Days of Wonder

Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002[1] and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014.[2] Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games. Days of Wonder has published games in several languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, and Greek. Days of Wonder was co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Mark Kaufman and Yann Corno.

For the album by Magnum, see Days of Wonder (album).

Days of Wonder
TypePrivate
IndustryBoard games
Founded2002
Area served
International
ParentAsmodee Group

History

Days of Wonder was founded in 2002 by Mark Kaufmann, Eric Hautemont and Yann Corno.[3][4] It released its first game, Gang of Four in 2002.[5] In March 2004, the company released Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon.[3] In 2004, Ticket to Ride was awarded the Spiel des Jahres.[4] In 2006, the company released a digital version of Ticket to Ride.[4] Also in 2006, the company's game Shadows Over Camelot was named the Best Fantasy Game at the 2006 Spiel des Jahres.[6]

In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards.[7]

In 2014, Days of Wonder was acquired by French game distributor Asmodee Group.[8]

Games Published

Below are all of the games published by Days of Wonder from 2002 to 2018:

Small Box games
  • Fictionaire Series:
    • Fictionaire: Fool Science (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Tall Tales (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Naturals (Hervé Marly; 2010)
    • Fictionaire: Classic Encyclopedia (Hervé Marly; 2010)

Large Box games

Ticket to Ride

Memoir'44

Small World

BattleLore

Card Games

The Art off Small World

    • SW Amazon Statue (2013)
    • SW Skeleton Statue (2013)
    • SW Spiderine Statue (2013)
    • SW Wizard Statue (2013)

Digital Games


Awards & Honors
Ticket to ride

Ticket to ride Europe

Ticket to Ride: The Card Game

Ticket to Ride: Map expansion #5 United Kingdom

Ticket to ride iOs

Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary

Small World

Shadows over Camelot

BattleLore

Memoir'44

Pirate's Cove

Mystery of the Abbey

  • 2003 Today's Parents - 'Top Toy Guide'
  • 2003 Brett & Board Family Game of the Year
  • 2004 Lucca Games Best Translated Game
  • 2004 Games Magazine - 'Games 100'
  • 2005 Juego del Año Finalist

Colosseum

Cleopatra and the Society of Architects

Relic Runners

Cargo Noir

  • 2011 Best International Boardgames Australia

Gang of Four

Five Tribes

Quadropolis

  • 2016 Gouden Ludo Nominee

See also

References
  1. "Days of Wonder". Boardgamesgeek.com. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  2. "Asmodee Buys Days of Wonder | BoardGameGeek News". BoardGameGeek. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. Koerner, Brendan I. (9 May 2004). "THE GOODS; Getting a Seat at the Board-Game Table". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. Xavier, Jon (23 March 2012). "Days of Wonder board gamers find Web a good move". Silicon Valley Business Journal.
  5. Liu, Jonathan H. (29 November 2011). "GeekDad Interview: Eric Hautemont, CEO & Founder of Days of Wonder". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. Meehan, Alex (16 April 2020). "Shadows Over Camelot co-creator teases possible spiritual sequel to co-op board game, Shadows Over Brooklyn". Dicebreaker.
  7. "Small World, Best Game of the Year according to The Dice Tower! « Days of Wonder News Center". Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  8. Takahashi, Dean (25 August 2014). "France's Asmodee Group acquires 'Ticket to Ride' board-game maker Days of Wonder". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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