Stonemaier Games revealed Smitten, a new cooperative micro-game designed by Jamey Stegmaier.

Pandasaurus Games announced The Fox Experiment, a new roll-and-write game.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne offers publishers some packaging hints, and reminds us of the importance of demo copies.

Hot new games and availability drove board game sales, while a preference for deck-builders manifested on the top card games chart.

Hot new games and availability drove board game sales, while a preference for deck-builders manifested on the top card games chart.

Hobby game sales jumped one-third in 2021, the second year of Covid-altered retailing, according to ICv2 market size estimates.

Hobby game sales jumped one-third in 2021, the second year of Covid-altered retailing, despite supply chain challenges, according to ICv2 market size estimates.

Stonemair Games teased Wingspan Asia, an expansion for the best-selling birding game.

Wingspan was by far the company's bestseller with sales of 663,548 copies.

This week, columnist Scott Thorne reviews the top-selling board games for Fall 2021 and offers up four factors that contribute to whether or not a consumer adopts a new product or not.