How an outside idea reaches a company, in its own words · checked 2026-10-29
How to pitch a board game to Asmodee
No stated policy
Asmodee publishes no policy on outside ideas. It bought Days of Wonder, Fantasy Flight Games and Board Game Arena, and the English-language rights to Catan.
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Where pitches like these are made: SPIEL, the Essen game fair · Ticketautomat, CC BY-SA 4.0
What it has bought from outside
1998
Jungle Speed from its outside creators
“…One of the company's early successes was Jungle Speed, which they acquired in 1998 and promoted heavily to various toy stores and retail outlets in France, selling over 4 million copies.…” en.wikipedia.org
2014
Days of Wonder (Ticket to Ride) and Fantasy Flight Games from their owners
“In August 2014, Asmodee agreed to a merger with American board game publishers Days of Wonder. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Later that year, they also merged with Fantasy Flight Games. [ 11 ]” en.wikipedia.org
2016
English-language rights to Catan from Mayfair Games
“In January 2016, Asmodee acquired the English language rights to the Catan games from Mayfair Games, creating a new company Catan Studio, Inc.…” en.wikipedia.org
2021
Board Game Arena from its founders
“The company acquired Board Game Arena, a digital tabletop simulator, in February 2021, for which they plan to adapt their games to add to its available library. [ 20 ]” en.wikipedia.org
