Business Briefs

Brenna Noonan along with Dann and Greg May have launched Quillsilver Studio to provide publishing services for the tabletop game industry. Quillsilver will provide game development, product and art design, 3D sculpting, Kickstarter management, and marketing. Noonan was previously Brand Manager at Starling Games where she developed a number of titles including Everdell and A War of Whispers. She left …

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Ann Viaene has joined Cartamundi as their first Chief Marketing Officer. Viaene previously worked as CMO at A-Star Education and Armonea. Before that she worked for Kraft as Director Chocolate Brands Benelux. Viaene will oversee global brand growth and consumer strategy. Cartamundi’s corporate headquarters are based in Belgium, but the company has facilities in Japan, India, Poland, Germany, …

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9th Level Games have launched a new Hosted Online Play service featuring their games, Kobolds Ate My Baby!, The Excellents, and Mazes, run by vetted game masters. The game masters include Bug Carmean, Patrick Clapp, Zane Graves, Jon Maness, Brian Neff, and Jayson Utz. Tickets are $19.99 a session. Players can purchase indiviually or as a group. Sessions …

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Amazon told US sellers today they will begin displaying business/individual name and address on seller profiles starting September 1. This will bring the US market up to date with stores in Europe, Japan, and Mexico. Toy and game industry advocates have wanted to remove seller anonymity for sometime as it makes it easier to see …

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List of Companies Receiving More than $150,000 Yesterday, the Small Business Administration began releasing the data associated with the Paycheck Protection Program. The government loans were given to US companies in hopes it would help them retain and save jobs as the economy closed down due to the pandemic.  It will take some time to …

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Kylie Prymus has been appointed to the GAMA Retail Division (GRD) board seat left open when John Stephens resigned last month to join IELLO USA.  Prymus purchased Games Unlimited in Pittsburgh in 2015, after working there for four years. He previously taught philosophy.  “I look forward to working with the GRD to help our retail membership grow and prosper, particularly …

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Asmodee USA Distribution announced today a distribution deal with Italian board game publisher Giochi Uniti International. The company was set up in 2006 by Giochi Uniti to produce board games for the global market. It is best know for Letters From Whitechapel and Kingsburg. Giochi games will be available starting in August. “When we announced Giochi Uniti …

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