Board Game News

We’re in a golden age of tabletop games, but that can make it hard to keep up with everything that’s happening in the hobby. Worry not — Meeple Mountain has got your back!

Below you’ll find news and announcements from the world of tabletop gaming as well as hyperlocal information from Nashville, the birthplace of Meeple Mountain.

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“The Magic flywheel is firing on all cylinders”: veteran TCG tops $500m quarterly revenue for first time

The veteran card game has been on a tear over the past four years, evolving from parent company Hasbro’s first $1bn-brand into the toy and entertainment giant’s primary source of growth.

Solo play is now one of board gaming’s defining mechanisms, university research of 104,000 titles finds

Solo play ranked as the third most prevalent component in games released between 2020 and 2025, behind only dice rolling and hand management.

Valor Mountain challenges hobby game publishing’s “safe bet” mentality as it ramps up ambitions

After years spent engaging with publishers and designers – both at Capstone Games and through his Board Again Gaming podcast – Christopher High believes the several thousand new board games and expansions released each year are pushing publishers towards commercially safer bets. Now he’s wagering his company Valor Mountain Games can succeed by taking chances on the kinds of titles other publishers are passing over.

How competitive TCG accessories are influencing hobby retail strategy in Europe: Sanseking [Sponsored]

As trading card games continue to fuel growth across the tabletop industry, hobby retailers are placing greater emphasis on the accessories that support organised play. In this sponsored article, TCG and board game accessories maker Sanseking explains how changing player behaviour is reshaping retail strategy and why competitive accessories are becoming a more important part of the European hobby market.

Tabletop Junkie aims to make it easier to buy, sell, and trade board games

February 8, 2026

Andy Matthews

How can modern web tech smooth out the rough patches in buying and selling used board games? UK based Tabletop Junkie has a plan. Read on for the...

Tilt 5: The Much-Anticipated Arrival of AR Glasses for Board Games

November 22, 2023

Guest Contributor

Tilt5 has designed a system that’s perfectly fused traditional board gameplay with 3D, stereoscopic visuals and ultra-realistic holograms. Here’s how...