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BoardGameGeek fires veteran advertising manager for rejecting campaign due to firsthand experiences of demonic possession

Chad Krizan told Possess Me, Satan publisher Falling Whale Games that he couldn’t “in good conscience” approve ads for its Gamefound campaign as “the thought of displaying this subject matter makes me sick to my stomach”.

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Reiner Knizia, Markus Slawitscheck could both seal historic trio of wins in this year’s Spiel des Jahres

Spiel des Jahres Association chairman Harald Schrapers said the jury looked at a record 571 games for this year’s awards, underscoring the sheer mass of games being released through retail.

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Asmodee unveils first slate of publishers picked to make new Lord of the Rings games

Endeavor: Deep Sea co-publisher Grand Gamers Guild, Ascension publisher Stone Blade Entertainment, and Play to Z, the board game publisher created by Z-Man Games founder Zev Schlasinger, have all been selected by Asmodee to produce new Lord of the Rings titles.

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Undaunted publisher Osprey’s board game operation to be sold off by owner Bloomsbury Publishing

Osprey said it would not commission any new board and card games, but would continue to release, sell and license upcoming titles while parent company Bloomsbury Publishing hunts for a new owner for its board games.

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