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And now there are more games being made than ever. The crowdfunding website Kickstarter has become the go-to place to finance a passion board game project. "The barrier to entry is much lower, especially with board games," Mach said. "All you need is a pencil and paper."
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• The Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design, which oversees the Origins Awards at the annual Origins Game Fair, has streamlined its award categories from nine to seven: Board Games; Card Games (includes dice and deck-building games); Collectibles (all games with a collectible component); Role-Playing Games; Family Games; Game Accessories; and Miniatures. An excerpt from the press release announcing this change:
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"Three years ago we set out on a path to enhance the Origins Awards process," said John Ward, Executive Director of GAMA and the AAGAD Chair, "Now we are at the end of that process and we will begin an annual review of the Awards. This step moves the awards forward and the new categories better reflect today's market and the industry as a whole."
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General Strategy Games: Multi-Player Category
• AquaSphere
• Deus
• Elysium
• Five Tribes
• Hyperborea
• Kraftwagen
• La Granja
• Orléans
• Panamax
• Quartermaster General
• Roll for the Galaxy
• The Voyages of Marco Polo
General Strategy Games: Two-Player Category
• Baseball Highlights: 2045
• Fields of Arle
• Patchwork
• Star Realms
• Star Wars: Armada
• Wir Sind das Volk!
The IGA members, located throughout Europe and North America, plan to announce the winners in the September/October time frame. (Annual disclosure: I'm a member of the IGA, but do not vote.)
• In Washington state in the U.S., King County Superior Court Commissioner Henry Judson has ordered (PDF) that Altius Management — which ran a Kickstarter campaign in 2012 for Asylum playing cards and collected more than $25,000 — to pay $54,851 in penalties, court costs, and restitution to KS backers in Washington due to Altius not following through on its promises. Here's part of a press release about the order from the Washington State Attorney General:
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The court ordered a total of $668 in restitution for the 31 Washington state backers, $31,000 in civil penalties for violating the state Consumer Protection Act ($1,000 per violation), and $23,183 to cover the costs and fees involved in bringing the case.
"Washington state will not tolerate crowdfunding theft," said Ferguson. "If you accept money from consumers, and don't follow through on your obligations, my office will hold you accountable."
"Washington state will not tolerate crowdfunding theft," said Ferguson. "If you accept money from consumers, and don't follow through on your obligations, my office will hold you accountable."
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