Il campione mondiale di memoria è italiano – De Toffoli su Il Fatto Quotidiano
12 December 2019: the incredible undertakings of the new World Memory Champion. Andrea Muzii is 20 years old and started with Rubik's Cube.
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Premio Archimede is becoming increasingly international!
October 2019: we welcome three new publishers have become Premio Archimede partners, and their editors that will be part of the final jury: CMON (Singapore) with Andrea Chiarvesio, MANDOO (Corea del Sud) with Kevin Kichan Kim, RIO GRANDE (Usa) with Jay Tummelson.
Games, as always Essen is the Makkah of boardgames – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
31 October 2019: this year more than 200,000 visitors at the Spiel fair of Essen, 1,500 new games presented, 1,200 exhibitors. A lot of gaming and a lot of Italy too!
Essen 2019
Ottobre 2019: studiogiochi non poteva mancare alla Mecca dei giochi, la mitica Spiel di Essen, quest'anno più grande di sempre!
ISOP 2019-2020: De Toffoli Omaha Main’s triumph
26 October 2019: Dario De Toffoli wins the ISOP 2019-2020 Omaha Main tournament held in Nova Gorica!
From Premio Archimede to the stores
October 2019: already 48 games presented at the Premio Archimede and published... and 10 more are under contract with international publishers: they are coming in stores in the next months. Let's find out which ones...
Board games, Italian creativity gets more and more appreciated – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
2 October 2019: at the largest board game trade fair, which is held every year in Essen at the end of October, Italy is one of the more present country, second only to Germany. Let's find out why.
Mind Sports Olympiad – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
30 August 2019: Mind Sports Olympiad take place in London since 1997. A unique event, but still niche, that deserve a quality leap.
Mind Sports Olympiad 2019
13 August 2019: it's August, and as always in London there will take place the Mind Sports Olympiad, the best chance in the world to play in a competitive (but still friendly) way a plethora of games. Follow our “Chronicles from the boards”!
Gambling, once upon a time there was the advertising ban – De Toffoli su Il Fatto Quotidiano
6 August 2019: it seems that the Italian government has thrown the towel on the advertising ban for gambing, let's make things clear.
Superenalotto: game or fraud? – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
2 August 2019: even with the highest jackpot ever, the chance to win is still the same - one in over 622 millions.
Poker, Sammartino is the vice-champion of the world – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
24 July 2019: the 32 years-old from Naples Daio Sammartino finished in second place the World Series of Poker, and here luck doesn't matter.
Fanpage interviews De Toffoli
28 June 2019: even if the jackpot is high, the probability to win at Superenalotto is almost none, one in 622 millions. Flash interview by Fanpage.
Vektorace, or the revenge of octagons – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
12 June 2019: There are game boards that are maps, special game boards, game boards made with squares, hexagons. And then there is Vektorace by Spartaco Albertarelli, which uses octagons to simulate car races.
The notice of competition for Premio Archimede 2020 is out!
11 June 2019: did you design a game and would like to show it to the most important publishers and have it published? In the dedicated section you can find all the information you need to participate to Premio Archimede, the biggest Italian contest for unpublished board games!
Imhotep Das Duell recommended by Spiel des Jahres 2019
20 May 2019: an important recognition for Imhotep Das Duell. It is one of the recommended games by Spiel des Jahres 2019!
Campionati italiani di Poker ISOP 2019
17-27 maggio 2019: nuova avventura di Dario De Toffoli ai Campionati Italiani di Poker del circuito ISOP, che negli ultimi anni gli hanno regalato parecchie soddisfazioni.
Learning from mistakes – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
16 May 2019: reading's recommendation on games and more, starting with Il fallimento è rivoluzione. Perché sbagliare fa bene (Failing is revolution. Why doing mistakes is good) by Francesca Corrado.
Giampaolo Dossena prize – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
20 April 2019: all of us who play and work with games should be grateful to mr. Dossena, even if many of us don't even know who he is...
Modena Play 2019: culture and fun – De Toffoli on Il Fatto Quotidiano
13 April 2019: Play Modena puts perfectly together culture and fun. Dario De Toffoli talks about this in his article on Il Fatto Quotidiano.