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Days of Wonder

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Board game publisher

Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002 and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014. Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 1, 2002Founded1

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Days of Wonder is a board game publisher founded in 2002 and owned by Asmodee Group since 2014. Days of Wonder distributes its games to 25 countries. It specializes in German-style board games and has branched out to include some online games. Days of Wonder has published games in several languages including English, Dutch, French, German, Russian, and Greek. Days of Wonder was co-founded by Eric Hautemont, Mark Kaufmann and Yann Corno.2

Corporate structure

Days of Wonder is part of a group headed by Asmodee. 10 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Asmodee Guyancourt, France
    • Days of Wonder Paris
    • Asterion Press Subsidiary
    • Fantasy Flight Games Subsidiary · Roseville
    • Filosofia Subsidiary · Montreal, Canada
    • Jeux Descartes Subsidiary
    • Lookout Games Subsidiary · Berne
    • ASMODEE CANADA INC. (ASMODÉE CANADA INC.) Subsidiary · Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
      • LION RAMPANT IMPORTS LTD. Subsidiary · Brantford, Ontario, Canada
    • ASMODEE FRANCE Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Days of Wonder was founded in 2002 by Mark Kaufmann, Eric Hautemont and Yann Corno. It released its first game, Gang of Four, in 2002. In March 2004, the company released Ticket to Ride, designed by Alan R. Moon. In 2004, Ticket to Ride was awarded the Spiel des Jahres (Game of the Year). In 2006, the company released a digital version of Ticket to Ride. Also in 2006, the company's game Shadows Over Camelot was named the Best Fantasy Game at the 2006 Spiel des Jahres.

In 2009, Smallworld received three awards including "Best Game of the Year", "Best Family Game", and "Best Game Artwork" from the Dice Tower Gaming Awards.

In 2014, Days of Wonder was acquired by French game distributor Asmodee Group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Days of Wonder, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

Below are all of the games published by Days of Wonder from 2002 to 2018:

From Wikipedia’s article on Days of Wonder, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2014Acquired Acquired by Asmodee1
  3. Oct 1, 2002Founded Founded1

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