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WHAT

The Malaysian edition of the Asian Board Games Festival is back for the second year running! Th​is year's ABGF MY will feature over a hundred games to play and more than 40 publishers from all across Asia!

WHERE + WHEN

The Asian Board Game Festival Malaysia is happening at 1st Avenue Mall, 2nd Floor Event Hall, George Town, Penang, Malaysia on:

  • Friday, 11 July 2025, 10AM to 10PM

  • Saturday, 12 July 2025, 10AM to 10PM

  • Sunday, 13 July 2025, 10AM to 10PM

 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT EVERY YEAR:

  • The hottest and latest games from publishers across Asia 

  • Meet your favourite designers and publishers in-person

  • Great discounts and bundles

  • Lots and lots of games and fun!

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ABGF MY 2025 welcomes players of all ages and experience levels. Come alone or with your friends and family to partake in the joy of playing board games! Experience the culture of Asia in the most fun way possible as you play your way through Asia.

REGISTRATION

Free entrance and play! Level up with a RM10 Play Passport to access vouchers and prizes! Play the latest games from 11 different countries! Play Passports are limited, so get yours quickly at the registration counter!

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

  • Pit yourself against other players in the Kohii Tournii, featuring LUMA's Kaki Lima: DTKL and Origame's Wok and Roll! (Booth T1, T2)

  • Try out work-in-progress games at the @TTGDMY x @myboardgamedesign showcase (Booth B8) as well as the shortlisted entries from the ABGF 18-card game contest (Booth E1)!

  • Pair up with a competitive partner and get fully immersed in XL Trishaw Frenzy and jumbo Kopi King (beside Booth A1).

Come play your way through Asia with us at ABGF MY 2025!!

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OUR ORGANISERS

LUMA

LUMA is the creative studio arm of LiveWire! Media, initiated in 2012 to light up arts and culture in Malaysia through media production and board game creation.

While documenting cultural heritage through tabletop games has led to publishing games crafted by local game designers and artists, organizing the Malaysian edition of the Asian Board Games Festival (ABGF MY) has been part of the vision to shine a spotlight on tabletop games in the region and bring an interactive celebration of Asian culture to tables around the world.

Origame

Proudly created by Origame, the Asian Board Games Festival (ABGF) is the largest English-speaking board game convention in Asia. First held in 2019, this year marks the fifth run of the festival in Singapore, and the second in Malaysia.

ABGF expresses Origame's mission of bringing board games to every household and family in Asia.

OUR PARTNERS

1st Avenue Mall

1st Avenue Mall is a stylish city mall that offers fashion, leisure, entertainment and a slew of dining outlets for the style conscious urbanites living and working in Penang.

Kohii

Kohii Board Game Café is one of Penang’s top spots for casual fun and deep strategy alike. With great coffee, a relaxed atmosphere, and a wide selection of games, it’s a must-visit for board gamers or anyone looking for a meaningful, screen-free way to connect with others.

TTGDMY

An independent community built around the Malaysian tabletop game design industry.

TLM Event

TLM Event was founded with the goal of making every event a celebration. Over the past decade, we have grown into a leading event organiser in Malaysia and Singapore, specialising in curating, organising and managing large scale consumer expos, festivals and events. We are recognised as the driver of extraordinary experiences and provider of the best services to both businesses and consumers worldwide.

Nightshade Tavern

An online community with the love of TTRPG & D&D on Discord. Experience homebrew games with your friends & fam!

OUR EXHIBITORS

Gameness

Taiwan

We design original games and act as a publishing agent for fun family and party games.

Booth #

E5

Wise Box

Thailand

Our goal at Wise Box is to introduce Thai board game design to the world. We design and publish the best board games in Thailand from both Thai and international game designers. Our best selling games include Serial Killer and V Virus, games that are played all over Thailand.

Booth #

E3

Whatt Play

Indonesia

Step into a world where every game night feels like a grand adventure! At the Most Enthusiast Board Game Club, we live and breathe board games (and TCGs). From thrilling strategy sessions to light-hearted party games.

Don’t just play — live the game with us!

Booth #

C4

Transaudio

Hong Kong

TRANSAUDIO created ATLAS a novel family card game for the matching of 60 species of living things across 5 continents. Using photos of the species, instead of any drawings or cartoons, our aim is to convey the message that these are real lives that deserve our care.

Booth #

D3

TOMO / Ice Makes

Hong Kong

Bond over a board ! Level up your fun with TOMO — your family and friends!

Booth #

B5

The Nurts

Malaysia

Nurturing growth and empowering families with purposeful tools and experiences.

Booth #

C5

Stormbraver

Singapore

Joshua Dharmawan is a Game Developer and Writer. I dream of worlds outside the one we live in. And I wish to show each and every single one of them through the games I created and the books I am writing.

Booth #

B4

Spiel The Game

Indonesia

At "Spiel the Game", we are committed to shattering some of the conventions that have long defined the gaming industry. Our mission is to create a new era of gaming, marked by unparalleled depth, meticulous attention to detail, and captivating themes.

Booth #

A6

Specky Studio

Malaysia

At Specky Studio, our mission is clear: WE’RE HERE TO REVOLUTIONIZE EDUCATION THROUGH GAMIFICATION.

As a social enterprise, we train teachers to use gamification effectively, help publish educational games, and spearhead community projects.

Booth #

C2

Queti Tectonics

China

Obsidian Protocol is a new miniatures wargame from QueTi Studio based on the wars in the Cyber punk world.

Booth #

A9

Playte

South Korea

We make games, plates that can be played anytime, anywhere, with anyone, as long as there is a plate. The Playte team strives to elevate board games so they are more relatable, convenient and sophisticated.

Gameology Inc. is a company that published the Playte brand, located in South Korea.

Booth #

D2

Playlogue Creations

Singapore

Playlogue Creations is a small tabletop game publisher in Singapore that strives to enrich conversations on different issues through game design, storytelling and collaboration. We design beautiful, well-crafted games for gamers and clients.

Booth #

B3

Nightshade Tavern

Malaysia

An online community with the love of TTRPG & D&D on Discord. Experience homebrew games with your friends & fam!

Booth #

A12

Naga Minis

Malaysia

We create high quality 3D printable miniatures for tabletop adventures.

Booth #

B12

Meja Belakang

Malaysia

Meja Belakang is a Malaysian based Boardgame Designer.

Self-Published game such as Drama Pukul 7 & Nak Makan Apa, This Is My Card and more.

Our game are locally flavored so we can grab more Malaysian to enjoy on this hobby.

Booth #

C6

Magick & Drumstick Games

Malaysia

Magick & Drumstick Games was born out of a yearning for tabletop games that are fun, balanced, replayable and affordable. Such are the core values we strive for when it comes to game design. Our company might be small, but our passion is not. We dedicate ourselves to creating quality gaming experiences.

Booth #

D4

Honk & Hops

Malaysia

Honk & Hops are two adorable characters with two introverted souls that goes on an adventure to meet new friends, experience new things and needs to touch some grass. Blending calm and chaos, their adventure reflects their shenanigans we all carry in our everyday lives.

Booth #

B10

Heedenn Papermade

Malaysia

Heedenn Papermade is an independent studio specializing in handcrafted 3D paper model art. Our creations are brought to life through the fundamental techniques of cutting, folding, and gluing.

Our vision extends beyond mere aesthetics; we strive to imbue our 3D paper models with depth by crafting original fantasy narratives and universes, forging a connection between art and play unlike any other.

Booth #

A7

Haribol Way Enterprise

Malaysia

In every springtime, Fortune God and his Zodiacs team will visit to earth to introduce Zodiac Go game system to bring various games to human society for celebrating a playful and joyful spring festival.

Booth #

E4

Halfbeast Studio

Malaysia

Halfbeast Studio's latest game Ambrosia is a challenging solo/co-op dungeon diver where you absorb attacks with your barrier as dice from enemies and use the very same dice to attack back.

Booth #

B7

Fiends And Light

Singapore

Fiends and Light is a unique 6-in-1 electronic board game.

Booth #

D6

Faculty of Fun

Malaysia

The connoisseurs of fun.

Booth #

B6

Centlus Board Game

Malaysia

Centlus actively bridges Asian Publishers and Malaysia, alongside various collaborations with the general public and local government. Centlus, Fun, Games and More!

Booth #

C3

BGN Square

Thailand

No.1 Tabletop Game's Contents in Thailand!

Booth #

E6

Hardknocks Creatives

Malaysia

Hardknocks Creatives celebrates the gift of creation. Hardknocks is a place for author, artist, sculptor, craftsman, and any profession that creates.

Booth #

D5

1+1 Studios

Malaysia

Indie Game studio in KL creating co-op games!

Booth #

B9

Diceworks Collective

Malaysia

Diceworks Collective is Malaysia’s first community of handmade dice makers, showcasing local talent and supporting newcomers to the craft. We booth at events with a variety of TTRPG goodies — from handmade dice to dice jewelry — all proudly handmade and fueled by our love for the hobby.

Booth #

B11

Perfect Hole Productions

Malaysia

Aaron Lim is a tabletop gamemaker, occasional games educator, and community organizer based in Malaysia. He's made storygames like An Altogether Different River and Spectres of Brocken, several roleplaying games, board games and card games, is an avid proponent of the art of the shitpost game, and runs the fortnightly playtesting meetup Playtest Zero.

Booth #

A10

nPIPS Games

Malaysia

Unleash the excitement of tabletop gaming with nPips Games. Immerse yourself in the art of strategic play, captivating storytelling, and meticulously crafted game mechanics.

King and Peasant is our newest installation. It is a 2 player 18 card game, that features multi-use cards and snappy turns. Guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.

At nPips Games, we’re passionate about growing the Malaysian board game scene. From collaborating with creative minds to designing games that will put Malaysia on the map of tabletop design.

Booth #

A8

Mousou Games

Japan

Mousou Games is a small indie board game publisher based in Tokyo, Japan, known for creating compact, strategic gameplay experiences in conveniently pocket-sized boxes.

Booth #

B2

Good Spirit Games

Singapore

Good Spirit Games is an indie game studio located in Singapore, dedicated to crafting games with boundless creativity to develop unique gameplay and surprising themes inspired by travel experiences, movies and literature.

Booth #

A3

UTB Games

Malaysia

UTB Games is a tabletop games developer that create various exciting games.

Our games are mostly themed around anime/manga, and we plan to unite gamers and otaku's with our games.

Booth #

A5

Larong Atin / Ludus

Philippines

Ludus Distributors is the leading tabletop hobby game distributor in the Philippines. Ludus distributes for all the major tabletop games publishers and has the widest network of tabletop hobby game retailers in the Philippines and is now expanding operations regionally with several major brands.

Booth #

A2

Centaur Games

Malaysia

Munkao run Centaur Games. He mostly make games centred on Southeast Asia.

Booth #

A11

Cili Padi Games

Malaysia

Cili Padi Games is founded by Hiew Chok Sien, a boardgamer since 2003, and blogger and game reviewer since 2007. He has played more than 850 games, and has been featured on The Star, Oriental Daily, Sinchew Daily and Bernama TV. He lives in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He is married, and has two daughters and two cats. Dancing Queen is his debut game. His favourite games are Race for the Galaxy, Through the Ages and Love Letter.

Booth #

A4

Origame

Singapore

We design and publish board games that tell stories about Asia. We are also the proud creators of the Asian Board Games Festival.

Booth #

E2

LUMA

Malaysia

Along with a spirit of keeping an open house, LUMA operates with a vision to light up arts and culture in Malaysia, primarily through media production and board game design. This vision is about believing in people coming together to shine like bright lights; being generous with their talents, time and resources; and fusing a sense of community in creativity.

Booth #

C1

18 card game contest
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Submissions for the inaugural 18-Card Game Design Contest have now closed.

We received a whopping 75 entries from long-time and first-time Asian designers. Hop over to Booth E1 to view the shortlisted entries!

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