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In a field not so distant from books, Hachette Livre has diversified by using its expertise to publish board games in France and abroad.

Hachette Boardgames is the Hachette Livre entity dedicated to board games.
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Board game publishing and distribution

With plenty of talent and passion, authors, and publishers, the world of board games has much in common with the world of books.
Since 2019 Hachette Livre has been successfully expanding in the board game segment. Now well-established in the French market, Hachette Boardgames continues to grow internationally.

Hachette Boardgames is a branch of Hachette Livre devoted to board game publishing. It comprises game publishers Gigamic, Studio H, Funnyfox, Le Scorpion Masqué, Sorry We Are French, Catch Up Games, La Boîte de jeu and Hiboutatillus, which publishes Blanc Manger Coco. It also includes distributors Gigamic and Blackrock Games in France, Randolph in Canada, 999 Games in the Netherlands, Hachette Boardgames USA and Hachette Boardgames UK.

All our game publishers

Quite a few Hachette Boardgames creations have won awards:

  • Oriflamme (Studio H): As d’or 2020
  • Roulapik (Gigamic):  Kinderspiel des Jahres 2020
  • Micro Macro (Blackrock): As d’or 2021 and Spiel des Jahres 2021
  • Flashback Zombie Kidz (Scorpion masqué): As d'or Enfant 2023
  • Akropolis (Gigamic): As d'or 2023
  • Faraway (Catch Up Games) : As d'or 2024
  • Sky Team (Scorpion masqué) : Spiel des Jahres 2024
  • L’Île des Mookies (Scorpion masqué): As d'or Enfant 2026

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