Capstone Games, the Ohio board game publisher which made a name for itself bringing complex eurogames to the US from Germany, has inked its first partnership with a Japanese publisher: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024…

The Diamant d’Or, a prize launched almost a decade ago to celebrate complex eurogames being overlooked by more mainstream board game awards, has unveiled its eight finalists for 2025: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2024…

The long-running Cardboard Edison Award, which aims to highlight the best in currently unpublished board games, is revamping its judging process for 2025 after admitting a ‘blind spot’ over last year’s colonialism-themed winner: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025…

Finspan reveal briefly crashes Stonemaier Games website as players flock to check out final game in Wingspan trilogy: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025… Elizabeth Hargrave

French board game publisher Super Meeple to shake up distribution amid retailer “reluctance” to stock expert games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025…

Space exploration eurogame SETI has picked up its first major award by scooping this year’s Diamant d’Or, a prize launched a decade ago to celebrate complex eurogames being overlooked by more mainstream board game awards: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025…

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Co-operative card game The Fellowship of the Ring: Trick-Taking Game has surged to the top of the new owner charts on BoardGameGeek just a few days after release, unseating 2024 Spiel des Jahres winner Sky Team after its latest spell at the top: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025…

Board game giant Asmodee shakes up UK leadership structure to kick off 2025: boardgamewire.com/index.php/2025…

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