1 November 2025: we will be at Lucca Comics & Games to talk about mathematics and games at the Library of the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca. Don't miss it, we will have fun and play together!
October 2025: Thanks to ioGioco, the complete montage of the 2025 Archimedes Award ceremony, enriched with lively interviews and comments. Various other video interviews are also available on the same page.
1 October 2025: Once again this year, our Dario Zaccariotto, together with his colleagues Alfonso Sara and Cesare Nanti, is organising and directing the City of Jesolo Backgammon Tournament, which kicked off yesterday evening at the Atlantico Hotel and will continue until Sunday 5 October. The results and photos of the event will soon be available on this website.
21 settembre 2025: è Apnea dei trentini Flavio e Riccardo Foches il vincitore del Premio Archimede 2025! Al secondo posto Magic Mushrooms di Carlo Scolari e al terzo OilRock 1864 di Marco Piola Caselli. Nei prossimi giorni pubblicheremo tutte le foto di questo straordinario evento.
26 August 2025: and this year's edition is over! A subdued edition for Italy, but for our De Toffoli, the Mind Sports Olympiad remains an unmissable event. Read his reports from the boards to find out how it went.
July 2025: We are delighted to announce that Australis, a game by Alex Zucchini and Leo Colovini magnificently produced by Kosmos, has won the UK Games Expo People's Choice General Award 2025! Not only that, it also won the Best Dice Game of the Judges Choice Awards!
10 July 2025: Dario De Toffoli was invited as a speaker at the Board Game Research Meeting, where he spoke about the genesis, history, evolution, impact and prospects of the Premio Archimede.
June 2025: Gloomies by Filippo Landini has won the top prize at Austria's Spiel der Spiele 2025! Published as a result of its participation in the Premio Archimede and beautifully produced by Ravensburger, Gloomies emerged as the game the committee liked best, for its rich mix of interaction, planning and a bit of luck.
4 May 2025: Leo Colovini guest of honour at Venezia Comics, with an exhibition of his best-loved games, which it was also possible to play. Dario De Toffoli and Andrea Angiolino also dialogue with him.
April 2025: registration for the Premio Archimede 2025 has just closed and a new record has been set: 246 games have been entered, from 16 countries and 4 continents! Many games will make it to the finals to be tested by the international publishers, who have already reached 26!
Febbraio 2025: studiogiochi organizza, in collaborazione con il Comune di Marcon (VE), un laboratorio sui giochi da tavolo dedicato ai giovani. Un'opportunità per approfondire la conoscenza dei giochi da tavolo, scoprirne i diversi meccanismi e provare a progettarne uno sotto la guida di esperti. Articles available in Italian only
February 2025: five studiogiochi's games were unveiled at this year's Spielwarenmesse, and more than 40 prototypes were presented to publishers in the marvellous marathon that is the Nuremberg Fair!
November 2024: Le Chemin de la Maison by Leo Colovini has won the Gold'n Gob Enfant 2024 prize! The prize was awarded at the board game fair ‘Les Jeux Du Stan’, which took place on 23-24 November 2024 in Nancy (France).
4 novembre 2024: è online la classifica finale del Campionato Italiano di Calcolo Mentale 2024, svoltosi sabato 2 novembre a Genova nell’ambito del Festival della Scienza. Pubblicate anche le foto del campionato e degli eventi correlati.
October 2024: the Premio Archimede 2025 is enriched with two new trophies: the QP Trophy for the most innovative physical game design, awarded by the Chinese QP Group, and the Visual Interface Trophy for the game with the best visual aspects of its components, awarded by the BoReD (Boardgame Research and Design) Laboratory of the University of Milan.
October 2024: what a thrill! Demis Hassabis, 5-time Pentamind World Champion at the Mind Sports olympiad has been awarded the Nobel Prize. Dario De Toffoli, happy for him and also proud to be his friend for so many years, presents this extraordinary person.
October 2024: as every year, our Dario Zaccariotto masterfully organised and directed, together with colleagues Alfonso Sara and Cesare Nanti, the City of Jesolo Backgammon Tournament. Online photos and results of the event.
October 2024: having completed the workshop on game design in collaboration with Rete Biblioteche Venezia, we will meet for one last special event open to the public on 19 October at the Biblioteca di Carpenedo Bissuola.