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It's a great overview of how the design evolved from one of Correia's earlier designs, Agent Decker, as he tried to capture the essence of the SUPERHOT video game and overcome the difference between the two forms of media: digital and analog. Correia also mentions two things that went wrong with the game, one being a rulebook that was not ideal for learning the game, which would definitely be a stumbling block for those who are attracted by the license, yet unfamiliar with modern tabletop games.
• On November 19, 2021, designer Elizabeth Hargrave tweeted that her game Wingspan from Stonemaier Games has now surpassed more than one million copies sold.
At about the same time, I ran across a press release from U.S. publisher PlayMonster that Jeff Foxworthy's party game Relative Insanity has also reached the million sales threshold.
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So similar...in sales
• Michael Mindes of Tasty Minstrel Games has announced via the TMG newsletter that "the likelihood of ever making games again is extremely low, approaching zero as an asymptote type of low", and TMG is now clearing out its inventory via online retailer CoolStuffInc, including titles like Formosa Tea and Yin Yang that I don't believe ever made it onto the North America market previously.
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That same month, Asmodee Entertainment signed a licensing partnership with Source Point Press, a division of Ox Eye Media, for comics based on "[t]he best-selling game worlds of Legend of the Five Rings, Mysterium, and Pandemic".
October 2021 brought about a licensing agreement with Trends International for a line of CATAN posters that will be sold "exclusively from selected online outlets, including Trends' own ShopTrends.com site and global retailer Amazon".
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In more detail, the press release for this last deal notes that "Just Funky plans to release a range of homeware and accessories, so CATAN fans can display their passion through items as varied as coasters, glassware, wall art, throw blankets, lamps, tote bags, lanyards, stationery and more." Asmodee already has a deal with Just Funky for similar items based on FFG's Arkham Horror brand.
• To continue along these lines, Alan R. Moon's Ticket to Ride from Days of Wonder popped up on day 2 of Ellen DeGeneres' 12 Days of Giveaways, with each audience member taking home a copy of the game and a US$350 Visa gift card from Unbox Now, with this entity being part of the Asmodee Group. The TTR segment starts at 1:50 of this video.
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