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Asmodee has crowned the UK’s first Grand Champion KeyForge player following the two-player card game’s premiere tournament that took place in Milton Keynes last month. Set in a vibrant sci-fi world, KeyForge sees players race to unlock vaults of untold knowledge by pitting their decks of cards against each other. …
Read More »Rachel Lowe jointly awarded Game of the Year at Dream Toys 2019
Designer, marketer and toy industry expert, Rachel Lowe took centre stage at the end of this week’s Dream Toys event, where she was presented with the Game of the Year Award for Jumanji, by the Toy Retailers Association. Lowe has been recognised this week for the role she played in …
Read More »SmartGames unveils new multi-level logic game, Atlantis Escape
The multi-level logic game specialist, SmartGames has unveiled its latest single-player puzzle challenge game, Atlantis Escape, a title it believes ‘will be making a splash this A/W.’ Challenging children aged eight and upwards, the aim of Atlantis Escape is to escape the city before it disappears underwater. Using their cognitive …
Read More »Hasbro divides critics on gender pay gap with Ms. Monopoly launch
Hasbro has divided opinion with its attempt to launch a feminist take on its iconic game, Monopoly, with the introduction of Ms Monopoly, a version in which women are paid more than men as they play out the game. The official line from Hasbro is that Ms Monopoly has been …
Read More »The Board Game Book, Volume 2 hits Kickstarter goal in just two days
The Kickstarter campaign for The Board Game Book, Volume 2 – a hardcover book exploring the most exciting new tabletop gaming releases – has hit its funding goal after just two days. The book, which combines game reviews, designer interviews and studio photography, is the second edition in an annual …
Read More »Ravensburger opens floor to 3D designers with MyMiniFactory collaboration
The international board game giant, Ravensburger, has partnered with the London 3D content platform, MyMiniFactory to invite creatives to design new themes and figurines that can be used in an updated version of its popular title, Labyrinth. In a first of its kind IP licensing agreement, it is hoped that …
Read More »Big Potato and Turbo Punch party game Muffin Time hits Kickstarter goal in 53 minutes
What can only be described as a Millennial menagerie between Big Potato Games and the media production company Turbo Punch resulting in the launch of the new party game, Muffin Time, stormed its way to success on Kickstarter this week, hitting its crowdfunding goal of £10k in just 53 minutes. …
Read More »Konami to launch Bomberman and Contra board games with IDW and Blacklist Games
Konami Cross Media has signed new licensing agreements with Blacklist Games (in tandem with Kess Co.) and IDW Games to launch new tabletop gaming titles based on its video game IPs Contra and Bomberman. Launching to fans in the US next spring, Blacklist Games is developing a cooperative board game …
Read More »Cyberpunk franchise returns to the tabletop with card game and board game in development
Crowds were wowed at this year’s E3 consumer show when Keanu Reeves took to the stage to announce the upcoming video game – and his own appearance within it – , Cyberpunk 2077. Now, the title has gone and picked up fresh points with the gaming fanbase, with news that …
Read More »Big Potato takes gamers back to the ’90s with Blockbuster pop up at Gen Con
It was a real throw back moment for visitors of the Big Potato booth at Gen Con last weekend, as the Shoreditch-based outfit transported gamers to the heady days of the Blockbuster video rental business. The smell of popcorn, the Z-list horror and those equally horrific blue and yellow uniforms …
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