Shelf to Soil - how board games are getting greener (Topic Discussion)
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Show Notes
Seeing a paper belly band, instead of plastic shrink wrap, around the decks of cards in Isle of Night from Red Raven Games made me realise that now might be the time to write again about sustainability and eco-friendliness in the board game hobby. Thinking back over the last few months, it feels as if publishers and players alike have started thinking more about making games greener. So in this article, I am looking at where the industry stands today.
Read the full topic discussion article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/08/05/shelf-to-soil-how-board-games-are-getting-greener-topic-discussion/
Useful Links
- Isle of Night review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/07/19/isle-of-night-saturday-review/
- Red Raven Games: https://www.redravengames.com/
- Stonemaier Games: https://stonemaiergames.com/
- Are Our Games Eco-Friendly? Part 1: https://stonemaiergames.com/are-our-games-eco-friendly-part-1/
- Eco-Friendly Components and a Great User Experience Are Both Possible: https://stonemaiergames.com/eco-friendly-components-and-a-great-user-experience-are-both-possible/
- Wingspan review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/03/16/wingspan/
- Above and Below: Haunted crowdfunding campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/red-raven-games/above-and-below-haunted
- Creature Caravan crowdfunding campaign: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/red-raven-games/creature-caravan
- Lookout Spiele: https://www.lookout-spiele.de/en/news.php
- Greenline Announcement: https://www.lookout-spiele.de/en/news/greenline_announcement.html
- El Paso Board Game Road, Lookout Spiele, https://www.lookout-spiele.de/en/news/elpaso_boardgameroad.html
- Trash Rush crowdfunding campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rosemarymosco/trash-rush/posts/4084292
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