Hobby World

Short description: Publishing house in Russia and Eastern Europe

Hobby WorldIndustry| Board games publishing

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Founded| 2002
Headquarters| Moscow
Website| Official Website (Eng)

Hobby World is the largest publishing house in Russia and Eastern Europe specializing in producing and distributing board games of the following categories: games for children, family games, party games, strategy games, military games, collectible card games. The head office is located in Moscow, the Kyiv regional office has been open since 2012.

## Contents

* 1 Company history
* 1.1 Foundation
* 1.2 Publishing house today
* 2 Games
* 3 Company management
* 4 Production capacities
* 5 Activities
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## Company history

### Foundation

The company was founded in 2010 through the merger of the two competing companies «Smart» and «Fantasy World».

### Publishing house today

Today the publishing house sells more than half a million board games annually and publishes more than 50 new games.

## Games

The company publishes Russian editions of games such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, Munchkin, Ticket to Ride, Game of Thrones, Arkham Horror, Warhammer.

## Company management

Mikhail Akulov – General Director. Ivan Popov — Executive Director. Nikolay Pegasov — Development Director. Earlier used to hold the position of chief editor and publisher of Mir Fantastiki SF magazine (2003-2009).

## Production capacities

Most board games components are produced in Russia: manufactures are located in Kaluga and Moscow regions. Some components are produced by European contractors.

## Activities

Hobby World regularly participates in city events and large exhibitions.

## References

## External links

* Official Hobby World website (RUS)
* Official Hobby World website (ENG)
* Article on «Hobby World» in «Forbes» (RUS)
* Article on «Hobby World» in «Hopes&Fears» (RUS)
* «Russia 1» TV report about board games (RUS)
* «Hobby World» profile on «BoardGameGeek» portal (ENG)
* Official channel on «YouTube» (RUS)
* Interview with Mikhail Akulov published at Boardgamer.ru (RUS)

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