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We caught up with visual-creative team at Z-Man Games – including Dan Gerlach, Jasmine Radue, Monica Helland, Atha Kanaani, Bree Lindsoe and Samuel R Shimota – to learn more about what guides to the studio’s approach to art and graphic design.

The Coronavirus lockdown is creating a new generation of board game fanatics who will be eager to enjoy those experiences on mobile phones, says Exient chief publishing officer Julian Jones.

Modern Games is a new games company specialising in merging physical and digital play.

‘We consider that a postponement at this stage maximises the chances to both protect the health and well-being of all our attendees and hold a successful show in 2020,’ read a statement from the organisers.

Repos is the publisher behind Time’s Up, 7 Wonders, Ca$h ‘n Guns, Concept and Just One, which won the Spiel des Jahres in 2019.

We caught up with Barry and Jason to learn more about their collaborative design process, and how their approach to game ideation changes when working with a IP like Bill & Ted.

Spiel takes place in Essen from October 24th to 27th, and the stream will run from 9am to 6pm (UK time) on Thursday through Saturday, and 9am to 5pm on Sunday.

Designers Pat Marino and Sean Fletcher reveal more about the origins of Die Hard: The Nakatomi Height Board Game, and share how they decided on which elements of the 1988 classic to incorporate in the game.

There are now translated copies of Avocado Smash in Hungary, Israel, Poland and Korea.

The philosophy behind Unexpected Games arose from Konieczka’s desire for a studio focused on innovation and idea incubation.