ɐsmˈoʊdiː wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv baɪ mˈɑːɹk njˈuːnz, wɪððɪ aɪdˈiə tə nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli dɪvˈɛləp ðɛɹ ˈoʊn bˈoːɹd ɡˈeɪmz bˌʌt tə ɹˈiːtʃ ˈaʊt tʊ ˈʌðɚ smˈɔːlɚ pˈʌblɪʃɚz ʌv bˈoːɹd ɡˈeɪmz ænd ˈɔfɚ tə pˈʌblɪʃ ænd dˈɪstɹɪbjˌuːt fɔːɹ ðˌɛm, pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli ɪn fɹˈæns.
Asmodee was founded in 1995 by Marc Nunès, with the idea to not only develop their own board games but to reach out to other smaller publishers of board games and offer to publish and distribute for them, primarily in France.