public board-game and miniatures publisher

CMON

A public tabletop publisher known for miniatures-heavy board games, Kickstarter campaigns, Zombicide, Marvel Zombies, and licensed hobby products. CMON remains weak because of ecological harm, identity capture, and ideological disavowal, even where the product or service has practical value.

Why this matters: CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Letter grade D Extractive Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 7, 2026

Final Score 18* D - Extractive

DEXTRACTIVE18 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material24

Bonus+3

Cap35Ownership <= 2 and Governance <= 2

After Cap27

Penalties-9

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Evaluation Overview

D - Extractive

The score turns mainly on Extraction, with the largest penalty coming from Ecological Harm.

Strengths

Extraction4/10
Product Integrity4/5
Labor Sovereignty3/7

Penalties

Ecological Harm-3
Identity Capture-3
Toxic Products-1
Youth Capture-1

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessExtensive (AI)
Linked claims10
Direct axis claims9
Coverage9/16

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	2 / 10	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	2 / 10	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	4 / 10	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. That places CMON in the middle of Extraction: the institution creates real value but still leaves room for rent extraction, unequal bargaining, or surplus capture. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	3 / 7	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. That places CMON in the middle of Labor Sovereignty: workers or participants have some protection or agency, but not enough binding power to control the relationship. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	2 / 7	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	3 / 7	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. That places CMON in the middle of Loss-Bearing Fidelity: there is some willingness to preserve obligations, but the record still leaves meaningful risk-shifting concerns. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	2 / 5	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. That places CMON in the middle of Market Conduct: the product has real value but still uses meaningful lock-in, gatekeeping, market power, or dependency. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	4 / 5	CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	2 / 5	CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. That places CMON in the middle of Scale Integrity: scale brings useful reach but also weakens accountability, transparency, or local constraint. The value stays below the top tier because the linked record does not show full democratic control, non-extractive lock-in, or complete stakeholder protection on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence context CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure. [1] context CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value. [2] context CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [3]

Penalties

Penalty	Applied	Why this penalty
Ecological Harm ? Footprint, trajectory, irreversibility, culpability, and scale, including whether ecological harm is central to the model and continued after credible notice. Range: -30 to 0.	-3	CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. That warrants a limited Ecological Harm penalty because the institution causes or defends ecological damage that is more than incidental to the model. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [6]
Toxic Products ? Current sale of products whose ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. Food products receive at least light scrutiny for artificial colors, artificial flavors, petro-derived additives, pesticide residues, contaminants, endocrine-disrupting packaging, and ultra-processed formulation. Ordinary adult nightlife or alcohol service is not penalized by itself without evidence of predatory marketing, youth targeting, addiction-extractive design, or unusual product-safety misconduct. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. That warrants a limited Toxic Products penalty because ordinary use, exposure, ingredients, residues, packaging, or formulation creates material toxic, addictive, or consumer-safety risk. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [7]
Youth Capture ? Manipulative youth-directed marketing, youth-data or attention monetization, collectible/add-on traps, parasocial or identity capture, surprise mechanics, or treating young people as lower-disclosure consumers. Making useful toys or welcoming children is not itself penalized. Range: -5 to 0.	-1	CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. That warrants a limited Youth Capture penalty because young people are treated as manipulable consumers, data sources, attention targets, or culture markets. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [8]
Identity Capture ? Customer pressure, employee pressure, and pervasive identity saturation. Range: -3 to 0.	-3	CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. That warrants a severe Identity Capture penalty because users, workers, customers, or publics are pressured into identity attachment that protects institutional power. The value is near the floor because the conduct appears central, large-scale, repeated, or institutionally powerful rather than incidental. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [9]
Ideological Disavowal ? Concealed ideology presented as neutrality, expertise, professional necessity, public-service administration, market inevitability, or non-ideological common sense while exercising power. Range: -3 to 0.	-1	CMON's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CMON shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest,… CMON's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CMON shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. That warrants a limited Ideological Disavowal penalty because the institution presents situated, contested choices as neutrality, expertise, inevitability, safety, or common sense. The value is limited because the linked record shows a real problem but not one that dominates the profile on this axis. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Ideological Disavowal 0 to -3 recalibration: 0 for explicit standpoint or no penalty-level neutrality theater; -1 for bounded softening of contested choices; -2 for strong neutrality theater by a powerful institution; -3 for major gatekeeping or coercive power presented as neutral, necessary, objective, or non-ideological. Uncertainty This recalibration uses public self-presentation and profile evidence; later review should add direct language-analysis evidence for high-impact institutions. Linked evidence CMON's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CMON shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint. [10]

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	1 / 3	CMON produces substantial miniature-heavy hobby products with real craft value, but crowdfunding scarcity, plastic intensity, and collectible spectacle keep the Good Deal bonus minimal. CMON produces substantial miniature-heavy hobby products with real craft value, but crowdfunding scarcity, plastic intensity, and collectible spectacle keep the Good Deal bonus minimal. That supports partial Good Deal credit because ordinary users receive unusually fair value, durability, access, or surplus. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON produces substantial miniature-heavy hobby products with real craft value, but crowdfunding scarcity, plastic intensity, and collectible spectacle keep the Good Deal bonus minimal. [4]
Cost Transparency ? Credit for clear posted prices, all-in fees, unit costs, public rate cards, margin/cost visibility, or surplus-allocation transparency, especially in markets where opaque quotes, hidden fees, or individualized pricing are normal.	2 / 3	CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. That supports partial Cost Transparency credit because pricing, margins, fees, funding, or surplus allocation are made meaningfully legible. The value remains partial because the linked record does not show the practice as comprehensive, durable, or central enough for full credit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: Board-game and good-video-game follow-up; compare against The Game Crafter, Stonemaier, Leder, Supergiant, Larian, major publishers, and Asmodee-owned studios. Uncertainty Focused follow-up; later review should add more labor, supply-chain, financial, and player-community evidence. Linked evidence CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles. [5]

Confidence Basis

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Medium 69/100

10 verified linked claims 9 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 9/16 components covered

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Claim confidence 13/20

10 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

9 direct claims across 16 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 13, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 6/10

9/16 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessExtensive (AI)

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1CMON has public company control rather than a verified worker/user democratic structure.

Ownership Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

2CMON publishes or sells recognized board or video games with real play, craft, or hobby value.

Product Integrity Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

3CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Calculation Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

4CMON produces substantial miniature-heavy hobby products with real craft value, but crowdfunding scarcity, plastic intensity, and collectible spectacle keep the Good Deal bonus minimal.

Good Deal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMONGeneral web source · 58%
CMON investorsOfficial self-description · 68%

5CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Cost Transparency Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

6CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Ecological Harm Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

7CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Toxic Products Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

8CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Youth Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

9CMON is a low board-game anchor: strong spectacle and product craft sit inside public-company control, plastic miniatures throughput, crowdfunding FOMO, and licensed collectibles.

Identity Capture Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 7, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

10CMON's public framing is assessed as ideological-disavowal evidence because CMON shows bounded neutrality theater: some contested choices are softened through expertise, public-interest, professional, market, safety, or institutional language, but the record does not show dominant concealment of standpoint.

Ideological Disavowal Verified Medium confidence AI-generated / human-pending May 9, 2026

AI scaffold

CMON official siteGeneral web source · 58%
CMON investor relationsOfficial self-description · 68%
CMON gamesGeneral web source · 58%

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