Crowdfunded board game heavyweight CMON has warned it could face losses of more than $2m for its business activity last year, saying the rising cost of living had eaten into its revenues from tabletop game sales.
Wingspan publisher Stonemaier Games' revenue soared more than 40% to $23.7m last year, after a gamble on a hefty initial print run for new release Wyrmspan led to the game having the best first year for sales in the company's 13-year history.
Tabletop gaming giant Asmodee scored a powerful final quarter of 2024 thanks to a strong showing from its games based on third party IPs in the Star Wars, Lego and The Lord of the Rings universes - showcasing the publisher's strength ahead of its imminent spin off from owner Embracer Group next week.
Zombicide publisher CMON's mid-year revenue has fallen for the first time since the pandemic, with slumping wholesale earnings putting a dent into the company's H1 results.
Kickstarter has named Exploding Kittens Inc's senior sales manager Maggie Clayton as its new head of games, as the crowdfunding giant continues its battle against tabletop-focused competitors Gamefound and BackerKit.
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.
Games Workshop's global sales are set to reach a record £440m for the current financial year - double the amount it reached just five years ago.
