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The 173-Year-Old Game Company Trying to Win the Next Family Night
Jumbo Group has spent generations turning cardboard, rules and a little friendly tension into a European consumer business. Now the company behind Stratego, Wasgij and Hitster is testing whether local game-night loyalties can travel worldwide.
Board
Board is a New York startup building the first face-to-face game console: a 24-inch touchscreen in a wood-finish frame that recognizes physical game pieces, merging the tactile feel of board games with the interactivity of video games. Founded by Brynn Putnam, who previously sold connected-fitness company Mirror to Lululemon for $500M, Board makes 'together tech' meant to bring people back into the same room. Priced at $399, it ships with included games and is already in tens of thousands of homes, schools, hospitals and restaurants across all 50 states.