The board games sector has grown significantly since the beginning of the 2000s. In 2023, the sector still recorded a turnover of more than 550 million euros, or 7% more than in 2019...
but 2% less than in 2022. The rise in paper prices and the hazards of transport from China, the main place of manufacturing, have caused costs to soar. In the face of inflation and the housing crisis, game boxes that we no longer know where to put is not a priority. At the Cannes Board Games Festival, small boxes are all the rage.