I always find it funny to table the most tonally inconsistent stuff at game night. (THE GUERRILLA GENERATION and BABA IS YOU)
Dan Thurot
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I'm just some dude. A cardboard cowboy. I also write Space-Biff!, the world's first and only board game review site.
A very heartwarming read. My little guy isn’t even a year old yet, but I’m excited to share this hobby with him once he’s older
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 23h agoBlancat is about quilting for kittens. It's also about my seven-year-old learning how to concentrate, shedding tears, and coming back to try again. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/08/04/b...
Good read. Makes me miss the days when we had a seven year old just starting out to play board games.
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 23h agoBlancat is about quilting for kittens. It's also about my seven-year-old learning how to concentrate, shedding tears, and coming back to try again. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/08/04/b...
Blancat is about quilting for kittens. It's also about my seven-year-old learning how to concentrate, shedding tears, and coming back to try again. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/08/04/b...
Quilt for Kitten
Nutgoo.Lee’s Blancat made my seven-year-old cry. I know. That’s a movable bar. She was tired from a long day of playing in the sun, but she wanted to try the “kittie quilting game…
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Duel of Meloch blends Scythe and Expeditions. Literally it blends them, merging both systems into a single game. As design engineering, it's quite the thing. But it's less of a duel than a side-by-side race, feeling like a race car without a track. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/08/03/d...
Clammy Scythe-on-Expeditions Action
I won’t pretend to know what’s happening in Duel of Meloch. When we first got a glimpse of this world via Scythe, it was an alt-history Great War mechs-n’-boiled-barley affair. Th…
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Since people seem interested in BABA IS YOU and PAX SAXON, here's a pic from each to whet your appetite.
I didn't attend Gen Con. What a relief! Instead, I played board games at home, with friends and family, sometimes in my underpants. What did you get to the table this week?
Rory joined Dan this week to talk about the founding of the company and how Postmark Games has changed over the years. Check out the Podcast!
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 6d agoFor today's Space-Cast!, I chatted with Rory Muldoon about the titles and history of Postmark Games, purveyor of high-quality, low-cost, single-sheet print-and-plays. Listen here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/30/s...
I am still vibrating with excitement to see Joe & my game on Dan's playlist ✅ life goal: achieved
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · last wk.It was another nice week, full of small games and maybe one or two large games. What did you get to the table?
For today's Space-Cast!, I chatted with Rory Muldoon about the titles and history of Postmark Games, purveyor of high-quality, low-cost, single-sheet print-and-plays. Listen here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/30/s...
Space-Cast! #58. Postmarks
For over five years (but fewer than seven), Postmark Games has published high-quality, low-cost print-and-play games. Oh, you need examples? How about roll-and-move titles like Voyages, Aquamarine,…
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My big fear with Arthur's Legacy was that it would clutter Tag Team with increased complexity. Fortunately, the set doubles down on the system's elegance. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/29/t...
Tagging In
Not that long ago, my twelve-year-old daughter listed Tag Team as her favorite title of 2025. When I asked her whether that was still the case, she replied, “I like other games more, but I st…
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Thrilled that Dan has written such a thoughtful (and positive!) review of our IGNM game Houdini's Last Act! More info on the game here: cardboardedison.com/houdini
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · last wk.Houdini's Last Act is a magic trick of an indie game, an investigation of medium hucksters and wavering teammates. It isn't often that we get a small game this handsome or intriguing. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/28/h...
Houdini's Last Act is a magic trick of an indie game, an investigation of medium hucksters and wavering teammates. It isn't often that we get a small game this handsome or intriguing. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/28/h...
Revealing the Medium’s Secret
Houdini’s Last Act feels like a magic trick. And not only because designers Chris Zinsli and Suzanne Zinsli (no relation) (okay, maybe there’s some relation, but it’s rude to assu…
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The Witches of Willowspur is a tricky game to both play and evaluate. It succeeds in so many spots, creating a tale of teenage rebellion that also speaks to the goodness of young people. But it fumbles more than the conclusion. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/27/w...
Doing Our Best
There’s a tagline on the box of The Witches of Willowspur, the latest game by Jenna Felli, that I appreciate deeply. “Doing their best,” it reads. It’s a reference to the ti…
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It was another nice week, full of small games and maybe one or two large games. What did you get to the table?
I got the chance to try Color Jam for a bit and genuinely, I think it should be getting way more attention. It has the potential to open the doors of hobby board games to so, so many more people.
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 2w agoToday I discuss three paper games: one about origami, another with coins, and a third that's all about coloring by numbers. Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/24/o...
I love making fun of trolls and watching them get defensive. It's one of life's little nuggets of joy.
"The most unsurprising thing about ColorJam, but which bears repeating, is that it’s simply delightful." I'm delighted we delighted you and your family, Dan! ...🖍️ ❤️
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 2w agoToday I discuss three paper games: one about origami, another with coins, and a third that's all about coloring by numbers. Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/24/o...
'Master of Coin feels like a return to form, capturing some of the tight but expressive playspace of titles like Voyages and Waypoints.' Thanks for checking out Master of Coin, Dan!
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 2w agoToday I discuss three paper games: one about origami, another with coins, and a third that's all about coloring by numbers. Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/24/o...
Today I discuss three paper games: one about origami, another with coins, and a third that's all about coloring by numbers. Read about them here: spacebiff.com/2026/07/24/o...
Playing with Cellulose Fiber
Paper! Despite the meddling of the internet, it’s still everywhere. There’s a good chance you have some in your very own home. In fact, it’s probably within arm’s reach righ…
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Gruntz is a wargame in miniature, one where players are invited to think on the fly, attach cannons to treads and trucks, and engage in some highly attritional warfare. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/23/g...
Yawpz
This might sound funny, but the game that kept springing to mind while playing Gruntz, the tiny-as-it-gets wargame by Carter Scott, was none other than Kurt Vonnegut’s GHQ. Like that ancient …
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Realm of Reckoning draws elements from plenty of map-battlers, from Blood Rage to Arcs, but manages to carve out its own identity through player-selected victory conditions. This one is formidable. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/22/r...
Afterlife for Auction
I find Realm of Reckoning, the latest title by Max Anderson, Zac Dixon, and Austin Harrison, to be fascinating. There’s the cosmological angle: an afterlife fallen into disrepair, now pieced …
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The Odyssey was pretty good! Lots to like. Certain images and characters really popped. But I really don't think Nolan's puzzle-box approach makes even a lick of sense here.
Chess Joker is Carl Chudyk's latest swing for the fences. It's chess, of course, but with game-altering jokers that alter the proceedings nearly every turn. It's silly and exciting... at least for a while. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/21/c...
Joker’s on You
Say one thing for Carl Chudyk, he’s always swinging for the fences. His latest, Chess Joker, is full of wonderful ideas. At its most basic: what if we took the game-altering jokers from Balat…
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I get so many "would you like to collab?" emails every day that some of them are slipping through the spam filter and, my friends, I do not want to collab.
I'm feeling old today. An Infamous Traffic is getting its second edition soon. I first wrote about it ten years ago. spacebiff.com/2016/11/30/a...
Stuck in An Infamous Traffic
Every time I’ve taught a group of friends how to play An Infamous Traffic, Cole Wehrle’s sophomore design and a sort of thematic follow-up to his astounding Pax Pamir, we reach a point …
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Brumble Quest is an odd fit for the Plaid Hat catalog, a ten-minute prisoner's dilemma that plays with up to fifty people at once, although perhaps only with yardsticks or laser pointers. Despite its oddness, however, it's a near-perfect small-box production. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/07/20/b...
Delver’s Dilemma
Brumble Quest is a peculiar inclusion in Plaid Hat’s catalog. Unlike their other touchstones, whether expandable duelers like Ashes and Summoner Wars or comedy adventures in the vein of Forgo…
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Whew! It was a packed week. But a nice one. What did you get to the table?
