Could CATAN soon enter the Board Game Arena? | Source: CATAN Studio/Asmodee

The owner of CATAN Studio just made a big acquisition that will further marry the physical world of board games with the rapidly-expanding digital realm.

Asmodee purchased the digital multiplayer board game platform Board Game Arena (BGA) in a move that will see more of the company’s titles make the jump to digital in the months ahead.

BGA offers players access to the official online versions of more than 250 games in more than 40 languages to more than 5 million members worldwide. Asmodee titles, including Carcassonne, Jaipur, and 7 Wonders are already available on the service.

Board Game Arena | Source: Asmodee

Asmodee Head of Strategy Thomas Koegler says that the first new addition to BGA from the Asmodee catalog will be Skull and Splendor which will be released within the next few weeks.

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“Working with Asmodee allows us to continue our massive growth, with a partner that shares our love and passion for board gaming,” say Grégory Isabelli and Emmanuel Colin, BGA co-founders. “Asmodee fulfills a sine qua non-criteria for us: that BGA is always run by absolute board game fans whose core business is board games.”

BGA will operate as an independent subsidiary of Asmodee with no pricing, editorial, or staffing changes.

Game on!

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James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book and Co-President of The International Toy Magazines Association (ITMA). He is also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly industry newsletter. As a pop culture and toy industry expert, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and guest at events including Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), New York Comic Con, Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy. Zahn has more than 30 years of experience in the entertainment, retail, and publishing industries, and is frequently called upon to offer expert commentary for publications such as Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and more. James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and more. Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events family in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He eventually joined the company full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.

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