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GAMA seeks hobby shops setting the standard for design, innovation in 2027 Power Retail Awardsby Mike Didymus-True on July 15, 2026The annual awards, which have now been running for 17 years, aim to act as a showcase and celebration of business practices, community-building and operational innovations that other hobby retailers can learn from. The post GAMA seeks hobby shops setting the standard for design, innovation in 2027 Power Retail Awards first appeared on .
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Academic conference puts board game sustainability, environmental theming and more under the microscopeby Mike Didymus-True on July 14, 2026While many of Generation Analog 2026's presentations explore environmental issues, the conference's broad 'Green' theme also encompasses topics including newcomer experiences, representation, identity, game history and design philosophy. The post Academic conference puts board game sustainability, environmental theming and more under the microscope first appeared on .
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JinxO wins 2026 Spiel des Jahres, Rebirth secures historic triple for Reiner Kniziaby Mike Didymus-True on July 13, 2026JinxO designer Martin Ang's victory underscores the growing internationality of the venerable German board games award, which until last year's success for Hishashi Hayashi's Bomb Busters had never been won by an Asian designer. The post JinxO wins 2026 Spiel des Jahres, Rebirth secures historic triple for Reiner Knizia first appeared on .
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Devir hires longtime The Op hobby games director Pat Marino to lead North American sales and marketingby Mike Didymus-True on July 10, 2026Marino joins Devir in the newly-created role after nine years at The Op, including the last four as director of hobby games, where he helped oversee releases such as runaway hit Flip 7, Gnome Hollow and Tacta. The post Devir hires longtime The Op hobby games director Pat Marino to lead North American sales and marketing first appeared on .
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Brotherwise bets hobby games have become brands, recruits 20 publishers for miniature board game box collectibles lineby Mike Didymus-True on July 8, 2026The publisher will debut 'Season One' of Shelfy at Gen Con later this month, featuring 28 miniature recreations of board game boxes for titles including Gloomhaven, Dune Imperium and Boop. The post Brotherwise bets hobby games have become brands, recruits 20 publishers for miniature board game box collectibles line first appeared on .
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Indie publisher Eurydice Games hits almost £400,000 in revenue while hand-making every copy of its game in a garageby Mike Didymus-True on July 7, 2026While many indie game designers and small publishers view moving to overseas manufacturing as an inevitable step once demand grows, Eurydice believes its experience demonstrates that remaining in-house can make commercial sense for certain types of games. The post Indie publisher Eurydice Games hits almost £400,000 in revenue while hand-making every copy of its game in a garage first appeared on .
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Designer pair launch ColorSym, giving publishers a free tool for colourblind-friendly board game creationby Mike Didymus-True on July 6, 2026Unlike bespoke icon systems created by publishers for individual games, Francisco and Eastridge hope they have created a universal visual language that players can learn once and recognise across multiple titles. The post Designer pair launch ColorSym, giving publishers a free tool for colourblind-friendly board game creation first appeared on .
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Hot Streak, Speakeasy, Fate of the Fellowship among this year’s Origins Awards winnersby Mike Didymus-True on July 6, 2026The awards, one of tabletop gaming’s longest-running prizes voted on by industry professionals, has crowned its latest group of winners after whittling them down from 120 nominees. The post Hot Streak, Speakeasy, Fate of the Fellowship among this year’s Origins Awards winners first appeared on .
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Czech Games CEO says US tariffs drove $30 price gap between US, European editions of Kingdom Come: Deliverance board gameby Mike Didymus-True on July 3, 2026Czech Games Edition chief executive Petr Murmak has confirmed US tariffs are the main reason American customers will pay about $30 more than their European counterparts for the publisher’s newly announced Kingdom Come: Deliverance board game, underlining how import duties are now directly shaping board game pricing. The publisher revealed it has eyes on a The post Czech Games CEO says US tariffs drove $30 price gap between US, European editions of Kingdom Come: Deliverance board game first appeared on .
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Wayland Games parent Wyld Holdings buys tabletop storage giant Battle Foam in latest expansion moveby Mike Didymus-True on July 2, 2026Wyld has added the Arizona-based business to a portfolio that already includes Wayland Games, miniatures game publisher Warcradle Studios, Occam Distribution, gaming mat maker Kraken Wargames and media outlet OnTableTop. The post Wayland Games parent Wyld Holdings buys tabletop storage giant Battle Foam in latest expansion move first appeared on .
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