Board Game News

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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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Staff at London’s first board game cafe, Draughts, prepare to strike over zero-hour contracts, ‘erratic scheduling’ and security concerns

London’s first board game cafe, Draughts, is facing strike action from staff who claim the business is ignoring their concerns about issues including unfair contracts, having shifts cancelled at short notice and a lack of security at one of its premises.

Five of board gaming’s ‘most active and prolific’ designers up for this year’s Lucca Comics & Games designer of the year award

Five finalists have been unveiled in the latest board game designer of the year contest held by Lucca Comics & Games, one of Europe’s biggest comics and tabletop gaming festivals.

Binding of Isaac tabletop publisher Maestro Media hails ‘defining moment’ in agreeing Asmodee distribution deal

Maestro Media, the publishing company adapting IPs such as Hello Kitty and video game The Binding of Isaac to the tabletop, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Asmodee for its English language products in the US, United Arab Emirates and South Africa.

New York board game cafe workers win almost two year battle for better pay, protections by ratifying union contract

More than 100 workers from a string of New York board game cafes are celebrating a historic win after ratifying their first union contract, securing pay increases and worker protections almost two years after some of them began pursuing a living wage.

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...