Today, it is more family games and games for two. 'In the past, it was mainly complex strategy games, also in English, that were in high demand. The gamers' demographics are contributing to this change. Similarly, board games for multiple players did not keep up with the positive trends. For instance, the toy market in Italy shrank by 8%. People are lining up in front of a Berlin games store, Brettspielgeschäft.Berlin Heterogenous pictureįigures suggest that, with the exception of the educational segment, games for children did not perform particularly well in 2020. He added that last year, the German company increased its revenues by 20% and its board game sales by 22%. We grew the fastest in the US and in the UK,' Clemens Maier, CEO of German board game maker Ravensburger, told DW. 'We grew in all regions over the last year.

Board games are also increasingly popular in relatively marginal markets like southern Europe.

With board games proving a popular distraction for households looking for ' digital detox,' lockdowns sped up the solid growth registered over the last years in traditional markets like North America, northern Europe, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. 'Puzzles for adults increased by around 50% one-person games went up by more than 20%,' Hermann Hutter, the president of the German game publishers association Spieleverlage, told DW. Current trends show an uptick in interest among adults, with a global board game segment worth around $15 billion (€12.4 billion) growing more than the toy market as a whole. A booming demand for their wares has board game companies stepping up investments to increase production capacity.

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