Column by Scott Thorne
February 1, 2016
This week, Thorne looks at Z-Man Games ending its exclusive distribution arrangement with Alliance.
Also Competing for SXSW Tabletop Game of the Year
January 26, 2016
Renegade Game Studios Lanterns: The Harvest Festival and Czech Game Edition's Codenames have been chosen to appear on TableTop Season 4.
Z-Man's New Party Game From Matt Leacock
January 18, 2016
Z-Man Games will release Knit Wit, a new party game by Pandemic designer Matt Leacock.
New Lists From 'Paste' and 'Kill Screen'
December 21, 2015
Here we round-up two more Best Boardgames of 2015 lists.
Plus 'Tesla Vs. Edison,' Other Artana Game Releases
August 19, 2015
Just ahead of Gen Con, new game company Artana announced the Echo System, an immersive tabletop game system co-designed with Legacy designer Rob Daviau. The company also debuted its historical electricity wars game Tesla vs Edison at the show.
In Wake of Acquisition
August 12, 2015
We asked Plaid Hat Games whether F2Z’s exclusive distribution agreement with Alliance Game Distributors/Diamond Comic Distributors would carry over to Plaid Hat.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #88
July 20, 2015
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Spring 2015
Impressive Numbers for October 'Legacy' Release
March 12, 2015
Z-Man Games announced impressive preorder numbers for the two Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 boxes, which won't release until October.
As New Customers Throng Game Stores
February 26, 2015
The hobby games market grew around 15% in 2014, the sixth consecutive year of growth, according to a new report in ICv2’s Internal Correspondence #87.
From 'ICv2's Internal Correspondence' #87
February 26, 2015
This chart of the Top 10 Board Games (hobby channel) reflects sales in Fall/Holiday 2014.
