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DM or email Mike Didymus-True on mike@boardgamewire.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mur74wyt2c27PAX is doubling down on the success of its tabletop-focused Unplugged show by launching a second event in Houston, after growing the original into the second-largest tabletop gaming convention in the US after Gen Con: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/05/pax-doubles-down-on-unplugged-growth-with-new-houston-show-just-12-days-after-origins/05 Sep 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur74wyt2c27https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mur74wyt2c27PAX is doubling down on the success of its tabletop-focused Unplugged show by launching a second event in Houston, after growing the original into the second-largest tabletop gaming convention in the US after Gen Con: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/05/pax-doubles-down-on-unplugged-growth-with-new-houston-show-just-12-days-after-origins/05 Sep 2026 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mur74wyt2c27https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mum62bvxuc25Spiel Essen has launched a B2B matchmaking system to help publishers, designers, retailers and other industry professionals find potential business partners ahead of the giant board game fair's biggest show yet this October: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/03/spiel-essen-launches-b2b-matchmaking-system-to-help-industry-professionals-find-business-partners/03 Sep 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum62bvxuc25https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mum62bvxuc25Spiel Essen has launched a B2B matchmaking system to help publishers, designers, retailers and other industry professionals find potential business partners ahead of the giant board game fair's biggest show yet this October: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/03/spiel-essen-launches-b2b-matchmaking-system-to-help-industry-professionals-find-business-partners/03 Sep 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mum62bvxuc25https://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mujwmrytyc2uMe opening up the BoardGameWire to do list when the kids finish school holidays tomorrow: https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/35/ec/wKwUgcSw7K5BQkKhl.gif?hh=498&ww=398&mp4=2RenJV7G5E0cJcDA&webm=6w0Sxhm0PdEdu3kCa6RW02 Sep 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujwmrytyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mujwmrytyc2uMe opening up the BoardGameWire to do list when the kids finish school holidays tomorrow: https://static.klipy.com/ii/4e7bea9f7a3371424e6c16ebc93252fe/35/ec/wKwUgcSw7K5BQkKhl.gif?hh=498&ww=398&mp4=2RenJV7G5E0cJcDA&webm=6w0Sxhm0PdEdu3kCa6RW02 Sep 2026 12:26 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujwmrytyc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3muhemwwjhk2rAsmodee's acquisitions spree continues with a buyout of the Welcome To… IP and game range from French publisher Blue Cocker - a series which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since Benoit Turpin’s breakout flip-and-write design was released in 2018: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/01/asmodee-buys-flip-and-write-pioneer-welcome-to-from-blue-cocker-to-continue-acquisition-spree/01 Sep 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhemwwjhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3muhemwwjhk2rAsmodee's acquisitions spree continues with a buyout of the Welcome To… IP and game range from French publisher Blue Cocker - a series which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies since Benoit Turpin’s breakout flip-and-write design was released in 2018: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/09/01/asmodee-buys-flip-and-write-pioneer-welcome-to-from-blue-cocker-to-continue-acquisition-spree/01 Sep 2026 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhemwwjhk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mu3bvrxfo22bIt me! Thanks to everyone that flagged this up, I've been reeeeal slack on the Spiel organisation this year so this was genuinely a lifesaver. Cheers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3bvrxfo22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtyfxzvodc2qSolis Game Studio makes ‘major step forward’ through US retail distribution push with Southern Hobby: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/26/solis-game-studio-makes-major-step-forward-through-us-retail-distribution-push-with-southern-hobby/ @solisgamestudio.bsky.social26 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfxzvodc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtyfxzvodc2qSolis Game Studio makes ‘major step forward’ through US retail distribution push with Southern Hobby: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/26/solis-game-studio-makes-major-step-forward-through-us-retail-distribution-push-with-southern-hobby/ @solisgamestudio.bsky.social26 Aug 2026 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyfxzvodc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtvy4b5npk2iRoad to Essen, a competition showcasing Vietnam’s burgeoning tabletop design scene at the world’s biggest board game fair, is back for its second year – with organisers changing things up in the hope of helping turn publisher interest into commercial deals: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/24/vietnams-road-to-essen-board-game-design-contest-back-for-second-year-with-longer-runway-aimed-at-turning-publisher-interest-into-deals/25 Aug 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvy4b5npk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtvthtb24c2iAsmodee has named Exploding Kittens CEO Carly McGinnis as head of its global publishing operation, putting an exec who helped transform a record-breaking Kickstarter game into an international brand in charge of a portfolio including Catan, 7 Wonders and Dobble: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/25/exploding-kittens-ceo-carly-mcginnis-takes-charge-of-asmodees-global-publishing-operation-jean-sebastien-de-barros-exits/25 Aug 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvthtb24c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtvy4b5npk2iRoad to Essen, a competition showcasing Vietnam’s burgeoning tabletop design scene at the world’s biggest board game fair, is back for its second year – with organisers changing things up in the hope of helping turn publisher interest into commercial deals: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/24/vietnams-road-to-essen-board-game-design-contest-back-for-second-year-with-longer-runway-aimed-at-turning-publisher-interest-into-deals/25 Aug 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvy4b5npk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/boardgamewire.bsky.social/post/3mtvthtb24c2iAsmodee has named Exploding Kittens CEO Carly McGinnis as head of its global publishing operation, putting an exec who helped transform a record-breaking Kickstarter game into an international brand in charge of a portfolio including Catan, 7 Wonders and Dobble: https://boardgamewire.com/index.php/2026/08/25/exploding-kittens-ceo-carly-mcginnis-takes-charge-of-asmodees-global-publishing-operation-jean-sebastien-de-barros-exits/25 Aug 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:qom4h6yglah4s3o7wdeqgduz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvthtb24c2i