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wraggster
October 24th, 2012, 20:53
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Boardgames are getting a shot in the arm thanks to the proliferation of digital versions across consoles and iOS, according to manufacturers we speak to in our issue 247 (out tomorrow) feature, Table To Tablet. While the popularity of the boardgame has never been in question, the growing number of touchscreen enabled devices – and the broad market reach of those products – has given boardgame manufacturers an ideal way to expose their games to a new audience, as well as attracting existing fans with app versions of their favourite games.

http://www.edge-online.com/news/digital-conversions-driving-huge-boardgame-sales-increase-changing-player-behaviour/