Cards Against Humanity workers announced their intent to unionize yesterday having sent a letter to management demanding voluntary recognition. The group will join The Chicago and Midwest Joint Board, Workers United. The effort comes after allegations of a toxic workplace involving racist and sexist behavior. Co-owner Max Temkin was forced out of the company after a Polygon article outlined …
Wil Wheaton has joined the Bicycle brand as their first global board game ambassador. Wheaton will support the company’s “Games By Bicycle” line. Bicycle entered the board and card game market last year during Gen Con with the launch of Tattoo Stories and Shuffle Grand Prix. They have since launched strategy games Exchange and The Alpha. July …
BoardGameGeek have acquired Tabletop Events, the struggling convention management service. BGG will take ownership immediately, but the Tabletop Events staff will spend the rest of the year working with BGG to transfer technology, add features, fix bugs, and more. Tabletop Events was forced to shut down due to the collapse of the convention industry. They had originally …
Publisher Service Inc. (PSi), a prominent sales and fulfillment company, is narrowing the list of wholesale customers it will work with for the US hobby retail market to ACD Distribution, Alliance Games Distribution and Peachstate Hobby Distribution. PSi did not immediately respond to our request for comment. The change will impact the availability of product …
Alliance Game Distributors will continue to hold discount tiers for retailers that have not met buying levels. The company held tiers through Q2 as a sign of support during the shutdowns caused by the pandemic. Retailers that have achieved an increased will move to the new tier starting in Q3. “The current market conditions have resulted …
Aconyte, Asmodee’s book imprint, are partnering with Simon & Schuster UK to handle sales and distribution when their books debut in Britain this October. The company has a similar agreement with Simon & Schuster for the North American market. “We’re doing something a little different with fantasy fiction, and the experienced team at Simon & Schuster are …
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Funko have released episodes of their new animated series, Marvel Battleworld. The series produced by Funko Animation Studios ties into the recently announced Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of the Thanostones tabletop game to be released this month. The game, which is targeted for children, combines micro collectible characters and cards, allowing them to battle against Thanos. The online series can …
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GAMA Executive Director John Stacy apologized yesterday to the hosts of Origins Online who walked out last week in protest over the organizations lack of open support for the Black community. The not-for-profit trade organization eventually issued a statement of support after the walkout, where they also announced the cancellation the virtual event planned for this …
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GAMA publishing and manufacturing members elected Darker Hues Studios Founder and CEO Chris Spivey as Vice President of the organization yesterday at their annual membership meeting. Spivey bested candidate Andrew Chesney of Chip Theory Games. The meeting was held on Zoom due to the cancellation of Origins over concerns relating to the pandemic. Spivey takes over for …
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In a statement on their website, Leder Games, the publisher of Root, have announced they will no longer associate with the tabletop industry trade organization GAMA until the organization changes its ways. The company said it will pull out of all future GAMA events. They will also return their Origins awards and remove the Origin’s emblem on future printings. …
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