Hachette Boardgames Group strikes distribution deal with Edition Spielwiese

Hachette Boardgames Group has secured a distribution partnership with Edition Spielwiese, the German publisher behind MicroMacro, Uwe Rosenberg’s Puzzle Trilogy and many more.

The collaboration will bring the titles to more UK and US channels than ever before and will encompass several new MicroMacro titles – the first release being MicroMacro Jigsaw: The Funfair. The remaining MicroMacro line will fall under Hachette’s distribution in the second half of 2025. Further MicroMacro titles are set to be announced in 2025.

In addition, further Edition Spielwiese titles will join Hachette’s roster in 2025, including popular party title The Same Gamefrom designer Wolfgang Warsch.

“After working with Hachette’s subsidiary BlackRock as my international partner in France, I am now even more pleased to become a bigger part of the Hachette family,” said Michael Schmitt, founder of Edition Spielwiese.

Rob Trounce, Marketing Manager of Hachette Boardgames UK, added: “Edition Spielewiese are a publisher of the highest calibre, and we are beyond proud to have them – and their amazing titles – join our catalogue of family-friendly games for UK audiences. Our mission is to get more games on UK tables, and Edition Spielwiese’s amazing titles will make that goal ever more achievable.”

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