Blue Orange Explained

Blue Orange is a French board game company based in Pont-à-Mousson, France.^[1] The company is often called Blue Orange international or Blue Orange Europe and mistaken for Blue Orange Games.^[2]

It was founded in 2005 by Jalal Amraouza and Timothée Leroy and initially called Jactalea. The name changed in 2013 for Blue Orange following the meeting of its owner and Blue Orange Games' founder Thierry Denoual.

Blue Orange is a board game publisher whose games are accessible to the public, and includes games for children, teenagers, families, and adults. Blue Orange releases around 10 of new board games every year. These board games are usually made out of wood, tin, resin, and recycled/recyclable materials.^[3]

Blue Orange Group

The group Blue Orange is constituted by three entities:

• Blue Orange Edition (France) is the engineering consulting firm of the group. They are in connection with the authors of game around the world and test more than 1,000 games a year.
• Blue Orange Games (US) is the distributor of Blue Orange's games in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
• Blue Orange (France) which approve, validate and distribute the Blue Orange's games in the rest of the world: Europe, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Blue Orange's games are distributed on 5 continents and in 59 different countries.

Awards

2019

• Mr Wolf: As d'Or Children Game of the year^[4]

2018

• Panic Mansion: Kinderspiel des Jahres Nominee^[5]
• Photosynthesis: Mensa Select Winner^[6]

2017

• Bubble Jungle: Major Fun Award^[7]
• ChickyBoom: Kinderspiel des Jahres Recommended^[8]
• Baobab: UK Games Expo Best Children's Game Winner^[9]
• Dr Eureka: Game of the Year in Finland^[10]
• Kingdomino: Game of the year in Germany,^[11] Italia,^[12] Gouden Ludo Best Family Game^[13]
• Queendomino: Golden Geek Best Family Board Game Nominee^[14]

2016

• Dr Eureka: Best toy for kids Award from the ASTRA^[15]
• New York 1901: Mensa select Winner,^[16] Gioco dell’Anno Nominee^[17]

2015

• ChickyBoom: UK Games Expo Best Children's Game Winner^[18]
• Battle Sheep: Årets Spil Best Family Game Winner^[19]
• King's Gold: Lys Grand Public Finalist^[20]
• New York 1901: Vuoden Peli Strategy Game of the Year Winner^[21]

2014

• Battle Sheep: Vuoden Peli Family Game of the Year Winner,^[22] Spiel des Jahres Recommended^[23]

2013

• Baobab: Kinderspiel des Jahres Recommended^[24]
• Flash: Spring Parents’ Choice Fun Stuff Award Winner

2004

• Gobblet Gobbler: Årets Spel Best Children's Game Winner^[25]

Products

• Sherlock Express
• Slide Quest
• Kuala
• Planet
• Mr. Wolf ?
• Who Did It?
• Photosynthesis
• Panic Mansion
• Kingdomino
• Dr Eureka
• New York 1901
• Okiya
• BraveRats
• Battle Sheep
• Kamon
• Pengoloo
• Gobblet Gobblers
• Gobblet
• Gyges
• Mana
• Kameloot with illustrations by Ingenious Studios

References

Sources

• Programme Grand Est : direct et replay en streaming des émissions et séries.
• Chicky Boom un jeu lorrain à mettre sous le sapin
• Dr. Eureka en ASTRA
• Blue Orange (EU) | Board Game Publisher | BoardGameGeek
• BLUE ORANGE (PONT-A-MOUSSON) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 484754577
• C'est l'histoire d'une orange bleue
• Kameloot
• Kameloot

Notes and References

1. News: Pont-à-Mousson : Blue orange, maison d'édition de jeux de société, a le vent en poupe. Est Républicain. 2015-09-30.
2. Web site: Blue Orange (EU) Board Game Publisher BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.

   Web site: BLUE ORANGE (PONT A MOUSSON) Chiffre d'affaires, résultat, bilans sur SOCIETE.COM - 484754577. www.societe.com. 2019-05-16.

3. Web site: Julien Mayot - Co-Founder of Blue Orange Games. 2011-01-31. en-US. 2016-07-20.
4. Web site: Festival International des Jeux. www.beepeers.com. BEEPEERS-. Festival International des Jeux. 2019-05-16.
5. Web site: Spiel des Jahres 2018 award nominees announced! Dice Tower News. Searing. Robert. en-US. 2019-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517091915/http://www.dicetowernews.com/spiel-des-jahres-2018-award-nominees-announced/51765. 2019-05-17. dead.
6. Web site: 2018 Mensa Select® Winners Announced. American Mensa. 2019-05-16.
7. Web site: Award Winners. MAJOR FUN. en-US. 2019-05-16.
8. Web site: Spiel des Jahres 2017 - Nominees and Recommended Games BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
9. Web site: UK Games Expo 2017 Award Winners – OnTableTop – Home of Beasts of War. en-US. 2019-05-16.
10. Web site: Esittelyssä Vuoden Peli -kilpailun lastenpelit!. 2017-10-16. Leluyhdistys. fi. 2019-05-16.
11. Web site: 2017 Spiel des Jahres Winner Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
12. Web site: 2017 Gioco dell'Anno Winner Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
13. Web site: 2017 Gouden Ludo Best Family Game Winner Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
14. Web site: Golden Geek Awards – Nominations 2017 Bruno Cathala. 2 March 2018 . fr-FR. 2019-05-16.
15. Web site: Dr. Eureka en ASTRA. JESS. www.jugamostodos.org. 2016-07-20.
16. Web site: Winning games - Mind Games. mensamindgames.com. 2016-07-20.
17. Web site: Gioco dell'Anno Le Nomination del Gioco dell'Anno. it-IT. 2019-05-16.
18. Web site: UK Games Expo Awards. www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk. 2019-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190517091912/https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/awards.php. 2019-05-17. dead.
19. Web site: Årets Spil Wiki BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
20. Web site: 2015 Lys Grand Public Finalist Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
21. Web site: 2015 Vuoden Peli Strategy Game of the Year Winner Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
22. Web site: Winners of the Family Game of the Year (Finland) BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
23. Web site: 2014 Spiel der Spiele Hit für Familien Recommended Board Game Honor BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
24. Web site: Kinderspiel des Jahres Wiki BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.
25. Web site: Årets Spel Wiki BoardGameGeek. boardgamegeek.com. 2019-05-16.