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The fast thinking word game, Bananagrams has seen an impressive year-on-year growth for Q1 in the UK of 34.8 per cent, according to the latest NPD data. This increase in sales arrives exactly one year since Asmodee became the official UK supplier for the popular tile-placing tabletop game, which according …
Read More »“Taking over at Asmodee UK was an absolute honour,” says UK MD Alex Green
Each month, ToyNews catches up with an industry bigwig to ask a series of personal and prying questions. This month, it’s Asmodee UK’s managing director Alex Green’s turn for a grilling. What was it like taking charge at Asmodee UK, having been with the team for as long as you …
Read More »Asmodee partners with Warner Bros for Harry Potter Dobble
Harry Potter Dobble will task players with picking out the matching images among stylised pictures of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, wands, creatures, Hogwarts house crests and more.
Read More »Dobble named UK’s biggest-selling card game as one millionth unit sold
The Asmodee card game - in which players race to spot the only matching symbol between two cards - has grown in popularity every year since its arrival on the scene in 2011.
Read More »Asmodee UK welcomes new MD as Buckmaster takes on European role
Replacing Buckmaster in the role of managing director for the UK arm is Alex Green. Green has spent 20 years with company in varying roles, including ten years on the board of directors.
Read More »Warwick Davis to make Toy Fair appearance with Asmodee UK
Davis will be at the show next week to promote Tenable, a board game adaptation of the ITV quiz show he hosts.
Read More »Dice Academy joins Asmodee UK’s Fun Fast Games portfolio
Other games in the portfolio include the likes of Dobble, Bananagrams, Cobra Paw, Rory’s Story Cubes and Who Did It?
Read More »From counters to counterfeiters: Exploring the issue of knock-off board games
The topic of knock-offs has become a cause of major concern within toy industry, with estimates that between 10 to 12 per cent of toys in the industry are counterfeits. Robert Hutchins takes a look at the issue and asks, on who's shoulders does responsibility rest?
Read More »In for the chits and giggles: Tackling the modern board gaming market
Yes, that headline is a hugely geeky board gaming reference. If you got it, you're already well-established. If not, maybe it's time to dive deeper into the world of tabletop gaming? Either way, Robert Hutchins is making a return visit to the sector
Read More »Asmodee UK drives board game accessibility with Catan cost reduction
The cost associated to many of the leading titles in the tabletop and board gaming sector has long been listed among the sector’s limitations towards accessibility for a number of potential hobbyists.
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