Board game publishing and distribution giant Asmodee has changed up its UK leadership structure to begin 2025, with a trio of senior executives being given updated roles.
Massive demand for 7 Wonders Duel re-implementation Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth saw the two-player strategy game pick up more than 7,300 new registered owners on BoardGameGeek in October - roughly double the usual total for the most-added game in a month.
Board game giant Asmodee has seen its year-on-year sales figures slide for the second quarter in a row - but profits continue to rise at the company as it nears a spin-off from its troubled parent business Embracer Group.
Board game sales in Germany, one of the world’s biggest tabletop markets, continue to grow despite a "structural crisis" in the country's economy which has seen the wider toy market slump, new research shows.
Kickstarter has named Exploding Kittens Inc's senior sales manager Maggie Clayton as its new head of games, as the crowdfunding giant continues its battle against tabletop-focused competitors Gamefound and BackerKit.
Tabletop gaming giant Asmodee has written down the value of its assets by more than $620m, with owner Embracer Group blaming macroeconomic headwinds, rising interest rates and "prudent future expectations".
CMON, the crowdfunded board game specialist which left Kickstarter for rival Gamefound earlier this year, saw its profits soar to over $23m in 2023 amid a hefty drop in its sales-associated costs.
Board game publishers in Germany are short-changing designers when it comes to paying out royalties by using opaque payment structures, the country's tabletop game designers association SAZ has said.
Wyrmspan, the dragon-themed successor to Stonemaier Games' bestselling board game Wingspan, topped the charts for most new owners on BoardGameGeek last month after a huge launch campaign.
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.
