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Days of Wonder announces release of Ticket to Ride: Ghost Train, a take on their First Journey version. daysofwonder.com/tickettoride/e…

New: China factory activity expands for first time in 4 months. But demand is still soft, with almost 50% of companies reporting orders were insufficient. tabletopdaily.com/2022/07/01/chi…

NEW: CMON merges RPG and graphic novel operations under Guillotine Press brand. Promotes Francesco Nepitello to oversee RPGs and IPs. tabletopdaily.com/2022/07/01/cmo…

Jeff Bergren, the controversial founder of The Gaming Goat, vows to retire in 2023. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/27/jef…

Retail sales in German licensing are up 4.5%. Good news for Spielwarenmesse eG, the event company that puts on the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg and recently acquired Spiel, as they are bringing a Licensing-X Germany to Nuremberg in October.tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/24/new…

LINK: You knew it was coming. Ape-Opoly leverages Bored Ape community and NFT craze. licenseglobal.com/entertainment/…

OPENING: Board game bar 'Beer for the Meeples' opened in Clovis, Calif last month. fresnobee.com/living/food-dr…

If you are looking for a great way to enter the industry, this is a great place to start.

NEW: @TheOpGames have partnered with @arcade_1up to bring select games to the Infinity Game Table, a hybrid tabletop gaming device. Games will be available later in the year. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/22/the…

@BHGames Sure thing. It's a great idea.

@Tabletop_daily Thanks for sharing our post and event! We saw a need for this kind of event in our area so we decided to fill in. The hope and goal is that this repeating event will strengthen connections, spark innovation, and be a place for aspiring designers & experienced designers to chat!

Cool idea for game stores. Blue Highway Game, a retailer in Seattle, hosted an industry meetup.

NEW: The German bookseller catalogue is expanding the metadata attached to games. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/21/gam…

LINK: Basically an interview with Role gaming platform for TTRPGs me.pcmag.com/en/games/13718…

OPENING: Gunks Gaming Guild and Cafe in New Paltz, New York. hudsonvalleyone.com/2022/06/16/boa…

Looking to talk to publishers or manufacturers about supply chain and inflation. Could be you or someone you know. Reach me at channel@tabletopdaily.com - Andrew

NEW: Amigo tries crowdsourcing ads on German SpotRocker platform. Close to $19K in prizes. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/16/ami…

NEW: WotC and ReedPop (think PAX) are partnering on Magic 30 in Vegas. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/16/wot…

NEW: Games Workshop revenues and profits grew in fiscal 2022. Revenues up 9% from previous year. They also paid out $12 million in profit sharing to employees. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/14/gam…

Pokemon card production was up 27% in fiscal 2022 showing considerable growth from previous years. tabletopdaily.com/2022/06/12/pok…

The @TabletopMentor ship Program is back once again an starting with a bang! We have over 200 applicants requiring Mentorship. If you are willing and able to mentor someone in TTRPG design or pitching to publishers, please apply to be a mentor at tabletopmentorship.org - thanks!