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Why the reference to "Flat Prod" in the article's title? Flat Prod is the official owner of Tric Trac, with Maurin previously owning 51% of that company while Plume Finance, a company owned by Asmodee co-founder Marc Nunes, owned the other 49%, an arrangement entered into in 2009, according to JeuxZoom.
• After more than twenty years of covering games on a quarterly basis, Counter magazine released its final issue in January 2018. Issue #78, as well as other recent digital-only issues, are available in the BGG Store.
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• Along similar lines, in February 2018 Stronghold Games tripled its staff, adding Bill Bricker as director of art and marketing and Pauline Milano as director of administration. The publisher also moved from New Jersey to Florida and introduced a new logo.
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Effective today, North Star Games is adopting a unilateral Minimum Advertised Pricing Policy (MAPP). This MAPP will enhance the value of the North Star Games brand and provide long-term benefits to everyone who purchases its products, including both trade partners and consumers. Adherence to the MAPP is non-negotiable for all North Star Games' resellers and will be strictly enforced to ensure the continued value of its brand.
North Star Games is also issuing a Channel Restriction Notice (CRN) to all its resellers, announcing that it has designated Amazon.com as a restricted sales channel. Effective today, North Star Games will limit its Amazon distribution to two authorized sellers on the Amazon Third-Party Marketplace. The CRN states that resellers who don't participate in the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program have until February 13th, 2018 to deactivate their listings. Resellers who do participate in the FBA program should sell through any existing inventory by March 9th, 2018 and then stop restocking their FBA listings. North Star Games will work together with its authorized Amazon partners to monitor product listings and remove any unauthorized sellers.
"These two policies will allow our authorized retailers to remain competitive in an ever-changing and dynamic marketplace. We highly value our retail partners and their commitment to providing valuable instore experiences that create memorable moments for their customers and grow the gaming community", states North Star Games Co-President Satish Pillalamarri. "We look forward to helping our partners grow their businesses by providing enhanced services such as game demos and organized tournaments. These partnerships will allow us to develop an even greater number of the exciting and engaging games that our customers love."
North Star Games is also issuing a Channel Restriction Notice (CRN) to all its resellers, announcing that it has designated Amazon.com as a restricted sales channel. Effective today, North Star Games will limit its Amazon distribution to two authorized sellers on the Amazon Third-Party Marketplace. The CRN states that resellers who don't participate in the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program have until February 13th, 2018 to deactivate their listings. Resellers who do participate in the FBA program should sell through any existing inventory by March 9th, 2018 and then stop restocking their FBA listings. North Star Games will work together with its authorized Amazon partners to monitor product listings and remove any unauthorized sellers.
"These two policies will allow our authorized retailers to remain competitive in an ever-changing and dynamic marketplace. We highly value our retail partners and their commitment to providing valuable instore experiences that create memorable moments for their customers and grow the gaming community", states North Star Games Co-President Satish Pillalamarri. "We look forward to helping our partners grow their businesses by providing enhanced services such as game demos and organized tournaments. These partnerships will allow us to develop an even greater number of the exciting and engaging games that our customers love."
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As a subsidiary of Ravensburger North America, ThinkFun will continue to operate as an independent brand from its Alexandria, Virginia headquarters. [Bill] Ritchie, whose leadership and insight has been instrumental in building ThinkFun's quality product line, will stay on as the company's chief creative officer. ThinkFun will also retain company directors and staff.
• To follow up on my December 2017 post about how Kerry Breitenstein came to own Twilight Creations once again, with her regaining ownership in September 2017 after Mayfair Games had purchased TC from her in June 2016, in response to my questions about the deal she said that Mayfair initially brought up the idea of a buyback in February 2017: "I got Twilight back for less than they purchased it. This is a very unusual circumstance and very unfortunate."Quote:
Hub Games aims to publish games that foster discussion between players at the table and beyond; games with heart. By encouraging self-expression through play and having gamers reflect on the choices they make, Hub Games looks to push past the idea of games being simple entertainment. "There is a space in the tabletop world for games that give us more," said Michael Fox, Hub Games' Community Manager. "We still aim to create incredible games, but if players want to scratch the surface and look a bit deeper, they'll find reasoning behind every decision in what we produce. We want players to think about what they're playing, and for those choices they make in game to stay with them long after they leave the table."
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