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Thumbnail for Deluxe editions ‘have become sort of an arms race… we often do the opposite’: Roxley CEO Gavan Brown on the stellar success of Brass: Pittsburgh’s $9.1m crowdfund

Deluxe editions ‘have become sort of an arms race… we often do the opposite’: Roxley CEO Gavan Brown on the stellar success of Brass: Pittsburgh’s $9.1m crowdfund

Roxley Games’ Brass: Pittsburgh has raised $9.1m in the biggest board game crowdfund of 2026 so far – and one of the top ten tabletop gaming raises of all time. Roxley CEO Gavan Brown, who co-designed the game alongside original Brass creator Martin Wallace, spoke to BoardGameWire about soaring past his expectations for the crowdfund, avoiding the ‘arms race’ of deluxe editions, the advantages of Gamefound over Kickstarter and overcoming the campaign’s biggest mis-step.

Thumbnail for Isaac Childres steps down as Cephalofair CEO to focus on game design, promotes Price Johnson to role, hires Julie Ahern as COO

Isaac Childres steps down as Cephalofair CEO to focus on game design, promotes Price Johnson to role, hires Julie Ahern as COO

Childres founded Cephalofair in 2014 to self-publish his first game, Forge War, and subsequently struck huge success with his fantasy co-op campaign designs Gloomhaven and Frosthaven.

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CMON to invest $2.1m in NFT video game maker, says digital shift needed to expand revenue, remain ‘relevant’

CMON’s board said it planned to transition its titles such as Massive Darkness and Super Fantasy Brawl Reborn into “high-quality digital assets”, adding that it believed integrating its board games with digital and Web3 technologies “would enhance the long-term commercial value of the group’s portfolio”.

Thumbnail for Hasbro delays Q1 results after cyber attack, expects revenue rise from ongoing Magic strength

Hasbro delays Q1 results after cyber attack, expects revenue rise from ongoing Magic strength

Hasbro said it identified “unauthorized access” to the company’s network on March 28, but believes that access has been “contained” – adding that Magic’s shipments and release cadence had continued unaffected.

News courtesy of BoardGameWire.com. Plugin developed by Meeple Mountain.

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