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News Flash: Asmodee Acquires Catan, Hasbro Gaming Lab Announces Contest Winner

Catan

  • Asmodee has acquired the English language rights for Catan from Mayfair Games. As a result, Catan Studio has been formed to further build the Catan brand. 
  • The winner of the Hasbro Gaming Lab contest has been announced. The winning game is Irresponsibillity: The Mr Toast Card Game, designed by Dan Goodsell.
  • Green Couch Games has announced Wok on Fire. It’s a 20 minute card game for 2 to 4 players and will be the company's fifth release.
  • New reviews this week of Longhorn (GeekDad), Dragonwood (iSlaytheDragon), and Sylvion (Broken Meeple).
  • GameWick Games has launched their very first Kickstarter. The campaign is for Shuffling Horror which blends cards and dice and a fun horror theme.
  • The magazine publisher Kalmbach has entered the world of board games with its purchase of Rather Dashing Games, publisher of Red Hot Silly Peppers and Graveyards.
  • GeekDad has posted up a list of its favorite games from 2015.
  • A guide has been posted up on the Passport Game Studios blog about the best way to teach game rules.
  • The online board gaming website, Board Game Arena, has released a new update that adds support for smartphones and tablets.