New releases: Whistle Stop, Port Royal, Alien Frontiers 5th Ed.

Kickstarters: Vegas Wits & Wagers, Numeracy Legends, Dare to Dream

Gen Con record-breaking attendance, three fall releases, three Kickstarters

CMON Canadian distribution arrangement with Universal Distribution, five new releases from Gen Con, and one Kickstarter project

Toy Industry Foundation hosts Play Your Part Chicago for at-risk youth.

CMON earns $1M profits on $21M in 2016 sales.

Target announces plans for 70 Target-exclusive board games.

ICO Partners analyzes five years of board game Kickstarter growth in contrast to other project categories.

Two Wednesday 9 August game releases

Two Kickstarter projects

Three October releases and five Kickstarters

Spiel des Jahres and Kennerspiel des Jahres winners, three new releases, and three (plus one) Kickstarters

Dice Tower Awards, fall releases, and Kickstarter projects

White Wolf founder Stewart Wieck passes; Shiba Inu House wins Creative Child Magazine 2017 Kids Card Game of the Year; Foxmind acquires Funnybone; Plan B acquires Eggertspiele; Gen Con hosts Ascension World Championship; Gen Con sells out of four-day badges; two new releases and two Kickstarters

Ice Cool wins Kinderspiel des Jahres; three September releases; three Kickstarters

UK Games Expo attendance and awards, Origins Awards, Geek Chic closure, new releases, and Kickstarters