CMON eyes crowdfunding return after annual losses spiral to almost $20m: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Trans tabletop game designers! Post your work in this thread and I'll share them! If you want to talk to me about your game, feel free to DM me or drop me an email (it's in my bio). Everyone else, please take a look and give the thread a share! #TDoV #TransDayofVisibility

CMON eyes crowdfunding return after annual losses spiral to almost $20m: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Hat-wearing animal game Petiquette has been crowned game of the year at the latest Golden Box Awards, which are voted on by members of Japan’s board game industry: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

French board game publisher Don’t Panic Games has continued its expansion into the North American market, telling BoardGameWire the success of several recent titles had reinforced its confidence in the strategy: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Hat-wearing animal game Petiquette has been crowned game of the year at the latest Golden Box Awards, which are voted on by members of Japan’s board game industry: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

French board game publisher Don’t Panic Games has continued its expansion into the North American market, telling BoardGameWire the success of several recent titles had reinforced its confidence in the strategy: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

ALERT: Mattel has been pushing game designers to submit pitches using their My Mattel Ideas portal, even if designers are in discussions with Mattel people directly. The portal forces you to commit to a royalty cap of 1.5% plus a 10% deduction to net sales - effectively 1.35%.

First of all, feedback like this from one of the designer friends I admire the most means the world. So thank you, Marceline! Second, this feels like a great opportunity for a lil chat on why my prototypes look like they do. If you're curious, follow along for a 🎲✂️ thread:

More than half of board game designers responding to a Tabletop Game Designers Association member survey say they have used generative AI for some elements of their work: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @ttgda.bsky.social

Hobby games trade organisation GAMA has revealed the winning candidates in its latest board of directors election, with current president Nicole Brady and secretary Tiffany Reid both retaining their board seats: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

The survey results are more nuanced; use cases were split among several categories ranging from "generate text/art" to "transcription and proofreading." The "have used AI" responses range from "use regularly" to "tried it once but won't again." I don't think "over half" is the right split here.

More than half of board game designers responding to a Tabletop Game Designers Association member survey say they have used generative AI for some elements of their work: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @ttgda.bsky.social

Hobby games trade organisation GAMA has revealed the winning candidates in its latest board of directors election, with current president Nicole Brady and secretary Tiffany Reid both retaining their board seats: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

It's always fun when you can get this many indie designers to showcase their games. We had a huge variety from collaborative storytelling to complex strategy. Shout out to Anthony, Patrick, Charlie, and Ajda for releasing their first game! Next event: luma.com/6d5nmzxb #boardgamesky #ttrpg

Asmodee has sealed its second major acquisition in a week by agreeing to pay up to €250m for French social and party game publisher ATM Gaming - whose standout title Speed Bac/Quickstop has sold about 3 million copies since its 2024 release: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Asmodee has sealed its second major acquisition in a week by agreeing to pay up to €250m for French social and party game publisher ATM Gaming - whose standout title Speed Bac/Quickstop has sold about 3 million copies since its 2024 release: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Awaken Realms vows “no AI art” for Concordia: Special Edition after BGG review bombing: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Awaken Realms vows “no AI art” for Concordia: Special Edition after BGG review bombing: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Struggling with freelance work the past several months. Besides Tabletop Gaming Magazine, I have nothing going on. If anyone has a line on places accepting pitches for board game content, I'd appreciate the tip.

I wanted to follow up this bigger thread by celebrating YouTubers that are doing it right: Making games with trial and error, showing their mistakes and earning credibility. What channels (big or small!) do you love and want to shout out?

Do you design or publish board games? Do you want to protect the planet? Earlier this month, the Green Games Guide team updated the website and the Guide to include more info to help you make more eco-friendly games. Please check it out and share! greengamesguide.com

BoardGameGeek is hosting an auction to raise donations for the The Jack Vasel Memorial Fund, a non-profit formed in memory of Tom Vasel's son. The foundation supports gaming families who are experiencing a time of hardship. bit.ly/jvmfa2026

This sounds absolutely fantastic

And if you haven't read the article that we published about the tabletop scene in Iran, please do. These stories are important.

Asmodee has ramped up its reignited acquisition strategy by buying Japon Brand from CMON, anchoring the board game giant’s push into a “currently untapped market” for the company: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Asmodee has ramped up its reignited acquisition strategy by buying Japon Brand from CMON, anchoring the board game giant’s push into a “currently untapped market” for the company: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

“The numbers simply aren’t there”: Equinox to end record-breaking Altered TCG after new crowdfund, retail pre-orders fall well short of €2m needed "to guarantee the future of the game": boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

AdMagic makes ‘difficult and sad’ decision to shut down Print and Play after financial strain from division became ‘overwhelming’ Catch up on this and all the other essential board game industry news in the latest BoardGameWire newsletter, plus jobs, designer advice: buttondown.com/boardgamewir...

“The numbers simply aren’t there”: Equinox to end record-breaking Altered TCG after new crowdfund, retail pre-orders fall well short of €2m needed "to guarantee the future of the game": boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

AdMagic makes ‘difficult and sad’ decision to shut down Print and Play after financial strain from division became ‘overwhelming’ Catch up on this and all the other essential board game industry news in the latest BoardGameWire newsletter, plus jobs, designer advice: buttondown.com/boardgamewir...

🔥NEW VIDEO So I've been consulting a university research team on parasocial relationships between board game content creators and their audience. Here’s a quick video about it: youtu.be/cJI9TF0FxX4

Man vs Meeple’s Ryan Schoon, Ludo Fact’s Mark Burke join GameHead as marketing, operations managers: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... Congrats on the new roles! @gameheadgames.bsky.social @paulsalomon27.bsky.social

Take Time seals Swiss Gamers Award, Wondrous Creatures collects inaugural expert game prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Why Kickstarter success Re;MATCH’s designer is focused on player mastery rather than the dopamine hit of discovery: Huge thanks to @brotherminggames.bsky.social for sponsoring BoardGameWire via this article - please do check out the Re;MATCH Kickstarter campaign! boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

GAMA board apologises for directors being ‘rude and disrespectful’ to members during heated AGM: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Take Time seals Swiss Gamers Award, Wondrous Creatures collects inaugural expert game prize: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Why Kickstarter success Re;MATCH’s designer is focused on player mastery rather than the dopamine hit of discovery: Huge thanks to @brotherminggames.bsky.social for sponsoring BoardGameWire via this article - please do check out the Re;MATCH Kickstarter campaign! boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Three stories of licensing media for tabletop RPGs -- and the people who make it happen -- shed light on this increasingly popular practice.

GAMA board apologises for directors being ‘rude and disrespectful’ to members during heated AGM: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

QTP with a game that has a 10/10 soundtrack

A designer said to us that TTGDA has made him realize that the contract terms he accepts affect every designer who gets a contract from that publisher. And that has impacted his negotiating positions. We love this sentiment!

I spent a good amount of time at Unpub talking about whether our current tabletop ecosystem serves the reason why the vast majority of us make games, which is NOT to make the "elite 0.2%." Boyd, the owner of @gamekastlecp.bsky.social, came up with the best analogy: music. (🎲✂️ Thread: 1/▶️)

This is the destination of every company that tries to replace creative human workers with AI slop. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Elf Creek Games has begun fulfilling a wave of overdue crowdfunding campaigns, having scored its first profit in three years after bringing in Genius Games founder John Coveyou to restructure the company: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Scoop: OffDutyNinja, the tabletop marketing specialist which has worked on $25m of crowdfunding campaigns since its 2018 launch, has been acquired by industry peer Game Brands: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

@hokiestone.bsky.social deserves a lot of credit for making sure his game got to us backers. He was the only one out there for a long time with info when Elf Creek went silent.

Elf Creek Games has begun fulfilling a wave of overdue crowdfunding campaigns, having scored its first profit in three years after bringing in Genius Games founder John Coveyou to restructure the company: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Scoop: OffDutyNinja, the tabletop marketing specialist which has worked on $25m of crowdfunding campaigns since its 2018 launch, has been acquired by industry peer Game Brands: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

More board game industry people moves: Ex-Lucky Duck Games sales and marketing specialist Risa Petrone named marketing manager at AEG; Red Raven's David Bock moves to NorthStar as marketing director: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20... @alderaceg.bsky.social @northstardigital.bsky.social