It's a fascinating business...

As I sought financing for Let’s Roll Games, I found myself having to describe the industry every time I met with someone new. To address this, I prepared a brief description of all the players involved in bringing the games we love to market.  I thought you might find it interesting as well. In recent history, industry trends have led to a blurring of traditional roles in the industry supply chain. However, as it stands, here is a fairly accurate description of the players an

Board games aren’t just for fun—they can also be powerful tools for helping young children, especially those with disabilities, develop important social skills. A study by researchers at Vanderbilt University explored how teaching preschoolers to play board games could enhance their social interactions. The study involved four children with or at risk for disabilities, who played games with typically developing peers. What Did the Study Find? The researchers used a combinatio

In Libellud’s 2024 release Harmonies , players build 3‑D landscapes on personal boards to attract animals. A central board displays sets of three colored tokens and five face‑up animal cards. On your turn, you must take one set of three tokens and add them to your board, take one animal card, and place cubes on completed habitats. Tokens are stacked to form terrain features—such as mountains, trees, fields, and buildings—and the patterns on animal cards specify which arrangem

If you’ve ever played a board game with a preschooler, you know it can be equal parts adorable and chaotic. But did you know those games might actually help shape how little ones get along with others? A group of researchers recently looked into how different types of board games—like ones where kids work together versus ones where they compete—might affect young kids’ behavior. They spent six weeks playing games with a bunch of 4- to 6-year-olds and watched how they acted af