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Deluxe editions ‘have become sort of an arms race… we often do the opposite’: Roxley CEO Gavan Brown on the stellar success of Brass: Pittsburgh’s $9.1m crowdfund

Roxley Games' Brass: Pittsburgh has raised $9.1m in the biggest board game crowdfund of 2026 so far - and one of the top ten tabletop gaming raises of all time. Roxley CEO Gavan Brown, who co-designed the game alongside original Brass creator Martin Wallace, spoke to BoardGameWire about soaring past his expectations for the crowdfund, avoiding the 'arms race' of deluxe editions, the advantages of Gamefound over Kickstarter and overcoming the campaign's biggest mis-step.

Mike Didymus-True
27 April 2026

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Scoop: Tabletop game marketing specialist OffDutyNinja acquired by Game Brands

ODN's work over the years has included crowdfunding and marketing support for companies such as Roxley Games, Indie Boards & Cards and Stronghold Games, Devir North America and Allplay, while individual campaigns worked on include the $2.2m More Terraforming Mars! Kickstarter and Roxley's Santorini Co-op & Deluxe Pantheon Edition crowdfund, which raised about CA$2.1bn.

Mike Didymus-True
12 March 2026

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BoardGameGeek’s top ranked game, Brass: Birmingham, is getting a sequel

Brass: Birmingham, the industrial revolution-themed strategy game which ousted Gloomhaven as BoardGameGeek's top-ranked game early last year, is getting a sequel.

Mike Didymus-True
17 January 2024