France's Asmodee Group acquires 'Ticket to Ride' board-game maker Days of Wonder

French game distributor Asmodee Group has acquired Days of Wonder, the maker of the popular Ticket to Ride board game.

With the acquisition, Paris-based Asmodee Group will have a new foothold in the U.S. game market as well as access to Days of Wonder’s design team, which can make both paper board games and digital titles. The move shows that making paper-based board games in an age of app stores can still be a lucrative business.