SETI continues powerful awards run by beating Endeavor: Deep Sea, Bomb Busters to Deutscher Spiele Preis
Tomáš Holek’s space exploration eurogame SETI has continued its triumphant tour of the 2025 board game awards scene by securing this year’s Deutscher Spiele Preis, the biggest community-voted board game award in Germany. SETI took top spot at the long-running…
Asmodee continues push into crowdfunding by buying Cthulhu: Death May Die series from struggling CMON
Board game giant Asmodee has continued its push into the crowdfunding space by picking up the Cthulhu: Death May Die IP and games from financially-troubled CMON – a series which has raised almost $10m from backers to date. The buyout…
“Production will stop, shipments will be frozen, and some companies may not make it”: board game industry braces for further pain after Trump threatens 130% tariffs on China
Board game companies already labouring under the pain of elevated US tariffs on China have seen their future plans thrown into chaos yet again, after President Trump threatened an imminent hike of the rate to 130%. Trump said he plans…
Bohnanza, 6 Nimmt publisher Amigo Spiele shutters US operation after eight years, saying tariff uncertainty was the ‘final impetus’
Amigo Spiele, the veteran German board game publisher of titles such as Bohnanza and 6 Nimmt!, is shuttering its US arm after eight years after struggling to overcome the double impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the current tariffs volatility….
Cryptozoic co-founder John Nee steps down as CEO, Shahriar Fouladi takes on role
Cryptozoic Entertainment co-founder John Nee has stepped down as CEO of the board game, TCG and comics publisher, with veteran team member Shahriar Fouladi taking on leadership of the business. Nee created Cryptozoic in 2010 alongside Cory Jones, Scott Gaeta…
Asmodee makes US mass market push with launch of new party games-focused studio Moodbox Games
Board game publishing and distribution giant Asmodee has continued its reignited expansion strategy by launching a new party games studio as part of a push into the US mass market. Moodbox Games will be led by former Catan Studio director of brand…
Spiel Essen 2025: This year’s best panels for board game professionals
The global tabletop gaming industry descends on Germany next week for the world’s biggest board game fair, Spiel Essen, for several packed days of showcasing new releases and networking with other industry professionals. This year Spiel is bringing its annual series…
“I should have brought a trailer”: 999 Games scoops double win as Bomb Busters, Botanicus pick up Dutch game of the year awards
Hisashi Hayashi’s co-operative bomb disposal game Bomb Busters has added to its recent Spiel des Jahres win by triumphing in the family games category of this year’s Nederlandse Spellenprijs, the longest-running award celebrating Dutch language board games. Bomb Busters faced competition for…
Upper Deck brings new claim against Ravensburger in Disney Lorcana lawsuit after losing all its existing claims against publisher, trial of designer Ryan Miller to start next month
Trading card company Upper Deck has brought a fresh legal claim against Disney Lorcana publisher Ravensburger accusing it of stealing trade secrets, days after a court rejected all its prior claims against the publisher contending the game’s design was stolen…
