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Smart Toys and Games is bringing the internationally popular 30 Seconds title to the UK, marking the first multi-player game among the firm’s award-winning Smart Games collection. In this fast-paced general knowledge game, players have 30 seconds to describe five names on their chosen card, for their teammates to guess. …

Asmodee has detailed its plans for a four-day live stream on Twitch from Spiel, the world’s biggest convention for all things board games, which will take place in Essen from October 24 to 27. After its successful first ventures into streaming the event in 2017 and 2018, the company’s new …

From graphic novel series, to feature film starring Michael Cera, and now to the world of tabletop miniatures gaming, Scott Pilgrim is about to embark on its latest entertainment incarnation. Renegade Game Studios and Oni Games have detailed the upcoming launch of Scott Pilgrim Miniatures The World, a board game …

The indie board game company, Big Potato, has launched a series of taxi adverts to offer commuters a taste of its new party game range ahead of Christmas. The Shoreditch team has joined forces with Taxi Media to create digital ads that can now be found on taxi tops around …

Asmodee has taken its place on the podium as a leader in sales of the board gaming sector, having been highlighted as the driving force behind one of the UK toy and games’ industry’s only growth categories this year. The past 10 months have not come without their challenges for …

From playing, to organising major tournaments, to working with big distributors and publishers, as well as a stint with the Board Game Geek team, before turning pro at game design in more recent years, the Swedish board gaming expert, Rustan Hakansson’s knowledge of the sector spans just about every aspect …

Green Board Games is to be fully incorporated into the Asmodee Group fold, it has finally been confirmed, some months after the board game giant acquired the UK outfit’s parent company Searainbow Group back in April this year. Under the terms of the acquisition of the European and Asian publisher, …

The tabletop games publisher and retailer, Steamforged Games is continuing with its expansion plans having grown its team to a total of 52 following a £5m investment earlier this year.  The Manchester-based board game developer has taken on 14 new staff members in the last two months alone, riding the …

Gibsons has pledged to eliminate all plastic packaging by 2021. The UK independent games and puzzles specialist has placed sustainability at the core of its operations for the past few years, moving to focus more of its efforts on reducing waste through design and innovation in the sector. By the …

With just over one week remaining on Kickstarter and with over 50 per cent of its crowdfunding goal still to achieve, it’s going to be a photo finish for a campaign to revive a previously ill-fated Evil Dead 2 The Board Game. As it heads into its final week on …