News — University Games

University Games is celebrating 40 years of bringing a fusion of learning and fun across the globe through a range of games and puzzles suitable for the entire family.  Founded in 1985 by Bob Moog and Cris Lehman, University Games’ philosophy has always been to offer games that encourage social interaction and imagination through gameplay, with learning sprinkled in to season the game. Bob Moog, co-founder and president of University Games, said: “Over the last four decades we have created a brand and business true to our roots with the word  ‘University’ paying homage to our beginnings, creating products steeped in...

Check out our range of Halloween must-haves, including the iconic Stupid Deaths, a frightfully funny, family board game! This game celebrates some of the stupidest deaths over the centuries and players will die laughing as they are chased around the game board by the Grim Reaper. Our Murder Mystery Party products that include everything you need to serve up the perfect mystery-filled games night. Everyone’s a suspect when murder is on the menu! Budding Poirots and wannabe Sherlock Holmes will love every minute of hosting an evening of whodunnit entertainment with Murder Mystery Games such as A Slice of Murder, Death by Chocolate, Champagne Murders and Pasta, Passion and Pistols!...

It’s coming home! The SUBBUTEO World Cup kicks off in style as a giant SUBBUTEO Player flies into Tunbridge Wells. 78 years after its invention, SUBBUTEO is coming home, to Tunbridge Wells, the town where it was invented by Peter Adolph in 1948, for the playing of the SUBBUTEO World Cup 2024. Kicking off the competition in style, Tunbridge Wells welcomed a giant Subbuteo Player, that was flown in and air dropped into the town, that created quite a buzz! The competition runs from Friday 20th through to Sunday the 22nd September, and will see over 350 players from over...

Last month saw us out at our annual team sales meeting and it was a fun-filled and informative couple of days.  The whole team had great fun learning and playing some of our top family games - we are quite a competitive bunch so keep an eye on our social channels for videos of some of the games we played! We also had an amazing afternoon getting up close and personal with some new animal friends at Woburn Safari Park. It was definitely a day to remember!    

University Games and Lagoon, are delighted to be celebrating an internal promotion as well as welcoming a new starter this spring, contributing to the important growth of both the Sales and Marketing teams. Toby Hall, who joined University Games in 2021 as a Sales Administrator, has now being promoted to Area Sales Manager for the South-East area, joining the business’ nationwide-strong sales team of the games, puzzles and gift specialists. Toby, who has worked hard to progress from Sales Administrator to Purchasing Assistant, and now to Area Sales Manager, is excited to be getting on the road, utilising his extensive product...