Days of Wonder
Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002 and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014. Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games.
Days of Wonder
- Founded
- 2002.
- Headquarters
- Paris.
- Activity
- publishing.
- Dissolved
- 2014.
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Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002 and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014. Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games.
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Wonder has published games in several languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, and Greek. Co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Mark Kaufmann and Yann Corno.
Days of Wonder was founded in 2002 by Mark Kaufmann, Eric Hautemont and Yann Corno. It released its first game, Gang of Four, in 2002. In March 2004, the company released Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon. In 2004, Ticket to Ride was awarded the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year). In 2006, the company released a digital version of Ticket to Ride. Also in 2006, the company's game Shadows Over Camelot was named the Best Fantasy Game at the 2006 Spiel des Jahres. In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards. In 2014, Days of Wonder was acquired by French game distributor Asmodee Group.
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2002
Days of Wonder established.
2002
Days of Wonder is recorded from 2002.
2014
Days of Wonder ceased.
2024
20th Anniversary Press Release (Days of Wonder) (2024) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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- 1.Days of Wonder. Boardgamesgeek.com.
- 2.Asmodee Buys Days of Wonder BoardGameGeek News. BoardGameGeek.
- 3.Koerner, Brendan I. THE GOODS; Getting a Seat at the Board-Game Table. The New York Times. 2004-05-09. 0362-4331.
- 4.Xavier, Jon. Days of Wonder board gamers find Web a good move. Silicon Valley Business Journal. 23 March 2012.
- 5.Liu, Jonathan H. GeekDad Interview: Eric Hautemont, CEO & Founder of Days of Wonder. Wired. 2011-11-29. 1059-1028.
- 6.Small World, Best Game of the Year according to The Dice Tower! « Days of Wonder News Center.
- 7.Takahashi, Dean. France's Asmodee Group acquires 'Ticket to Ride' board-game maker Days of Wonder. VentureBeat. 2014-08-25.
- 8.Meehan, Alex. Shadows Over Camelot co-creator teases possible spiritual sequel to co-op board game, Shadows Over Brooklyn. Dicebreaker. 16 April 2020.
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