Skyship joins Asmodee in Chile to strenghten the Group presence in Latin America

Published on July 19, 2019

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Asmodee Group has announced the acquisition of its distributor Skyship in Chile.   Founded in 2014, Skyship started its activities from the beginning with Asmodee Iberica and pursued its collaboration with the Group in 2016 through a new partnership with Fantasy Flight Games. Since then, the distributor has kept on rising in the Chilean market […]

Asmodee Group has announced the acquisition of its distributor Skyship in Chile.

 

Founded in 2014, Skyship started its activities from the beginning with Asmodee Iberica and pursued its collaboration with the Group in 2016 through a new partnership with Fantasy Flight Games. Since then, the distributor has kept on rising in the Chilean market and chose to strengthen its link with the Group.

“We are very happy that Skyship is now part of Asmodee. The experience and global capacity of Asmodee, with our regional knowledge, will quickly generate a positive impact on the gaming market in Chile and Latin America. People want to have fun, dream and tell stories through board games; and this union is a great step so that each time, there is more fun for everyone.” said Juan Luis Arias, Skyship Manager.

Asmodee has recently step a foot in the South American Market with the acquisition of the Brazilian distributor Galápagos Jogos, displaying its willingness to strengthen its international presence. Asmodee has offices in 16 countries: USA, Canada, France, UK, Germany, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Brazil, Taiwan and China. The company also relies on 13 publishing studios spread around the world and distributes products in over 50 countries.

“We are delighted to welcome Skyship into the Asmodee family. We fully trust Skyship team to increase our catalogue presence on the Chilean market and to bring our South American platform to a new level.” said Stéphane Carville CEO of Asmodee Group.

 

About Asmodee

Asmodee Group is a leading international games publisher and distributor with operations located in Europe, North America, Asia and South America. Asmodee’s best known titles, either published or distributed on behalf of key publishing partners, include Catan, Ticket to Ride, Splendor, Dobble/Spot it!, Star Wars: X-Wing, 7 Wonders, Dixit, Takenoko, Abyss, Timeline, Jungle Speed, The Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow. In some European countries, Asmodee also distributes trading card games such as Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh! Asmodee has headquarters in Guyancourt, France.

About Skyship

Skyship started 2014 with Asmodee Ibérica as his main partner in the mission to become the largest distributor of Spanish games in the country. After 4 years, Skyship is recognized for having the best catalog of board games in the country. Skyship already distributes Asmodee Group main studios’ games in Chile, like Fantasy Flight Games (A Game of Thrones: The Board Game, Arkham Horror, Descent), Space Cowboys (Unlock, Splendor, T.I.M.E. Stories), Zygomatic (Dobble, Timeline, Jungle Speed); and main third-party partners: Libellud (Dixit, Mysterium), Repos Production (Concept, 7 Wonders)…

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