Innovative hex and counter wargame Downfall: Conquest of the Third Reich has been named Game of the Year at the latest Charles S Roberts Awards, seen by many as the Oscars of wargaming.
Economic class warfare simulator Hegemony: Lead Your Class to Victory has dominated BoardGameGeek's 18th Annual Golden Geek Awards by winning all three of its nominated categories.
CMON, the crowdfunded board game specialist which left Kickstarter for rival Gamefound earlier this year, saw its profits soar to over $23m in 2023 amid a hefty drop in its sales-associated costs.
Wingspan and Scythe publisher Stonemaier Games saw its profits rise last year despite a continued fall in revenue, which is down almost a third from the record $24.7m the company reached in 2021.
Board game sales in Germany, one of the world’s biggest tabletop markets, returned to growth last year to shake off a difficult 2022 rocked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the global energy crisis.
Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame about the fight for women’s suffrage in the US, has raised almost $200,000 for its second edition Kickstarter campaign as backers turned up in droves after the game's adverts were banned by Facebook.
German board game publisher Schmidt Spiele reported flat year-on-year sales for its family and children-focused division - albeit at a level it said has been on a high since 2020.
Wingspan's huge popularity since its 2019 release shows no sign of abating, with more BoardGameGeek users adding it to their collections last year than any other game.
BoardGameGeek's annual end-of-year support drive has fallen short of its target again, with the number of supporters pledging payment to the site during the event dropping for the third year in a row.
Votes for Women, the critically acclaimed card-driven wargame from designer Tory Brown, has scooped this year's Summit Award celebrating the historical board game which best succeeded in broadened the hobby.
