Company:NIBCARD Games
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Short description: Nigerian tabletop game publisher
NIBCARD Games is a Nigerian tabletop game publishing company founded by Kenechukwu Cornelius Ogbuagu in 2016.[1] Their games focus on solving problems in society. Topics include ranching conflicts, homebuilding, Sustainable Development Goals, and migration.[1][2] NIBCARD Games won the 2021 Diana Jones Award.[3]
History
In 2017, NIBCARD partnered with Voluntary Service Overseas to produce educational board game Luku Luku. NIBCARD also received a grant from the International Organization for Migration to create My World Trip. In 2019, Ogbuagu founded a game cafe in Abuja.[1] The same year, three games published by NIBCARD debuted at the African Board games Convention, the largest tabletop game event in Africa.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Salaudeen, Aisha (2021-09-22). "Meet the Nigerian board game creator trying to change an industry" (in en). https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/africa/nigeria-ogbuagu-board-game-creator-spc-intl/index.html.
- ↑ "Board games addressing herdsmen conflict, others launched in Abuja". https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/295144-board-games-addressing-herdsmen-conflict-others-launched-in-abuja.html?tztc=1.
- ↑ "The 2021 Award" (in en-US). 2021-07-14. https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2021-award/.
- ↑ "Nigerian games shortlisted for International Convention". December 9, 2019. https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/12/nigerian-games-shortlisted-for-international-convention/.
- ↑ Anita, Eboigbe (2019-12-21). "AB Con 2019 Was A Defining Event For Nigerian Board game Industry" (in en-US). https://nibcardgames.com/ab-con-2019-nibcard/.
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