Board Game News

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Below you’ll find news and announcements from the world of tabletop gaming as well as hyperlocal information from Nashville, the birthplace of Meeple Mountain.

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Board game distribution major Alliance gets $39m buyout bid as owner Diamond Comics files for bankruptcy protection

One of North America’s biggest tabletop gaming distributors, Alliance Game Distributors, has received a $39m buyout bid from Canadian peer Universal Distribution after its long-time owner Diamond Comics filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday.

Maldito Games agrees sale to Devir after business tasks ‘become a burden’ for former owner

Devir Games has agreed to buy Spanish board game publisher Maldito Games, adding its portfolio of ‘expert-level’ localisations including Terraforming Mars, Ark Nova and Brass Birmingham to its catalogue.

SETI wins expert-level eurogame award Diamant d’Or, Civolution scores second place

Space exploration eurogame SETI has picked up its first major award by scooping this year’s Diamant d’Or, a prize launched a decade ago to celebrate complex eurogames being overlooked by more mainstream board game awards.

Super Meeple to shake up distribution amid retailer “reluctance” to stock expert games

French board game publisher Super Meeple plans to step up its own direct sales this year after struggling to get individual retailers to stock more than a handful of copies of each of its heavier games through 2024.

Tilt 5: The Much-Anticipated Arrival of AR Glasses for Board Games

November 22, 2023

Guest Contributor

Tilt5 has designed a system that’s perfectly fused traditional board gameplay with 3D, stereoscopic visuals and ultra-realistic holograms. Here’s how...