tabletop

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

“Adults and children over 10 can now create a powerful team of characters from their favourite fandoms and face off in exciting table-top gameplay,” said Funko Games’ Jay Wheatley.

We caught up with Hargrave to learn more about where the idea for Wingspan came from and what the industry can do to better champion female game designers.

The grown-up games night will celebrate with a menu of Board Game Club favourites from the past five years as well as some newer titles.

We caught up with Flanagan to learn more about the origins of Mechanica, and how she got her start in the world of game design.

Categories include R&D Team of the Year, Design Agency of the Year and Toy Designer of the Year.

We caught up with Sen-Foong Lim and Jay Cormier, the board game design duo also known as the Bamboozle Brothers and creators of titles including Junk Art, The Godfather: A New Don and Akrotiri.

There’s more games, more players and more designers around than ever before. Games designer Brett J. Gilbert takes a look at what the explosive growth of the tabletop space means for those looking to ensure their game stands out from the crowd.