Playdek, the studio behind hits that include Ascension and Food Fight have just announced a strategic partnership with five more tabletop gaming manufacturers. From their press release :

October 19, 2011—Carlsbad, California – Playdek, a leading mobile video game publisher, announced today five new strategic partnerships with world-class board game developers Christophe Boelinger of Ludically, Lock n Load Publishing, Eagle Games, Gryphon Games, and Rebel Games at the International Spieltage Conference (Spiel ’11) in Messe Essen, Germany. These join the company’s other distinguished partners Gary Games, Cryptozoic Entertainment, Plaid Hat games, Lookout Games and Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG), making Playdek one of the industry’s leading providers of quality board games for the iOS and mobile platforms.

“Playdek wants to show the video game community what great board gaming on the iPad, iPhone or other future iOS devices looks like,” said Joel Goodman, CEO of Playdek. “By aligning with the best partners, we’re able to continuously offer the highest-quality, entertainment-rich titles that consumers demand and truly enjoy to play.”