I waited until I'd come to my own opinions about Keep the Faith to read @danthurot.bsky.social's review. This is one of the best pieces of board game criticism I've ever read, understanding as it does the game and the writer, each in their own way. spacebiff.com?s=Keep+the+F...

Inspired by @letibus.bsky.social's Herd, my 12yo has designed a board game. And it's crazy good.

Since there are three games on sale for Valentine's Day, let's share some reviews! Here's @danthurot.bsky.social on @xoe.gay 's Persuasion! spacebiff.com/2025/12/09/p...

Shasn: Azadi is a sequel-expansion-thing for Shasn, a strange political game that's now even stranger — but also smarter, angrier, and even more insightful. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/12/s...

Always appreciate Dan's thoughts, and this time those thoughts are about a thing I thought a lot about. Because I made it. If you want to know more about my latest game, check out Dan's review.

ah, the perennial question of the human condition get work done or play Mewgenics

Burgle Bros 3: Future Flip continues the series tradition of sending cartoon burglars into high-security facilities. This outing adds disguises, better security, and social hacking to create a multilayered space, but doesn't entirely escape its familiarity. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/11/b...

soulless techbro who hates art and humankind: my math homework is alive! literally any person who has read a book: demonstrates that the math homework is not alive in ten seconds flat

Almighty is the latest project from the creator of Roll Camera! and Power Vacuum, and it's a god game about big sky jerks. This one is a real hoot. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/02/10/a...

Had a busy week! What did you get to the table?

I wrote a post, with kind assistance from @danthurot.bsky.social himself, on why I find it hard to review board games, and specifically why I can't work out how much I rate Inis. open.substack.com/pub/playandw...

There is no board game drama like TTRPG drama, and for that I am grateful.

The consensus on Take Time seems to be that it's The Mind But More. In a landmark moment, I... totally agree with that take! My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/06/t...

obviously I like it better when Dan loves my games than when they leave him cold, but it's still a pleasure to read his reviews, which engage thoughtfully with the game & understand what I was trying to do with it

Publisher media forms ask some really weird questions these days. "How big is your viewership?" isn't as straightforward to answer as you might think, but "Tell us about your community" really baffles me. I have a community? I'm just some jackass on the internet.

Amabel Holland's cross4 is a crossword-making game that's more impressive as an artifact of nostalgia with a few modern touches than as a modern board game in its own right. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/05/c...

me: oooh Civ 7 is finally on sale! me two seconds later: geez it's still 42 dollars

I've been playing this game, and it is wild in a way that will not appeal to most people, but absolutely appeals to me.

If you're curious about why I keep making tabletop games, you'll probably enjoy listening to this podcast episode! Although, I'm not sure if I actually managed to answer that question...

Most people know Zach Barth as the founder of Zachtronics. But we are not most people. Today on the Space-Cast!, Zach talks about his analog designs, including The Lucky Seven, Chemistry Set, and the scratch-off puzzle pack Zach Attack! Listen here: spacebiff.com/2026/02/04/s...

A fantastic review of a game that’s been making a lot of top 10 lists. Ricky was also the designer of the solo version of Nature and it was a pleasure to work with him.

As a remake of Renegade, Deckers is a mild tune-up; as a throwback to a time when cooperative games were tougher and more tangled, it's a welcome addition to the modern co-op pantheon. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/03/d...

Fantastic review of One-Hit Heroes.

One-Hit Heroes is a rapid-fire boss battler with a great rhythm, letting players tackle four bosses in sequence. My main complaint is that I want more of it. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/02/02/o...

I'm having a real "I'm bad at everything" day. Gah.

Only managed a few "real" games this week, on account of playing like 15 prototypes. Still! Good stuff. What did you get to the table?

I write proudly biased reviews. Biased toward being good as heck, ohoho.

Playing a terrible bad no-good board game by @drawnonward.bsky.social

I showed up too early to this convention.

I loved writing this article a couple years back. Inside detail: Some were grumpy that I didn't show "both sides" of the issues of women's suffrage, black emancipation, and queer rights. Whoops. Caught me. I didn't interview a bunch of designers who are against those things. Weird.

I shared my thoughts about "Keep (your) politics out of (my) boardgames" with @danthurot.bsky.social for @wyrdscience.bsky.social

Hey, I have facial hair now. I was sitting in a church having a deep personal chat with Jesus, and I said, "Hey Jesus, should I grow a beard? Like your beard?" and Jesus said, "Yeah, Dan, grow that beard. Not because you want to. But because I, the Savior of the World, have ordained it."

The Dice Tower's silence on Sam Healy's fascist apologia is bad — hot take, I know — but it's also in line with this hobby's paradoxical insistence that games are simultaneously art and apolitical.

I just got back from seeing The Testament of Ann Lee, and it will surprise nobody to hear that I just want to sit down with some friends and talk about it for a few hours.

This is the best joke I've ever told that's (1) too niche (2) nobody will ever see.

I'm reading a thread about that one board game channel employing an apologist for Christian Nationalism and Alex Pretti's murder, and even though I'm paying attention, I always double-take when I read about how "DT has always had these politics" or "DT is all Republican nutjobs."

Gold Country! That's right, it's another Knizia, this time a crystal-clear stock appraisal game about dredging gold nuggets out of the soil. An entangled social space makes this one special, even if it isn't on my list of favorite Knizias. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/01/27/g...

"Stellar Ventures is a game for vultures and rats" - Dan Thurot 😁 Cube rails fans might enjoy this one. Checkout the KS page : www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab...

Over the moon with this review from Dan Thurot! Ready for launch tomorrow: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tab...

This game is great!

The forthcoming Stellar Ventures blends cube rails, 18xx, and just a dash of 4x spacefaring to create a dense and intriguing playground of stock acquisition, corporate sabotage, and alien contact. Despite some fiddle, this is precisely my sort of thing. My preview: spacebiff.com/2026/01/26/s...

It was a good week, despite, y'know. When times are turbulent, I appreciate even more being able to sit with friends and share an hour or two. What did you put on the table this week?

SLC

Let's do one more for the weekend: Spooktacular is another character-driven (and character replete!) game by Brad Talton, this time focusing on cinematic monsters come to life to eat moviegoers. It's a real scream. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/23/s...

Even when @danthurot.bsky.social doesn't love one of my games I'm delighted to get a review on Space-Biff! And despite his criticisms, he says some kind things about Lodge in his review. Thanks as always, Dan!

this review is super worth reading, it's beautifully written by @danthurot.bsky.social

Lodge is an especially handsome tableau-builder and features a clever drafting system, but it lacks the sense of place that would have set it apart in a crowded field. My review: spacebiff.com/2026/01/22/l...

They're so enthusiastic about forcing AI down our throats that now I'm getting AI suggestions for merely pressing the wrong key during email composition. Goffa my computer, dorks.

Uh oh, this has broken containment. Thankfully it's only a small leak so far. To be clear, I write about BOARD GAMES.