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25° Città di Jesolo

1 October 2025: Once again this year, our Dario Zaccariotto, together with his colleagues Alfonso Sara and Cesare Nanti, is organising and directing the City of Jesolo Backgammon Tournament, which kicked off yesterday evening at the Atlantico Hotel and will continue until Sunday 5 October. The results and photos of the event will soon be available on this website.

Apnea di Flavio e Riccardo Foches vince il Premio Archimede 2025

21 settembre 2025: è Apnea dei trentini Flavio e Riccardo Foches il vincitore del Premio Archimede 2025! Al secondo posto Magic Mushrooms di Carlo Scolari e al terzo OilRock 1864 di Marco Piola Caselli. Nei prossimi giorni pubblicheremo tutte le foto di questo straordinario evento.

MSO 2025 CONCLUDED

26 August 2025: and this year’s edition is over! A subdued edition for Italy, but for our De Toffoli, the Mind Sports Olympiad remains an unmissable event. Read his reports from the boards to find out how it went.

Double award at UK Games Expo 2025 for Australis

July 2025: We are delighted to announce that Australis, a game by Alex Zucchini and Leo Colovini magnificently produced by Kosmos, has won the UK Games Expo People’s Choice General Award 2025! Not only that, it also won the Best Dice Game of the Judges Choice Awards!

Publications

L’enigmistica del grande calcio

Luglio 2025: ecco la novità dell’estate perfetta per chi ama il grande calcio e la migliore enigmistica! A cura di Dario Zaccariotto, tre libri dedicati ad altrettante squadre di calcio italiane da portare in valigia, per giocare sotto l’ombrellone… Da venerdì 11 luglio in libreria e in tutti gli store online.

20 years of sudoku!

3 July 2025: exactly 20 years ago, on 3 July 2005, we published the first classic sudoku in La Stampa and in a special supplement of Tuttosport.

Crazy Worms

June 2025: here’s another game from the Premio Archimede! Published by Piatnik, Crazy Worms by Fabrizio Tronchin and Ghigo Maurizio Buso is a fun and colourful tile game, easy to learn and quick to play, suitable for young and old!

Virtus!

June 2025: the board game Virtus! by Mario Quartana has arrived! It is a new game from the Premio Archimede and is published by Giochi Uniti. A deep and strategic card game, where every choice counts and can decide the fate of the game.

Masterword

Play Masterword, the game that tests your logical and creative reasoning skills, developed by studiogiochi!

2022 was the “randolphian” year!
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth (on May 4, 2022) the gaming world dedicated deserved tributes to him. It was time that even the “gamers” became aware of one of the giants on whose shoulders we all stand.
In this area the chronicle of what happened throughout the course of the year.

Italian Games Archive