Hachette Boardgames UK and Laurence King Publishing have announced a new partnership to bring classic and classic literary creations to life through high-quality board games and puzzles.
The partnership will see Laurence King’s ever-growing series of board games, card games, and puzzles brought into the Hachette Boardgames portfolio. They will be available to retailers such as board game cafes, hobby stores, and toy shops.
“We are thrilled to be working alongside Hachette Boardgames UK to bring our flourishing games and puzzle range to a wider audience by expanding our distribution”
Philip Contos, deputy publisher at Laurence King
The Laurence King games line offers a multitude of family-friendly titles, often based on rich and exciting worlds from TV, film and books. The Shakespeare Game, for example, sees players put on a series of Shakespeare’s greatest plays in a bid to establish The Globe Theatre and stage a performance there.
Other titles are designed to bring families together and engage children in offline activities. Flip and Find: Pet Detectives is one such game, and sees players race around the world to find lost pets in a memory-matching game. Hachette partners with schools to showcase the best tabletop gaming experiences for children.
Hachette will also carry jigsaw puzzles to support board game retailers when offering a wider range of products – one of these will be The World of Terry Pratchett.
Philip Contos, deputy publisher at Laurence King said: “We are thrilled to be working alongside Hachette Boardgames UK to bring our flourishing games and puzzle range to a wider audience by expanding our distribution. Their passion for bringing families to the gaming table is one we share at Laurence King, and we’re proud to offer titles that do exactly that.”
Laurence King titles are now available and its World of Terry Pratchett jigsaw will launch in October 2024.
