advertisement 01-15-2020 DESIGN Board-game design is thriving In Germany, the home of modern board-gaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years. Here’s why.

TIME spoke with Leacock to learn more about the board game explosion and what it’s like to design them for a living. The following conversation has been lightly edited for length and clarity.

He began getting into hobby board games after a 2008 trip to GenCon but it wasn’t until 2013 that he pitched the idea of designing a publishable game to Matt.

Your game looks really cool!” 3) Publishers are just people like you and me, and most of them are at the convention to have a good time, meet people and do what we all love — play board games.

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