Asmodee GmbH was founded in 2008 as a subsidiary of Asmodee SAS in France and is an independent German distributor and publisher of board games. As part of the Asmodee Group, which has a total of 17 branches in Europe, the USA and China, Asmodee Germany works internationally with around 30 partner publishers. Many of the partners are among the best-known publishers in the games industry worldwide. Together with them, Asmodee launches new games in Germany every year that captivate and inspire players. From the company's headquarters in Essen, Asmodee Germany takes care of the entire spectrum of publishing and sales work, from editing and marketing to sales. With its extensive range of games - from Dobble as well as Werewolves of Bleak Forest to Just One (Game of the Year 2019) to Dixit (Game of the Year 2010) or 7 Wonders (Kennerspiel des Jahres 2011) - Asmodee brings games for every taste to the market in Germany. Asmodee places great value on outstanding games for its products. This is also proven by the many prizes that the games in Asmodee's range have won: Game of the Year, Connoisseur's Game of the Year, Game Hits for Families and Experts, nominations for Game of the Year, Connoisseur's Game of the Year and Children's Game of the Year, the Graf Ludo graphics prize and a wide variety of international prizes are among them. In addition to these games, Asmodee also sells games with well-known licences in Germany and other countries. The licence series include hits such as Star Wars, A Game of Thrones, The Lord of the Rings, Arkham Horror as well as various computer game licences such as Fallout or Civilization. Asmodee's goal is to make gaming attractive to as many people as possible. For this reason, the publisher also actively supports numerous game days and trade fairs as well as the specialised trade with campaigns and personnel.