{"id":581,"date":"2014-08-25T18:11:25","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T22:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/?p=581"},"modified":"2014-08-25T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-25T22:11:25","slug":"blurb-days-of-wonder-merging-with-asmodee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Blurb &#8211; Days of Wonder Merging With Asmodee!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Days of Wonder best known for it&#8217;s award winning <a title=\"Ticket to Ride\" href=\"http:\/\/www.daysofwonder.com\/tickettoride\/en\/usa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Ticket to Ride<\/em><\/a> tabletop game, announced today that it will merge with Asmodee Group.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tt_photo1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-589\" src=\"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tt_photo1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Ticket to Ride\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tt_photo1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tt_photo1-306x230.jpg 306w, http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/tt_photo1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ticket to Ride<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Asmodee is a huge distributor of board and trading card games. \u00a0These guys handle other known brands such as <em><a title=\"Dixit\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dixit_(card_game)\" target=\"_blank\">Dixit<\/a><\/em> and <em><a title=\"7 Wonders\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/7_Wonders_(board_game)\" target=\"_blank\">7 Wonders<\/a><\/em> and the French publishing rights to the\u00a0<em>Pok\u00e9mon card game<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>This move will allow Asmodee to find more exposure in the US gaming market. With the gaming community growing in the US (as one can see in the <a title=\"Blurb: Gen Con Attendance Record Destroyed!\" href=\"http:\/\/talkingnerdy.org\/?p=556\" target=\"_blank\">attendance at this years Gen Con<\/a>) I am sure this will be a lucrative move for them.<\/p>\n<p>One other thing! Not to worry the staff at Days of Wonder will continue heading up the brand as a independent company.<\/p>\n<p>Only good things can come out a merger such as this. Lets face it more backing you have the more you experiment and create!<\/p>\n<p>Until next time Nerds!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Days of Wonder best known for it&#8217;s award winning Ticket to Ride tabletop game, announced today that it will merge with Asmodee Group. Asmodee is a huge distributor of board and trading card games. \u00a0These guys handle other known brands such as Dixit and 7 Wonders and the French publishing rights to the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon card game. 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