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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GAMA unveils 10-year plan to become “epicenter” of global tabletop gaming industry, renames itself after almost 50 years

US-based GAMA has revealed an array of plans spread across the next decade, including boosting its membership within both hobby games and the mass market, expanding itself into a global organisation, shifting its finances away from the current heavy reliance on the annual GAMA Expo and Origins shows, and leading the conversation on sustainability within the industry.

Kickstarter workers set to strike tomorrow over minimum salary proposals, four-day work week protection

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter is facing a worker strike tomorrow after months of talks with union members stalled over proposals for a minimum salary and protections for its long-running four-day work week programme.

“Flashy ads don’t convert nearly as well as genuine conversation”: Don’t Starve: The Board Game guns for biggest Kickstarter tabletop raise of the year after topping $1m within hours of launch

An intensive pre-launch community-building campaign has already powered Don’t Starve: The Board Game to one of the biggest Kickstarter raises of 2025, with about $1.5m pledged less than 24 hours after the project’s launch.

French competition which has celebrated unpublished board game designs for almost 50 years unveils 2025 winners

A venerable French competition which aims to highlight the most original unpublished board game designs has revealed its latest cohort of winners.

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...