negotiation game which sees players executing a series of heists.

Mike Didymus-True
12 December 2025
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Darkest Dungeon board game maker Mythic Games officially liquidated, fails to deliver on millions of dollars-worth of crowdfunding projects

The dramatic demise of the decade-old publisher comes after it raised more than $19m from board game crowdfunding campaigns in just five years - including in excess of $5.6m from over 28,000 backers for its most successful Kickstarter, Darkest Dungeon: The Board Game, in 2020.

Mike Didymus-True
10 December 2025
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Kickstarter workers celebrate end to 42-day strike after securing four-day workweek, minimum salary, AI protections

Members of the Kickstarter United union had been striking since October 2 after months of talks with management over a new collective bargaining agreement stalled.

Mike Didymus-True
13 November 2025
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“We’re not giving up”: Star Realms maker Wise Wizard Games lays off staff, citing rising costs, unstable US tariffs situation

The company has let go of project director Danielle Reynolds and customer experience manager Derek Gill as part of the "heartbreaking" layoffs, which it said were necessary to ensure its long-term sustainability.

Mike Didymus-True
12 November 2025
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Record-breaking Altered TCG needs another €2m to save latest expansion – despite having already raised over 10x its crowdfunding goal

The Seeds of Unity campaign has collected more than €535,000 from close to 2,000 backers since launching on Gamefound a week ago - and reached the €50,000 goal amount set by publisher Equinox less than nine minutes after the crowdfund went live.

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Asmodee continues push into crowdfunding by buying Cthulhu: Death May Die series from struggling CMON

CMON's sale of Cthulhu: Death May Die is the latest move in its drive to battle the huge losses the business has chalked up in the past couple of years - and comes alongside the company announcing a new share sale worth 20% of its existing share capital in an attempt to raise money for the company.

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Cryptozoic co-founder John Nee steps down as CEO, Shahriar Fouladi takes on role

Nee created Cryptozoic in 2010 alongside Cory Jones, Scott Gaeta and John Sepenuk, and became CEO in February 2023 after Sepenuk's sudden death of a heart attack while kite-surfing.

Mike Didymus-True
15 October 2025

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CMON sells global headquarters after suffering $12m H1 revenue slump, charges some pre-order customers extra to cover tariffs

Financially-troubled board game publisher CMON has sold its global headquarters as part of a fightback against heavy losses - and is charging some pre-order customers extra to cover tariff costs it says it "cannot absorb given our current financial position".

Mike Didymus-True
8 October 2025

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“The board game sector is fragile, especially at the moment”: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood of Venice publisher Triton Noir closes down after failure of last crowdfunding campaign

Triton Noir, the Canadian board game publisher which found Kickstarter success with its tabletop adaptation of the Assassin's Creed video game series, has closed down almost a year after scrapping its fifth and final crowdfunding campaign.

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