# Business Deep Dive with Asmodee: Recap and Winners **Authors:** Albert's Deep Dive **Categories:** Business Deep Dives **Tags:** Asmodee, Board Game Arena, BoardGameGeek, BDD, Albert School **Last Updated:** 2025-11-05T15:42:02.403Z **Reading Time:** 1 min read --- ## Summary Three weeks immersed with Asmodee: B1 and B2 compared the BGA and BGG forums to boost engagement and structure data. Discover the winners and their insights. --- On Friday, March 14, students wrapped up three weeks of immersion with Asmodee as part of the Business Deep Dive. The mission: to analyze and compare activity on the Board Game Arena (BGA) and Board Game Geek (BGG) forums in order to propose innovative solutions to strengthen player engagement and improve the structuring of collected data. Among the B1s, five teams faced off in the final. Malcolm Morgan, Madeleine Landry, and Ines Hocine took first place, while the jury's favorite award went to Evan Kluska, Alexandre Delattre, and Robin Marlier. Among the B2s, the competition was equally strong. Guillaume Rabeau and Anna Spira convinced the jury with the quality of their analysis and the strength of their recommendations, establishing themselves as the overall winners of their cohort. A tip of the hat to Anna, marking her fourth win across six editions of the BDD! Congratulations to all participants for their commitment and the quality of their work! Now, on to the Carrefour segment! ## Key Takeaways 1. Students completed a three-week immersion with **Asmodee**, analyzing **Board Game Arena (BGA)** and **BoardGameGeek (BGG)** forums to boost **player engagement** and improve **data structuring**. 2. **B1 winners:** Malcolm Morgan, Madeleine Landry, and Ines Hocine; **Jury’s favorite:** Evan Kluska, Alexandre Delattre, and Robin Marlier. **B2 winners:** Guillaume Rabeau and **Anna Spira** (her 4th win across six **BDD** editions). 3. Winning projects stood out for **quality analysis** and **actionable recommendations**, underscoring the impact of data-driven insights on community growth. 4. The program now moves to the **Carrefour segment**—watch for the next challenge and opportunities to participate. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is the Asmodee Business Deep Dive and how does it work? The Asmodee Business Deep Dive is a three-week, hands-on project where students tackle a real business challenge from Asmodee. This edition focused on analyzing Board Game Arena (BGA) and BoardGameGeek (BGG) forum activity and culminated in B1 and B2 finals judged by a jury. ### Why analyze Board Game Arena (BGA) and BoardGameGeek (BGG) forums to improve player engagement? BGA and BGG host active communities whose posts reveal pain points, feature requests, and sentiment. Turning these insights into actions helps prioritize product improvements, community initiatives, and content that keep players engaged longer. ### What methods are commonly used to analyze BGA and BGG forum data? Teams typically use compliant data collection (official APIs, exports, or approved scraping), text analytics (topic modeling, sentiment), and engagement metrics (post velocity, replies, retention). They also cluster themes, map user journeys, and validate findings with quick surveys or interviews. ### Which KPIs matter most for measuring engagement on BGA and BGG? Track active users, session duration, return rate/retention by cohort, and conversion to gameplay or subscriptions. On forums, monitor post frequency, time to first reply, thread depth, reaction ratios, and sentiment trends over time. ### Who won the Asmodee Business Deep Dive finals? B1 winners were Malcolm Morgan, Madeleine Landry, and Ines Hocine; the jury’s favorite was Evan Kluska, Alexandre Delattre, and Robin Marlier. In B2, Guillaume Rabeau and Anna Spira took first place, marking Anna’s fourth win across six BDD editions. ### What did the jury value in the winning projects? The recap highlights high-quality analysis and strong, actionable recommendations as decisive factors. Clear storytelling and feasible next steps typically set top teams apart in competitive finals. ### How can students or companies participate in future Business Deep Dives? Students usually join through their school’s Business Deep Dive track—watch program channels for application windows. Companies can partner by proposing a challenge and co-mentoring teams; contact the organizers to discuss scope and data access. ### What’s next after the Asmodee challenge? The program transitions to the Carrefour segment. Follow official announcements for dates, the project brief, and participation details. --- *Article from [Albert's Deep Dive](https://deepdive.albertschool.com) - Albert School's Journal*