Publisher

Competo / Marektoy

Competo / Marektoy is a Finnish publisher active from 1987 to 2015, focused on Finnish editions of euro- and family games.

66 Games

Biography

Competo / Marektoy represents two consecutive publishing identities: Marektoy as the long-standing parent company and the Competo label established in 2008 for board game releases. The publisher is known as an importer and localiser of international titles for the Finnish market and has 66 games in our database. unsere Datenbank notes a long cooperation with Kosmos.

Career

Active between 1987 and 2015, the company released many Finnish editions of international games. Its catalogue leans toward set collection, hand management and memory mechanics, and contains numerous children's, dexterity and party games. Operating mainly as a local publisher/importer, Competo/Marektoy adapted established Kosmos titles and contemporary eurogames for Finland.

Most Famous Games

Top titles in our data include Spinderella (2015), New York 1901 (2015) and Castles of Mad King Ludwig (2014). Other notable releases listed are Spyfall (2014) and Forbidden Desert (2013), illustrating a range from family to children's and party games.

Design Style

The publisher emphasised family- and child-friendly designs and accessible card/collection mechanics; set collection and hand management appear frequently. As a localiser it favored real-time and dexterity-oriented titles alongside family games.