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“It’s important to us that we find new CMON fans all the time”: CMON hires board game YouTube channel Man vs Meeple’s CEO to run its global marketing campaigns

Crowdfunded board game major CMON has hired the CEO of tabletop gaming YouTube channel Man vs Meeple as its new global director of marketing, as it looks to continue expanding its player base beyond its traditional core market.

“We cannot work without each other”: The White Castle’s husband and wife design duo Isra and Shei on creating as as team, design pitfalls, and which games impressed them in 2024

Husband and wife board game design team Sheila Santos and Israel Cendrero have been collaborating on their creations for almost a decade – and have sealed their status as notable eurogame architects in recent years with standout titles The Red Cathedral and The White Castle. The pair – who go by their board game design monikers Isra and Shei – sat down with BoardGameWire to talk about their journey into the industry, why working as a duo is essential for them, and the major error they see new designers making when pitching to publishers.

Tributes pour in for Barcelona, Arborea designer Dani Garcia after diagnosis with motor neuron disease ALS

Tributes have flooded in for Spanish board game designer Dani Garcia after he announced he had been diagnosed with progressive, degenerative disease ALS – commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.

Kennerspiel des Jahres winning publisher Schmidt Spiele scores 11% sales growth outside Germany, total 2024 sales reached €57.5m

German board game publisher Schmidt Spiele’s international sales soared by 11% last year, helping the Quacks of Quedlinburg maker to €57.5m in total sales across 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...