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It was a rough day for tabletop gaming conventions. Origins Game Fair announced they are postponing the 46th annual event until October, while BGG Spring, scheduled for May, cancelled. Jeff Anderson announced the BGG Spring cancellation on…
Read the reportTexas-based Goliath games have seen the sales of their card game Virus, released in January, grow by 10 times. The company is now giving all the proceeds from the game during the month of April to…
Read the reportHasbro have reached a settlement in a trade secrets and confidentiality agreement breach with Marisa Pawelko, also known as the Modern Surrealist. The case was scheduled to go to a federal jury trial this month. Pawelko had…
Read the reportSpin Master will report its first quarter 2020 financial results after markets close on Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The company withdrew its 2020 outlook on March 19 due to uncertainty related to the spread of COVID-19. …
Read the reportAccording to NPD, toy sales grew 26% in the week ending March 21, with the fastest-growing categories being games/puzzles (+228%), driven by family board/action, card, and children’s games. The Group said hands-on learning drove…
Read the reportAsmodee have released free downloads of several board games as part of their “Print & Play” initiative. The initial list includes Dobble/Spot It!, Dixit, Timeline Classic, Unlock!, Cortex Challenge and Combo Color. Additional titles…
Read the reportThe Army Painter, a miniatures paint and accessory company based in Denmark, will retrofit their paint production machines to produce hand sanitizer. They will be filling their 18ml and 100ml paint bottles. They company…
Read the reportGeppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Alliance Game Distributors and Diamond Comic Distributors, furloughed some of their non-business crucial employees yesterday. Furloughed workers will retain their health benefits, with the company paying the cost of the…
Read the reportThe Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) are compiling and maintaining a list of retailer support programs announced by publishers during the COVID-19 shutdowns. The list has 46 programs, of which many involve transferring sales revenue from…
Read the reportI launched Tabletop Wire a year ago last month. Today, I am shutting it down. The idea for the site came from an industry Facebook forum where someone suggested there was an opportunity for…
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