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“Board games are about to get more expensive”: Arcane Wonders president Robert Geistlinger on tariffs, razor-thin margins and the math of producing games

“Our ambition for 2025 is to be number one in tabletop”: Gamefound closes gap on Kickstarter again as crowdfunding giant’s 2024 dollars raised remains flat

“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

Board game distribution major Alliance gets $39m buyout bid as owner Diamond Comics files for bankruptcy protection

Rebellion defends Joyride over plagiarism claim as Powerboats designer presses for royalties

Acquisitions are back at Asmodee as board game giant eyes more than 20 buyout targets

“It’s theft”: Root artist Kyle Ferrin on the “slop” of AI art, and why publishers using it are “devaluing all of board games as an industry”

No, Mythic Games hasn’t gone into liquidation – but its fate should be decided by the end of the month

“Did it save the company? Yes and no”: FunForge’s CEO on fighting its financial woes by selling the Tokaido line to Stonemaier

Zenobia Award continues push to lift up underrepresented game designers, reveals nine nominees diversifying historical tabletop design

Root, Arcs maker Leder Games in talks for video game of ‘one of its IPs’, comics also potentially in the works