There are no easy answers for to how to “green” board games but STRATEGIES researchers teamed up with the Green Games Guide, as well as with designers from independent studios and Asmodee, to explore how the industry is grappling with important dilemmas.

One of STRATEGIES' ongoing contributions to the broader sustainable games ecosystem is the work Chloé Wake is doing as Academic Coordinator for the Sustainable Games Alliance, bringing together researchers and universities from across the globe who are working on sustainability and the games industry.

Every year, Essen, in Germany, hosts world's largest public fair for board games, bringing together passionate game fans with national and international exhibitors. The fair this year included a day of talks and discussions focussing on the issue of sustainability. Contributors explored the impact of board gaming on the world, asking: How sustainable are games and how much ecological thinking goes into the themes of board games today?