The Festival in Bratislava
1st December 2023: personalized trophy for De Toffoli in Bratislava for his victory in the H.O.R.S.E. tournament (5 poker variants that alternate continuously at the table).
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Il manuale dei giochi di tavoliere (The handbook of board games)
November 2023: Marino Carpignano published the book Il manuale dei giochi di tavoliere - storie, regole, varianti (the handbook of board games - stories, rules, variants), with a preface by Dario De Toffoli.
Premio Archimede 2023: the photos
22 September 2023: photos from the event are finally online, over two hundred images documenting this fantastic edition, from the jury at work to the awards ceremony! Press review also published.
Rex Cracoviae by Cielo d’Oro wins the Premio Archimede 2023
16 September 2023: Rex Cracoviae by Cielo d'Oro wins the Premio Archimede 2023! Second place for Garden Time by Filippo Landini, winner of the previous edition, and third the game Wunderkammer by Andrea and Lorenzo Martini and Alessandro Zappi. In the coming days we will publish all the photos of the event.
Premio Archimede 2023: finalist prototypes photo exhibition
September 2023: the video of Premio Archimede 2023 finalist prototypes photo exhibition is online! They are the best twenty-four board games selected among the 238 participating prototypes, that will be presented to the international jury for the final evaluation.
XXVII Mind Sports Olympiad, a great edition!
29 August 2023: De Toffoli wins the Senior Pentamind for the 7th time, Zaccariotto finally participates, Italy is second in the medal table, and there's even a hug from Demis Hassabis!
Premio Archimede: selection phase completed
14 August 2023: the selection phase of Premio Archimede has been completed! Between the 238 participating prototypes, the preliminary jury selected 24 finalist games: next September they will be tested and evaluated in Venice by the international jury, of more than 20 publishers from the world's leading publishing houses.
XXVII Mind Sports Olympiad
August 2023: all set for the 27th Mind Sports Olympiad, scheduled to take place in London from 20th to 28th August. More than 80 tournaments in nine days, a feast of mind games and disciplines in which the ever-present Dario De Toffoli will participate and, for the first time, also our Dario Zaccariotto!
On Prisma the Italian Mental Calculation Championship 2023
June 5, 2023: Prisma, the Italian monthly magazine of mathematics, games and ideas about the world, has published an article by Dario De Toffoli on the Italian Mental Calculation Championship. The news was also reported on Enigmistica24, the supplement of main Italian economic daily newspaper Sole 24 Ore.
KuZOOka recommended by Spiel des Jahres 2023
22 May 2023: we are very happy to announce that KuZOOka, the cooperative boardgame by Leo Colovini published by Pegasus Spiele, is one of the recommended games of Spiel des Jahres 2023!
Designing board games
May 2023: Enrico Feresin published on Amazon Progettare giochi da tavolo (Designing board games); there are two volumes, one with introduction by Leo Colovini and one by Dario De Toffoli.
The ranking of the Italian Mental Calculation Championship 2023 has been published
9 May 2023: published the photos and the final ranking of the Italian Mental Calculation Championship, held in Udine last May 6, which saw the proclamation of not one but two Italian champions! An extraordinary event, organized by studiogiochi with the collaboration of exceptional partners.
Italian Mental Calculation Championship 2023
4 May 2023: here we are, on Saturday 6 May the Italian Mental Calculation Championship will take place in Udine, in collaboration with Università di Udine, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, AcegasApsAmga, Mensa Italia and Olimpiadi della Matematica. Over 100 competitors who will compete!
The Game – the role of Emergency will participate in the Premio Archimede
April 2023: we are happy to announce that a selection of games from the bautiful exhibition The Game - The role of Emergency, will also participate in the Premio Archimede 2023. The games were created by the students of the Communication Design course at the IUAV.
Archimede 2023: 238 prototypes!
April 2023: the terms of participation are definitely closed, and the Premio Archimede has marked a new incredible record: the number of prototypes for the 2023 edition are 238!
Leo Colovini’s one hundred games
20 March 2023: La Nuova Venezia and Il Mattino di Padova have published an article dedicated to our Leo Colovini, on the occasion of the publication of his hundredth game! An important milestone, shared in the interview with Massimo Tonizzo.
Premio Archimede e IDEAG Nazionale – Deroga iscrizioni
16 March 2023: entries for the 2023 Archimede Prize will expire on March 31st, but only for those present at the IDEAG National Meeting (scheduled for 1-2 April in Parma), it will be possible to register directly on site and by way of derogation!
Mind Sports Olympiad Grand Prix 2023 concluded
13 March 2023: the 2023 Grand Prix has ended, with Italy in great shape: second in the medal table for nations!
Italian Mental Calculation Championship 2023
9 March 2023: we are pleased to announce that the next Italian Mental Calculus Championship will take place on 6 May 2023 in Udine, in collaboration with Università di Udine, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, AcegasApsAmga, Mensa Italia.
Mind Sports Olympiad Grand Prix 2023
February 2023: the Mind Sports Olympiad's Gran Prix 2023 is taking place (over 100 online tournaments) and the italian team is doing great! Let's discover the schedule and the italian medals.