Dan Cassar
@dancassar.bsky.social
Designer of Arboretum, Mischief, Blood of an Englishman, and Cavemen: The Quest for Fire
Might this be the best new Thanksgiving tradition ever?🦃🍣
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Might this be the best new Thanksgiving tradition ever?🦃🍣
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They called Arboretum "fiddly", but I'm honored to be mentioned by Wirecutter alongside such awesome titles as Bohnanza, Dominion and Scout.
They called Arboretum "fiddly", but I'm honored to be mentioned by Wirecutter alongside such awesome titles as Bohnanza, Dominion and Scout.
The Best Card Games
Card games may be the simplest kind of game, but that doesn’t mean they’re lacking fun or innovation. We’ve tested 28 card games to find the best of the best.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
They called Arboretum "fiddly", but I'm honored to be mentioned by Wirecutter alongside such awesome titles as Bohnanza, Dominion and Scout.
They called Arboretum "fiddly", but I'm honored to be mentioned by Wirecutter alongside such awesome titles as Bohnanza, Dominion and Scout.
Landed in Indianapolis! Gen Con 2025... Here I come
July 31, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Landed in Indianapolis! Gen Con 2025... Here I come
Reddit AMA on r/boardgames tomorrow June 3rd 1pm Eastern / 1700 GMT
June 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Reddit AMA on r/boardgames tomorrow June 3rd 1pm Eastern / 1700 GMT
I am organizing an Arboretum tournament! What would be an appropriate prize?
April 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I am organizing an Arboretum tournament! What would be an appropriate prize?
Looks like #Arboretum isn't the only great game on Board Game Arena!
Check out these other great titles in their non-tarriff-able, digital form....
#BGA
Check out these other great titles in their non-tarriff-able, digital form....
#BGA
really nice coverage of three of our newest releases! try 'em out on BGA and then send me money and I'll send you physical copies!
donteatthemeeples.substack.com/p/five-great...
donteatthemeeples.substack.com/p/five-great...
Five great games on Board Game Arena, plus a discussion on U.S. tariffs
It's an awful week for publishers and players alike.
donteatthemeeples.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Looks like #Arboretum isn't the only great game on Board Game Arena!
Check out these other great titles in their non-tarriff-able, digital form....
#BGA
Check out these other great titles in their non-tarriff-able, digital form....
#BGA
Why is it that so often the right move is to hide your true intentions?
April 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Why is it that so often the right move is to hide your true intentions?
I just met the legendary Andrew Looney and he told me the story behind his Icehouse games. What an incredibly great guy and an amazing designer!
April 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I just met the legendary Andrew Looney and he told me the story behind his Icehouse games. What an incredibly great guy and an amazing designer!
I'm really excited to be going to my first AwesomeCon tomorrow. Come by and say hi if you're in the DC area! I'll be demoing Arboretum on Saturday and Mischief on Sunday!
awesome-con.com
awesome-con.com
Awesome Con - Washington DC's Comic Con!
Awesome Con is a three-day celebration of geek culture in Washington DC with celebrities, comics, books, cosplay, gaming, shopping, and more!
awesome-con.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'm really excited to be going to my first AwesomeCon tomorrow. Come by and say hi if you're in the DC area! I'll be demoing Arboretum on Saturday and Mischief on Sunday!
awesome-con.com
awesome-con.com
I know everything that is going on right now is scary but Wisconsin proves that money is not the end-all be-all of everything in politics. Above all, we must stay calm, be strong, be true to ourselves and our principles, and support our neighbors and loved ones.
April 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I know everything that is going on right now is scary but Wisconsin proves that money is not the end-all be-all of everything in politics. Above all, we must stay calm, be strong, be true to ourselves and our principles, and support our neighbors and loved ones.
Yay! 100 followers today... come check out Mischief: the hand management game of faerie politics... coming soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Coming soon: Mischief - from the Designer of Arboretum
The elegantly brutal 30-minute hand management game of faerie politics
www.kickstarter.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Yay! 100 followers today... come check out Mischief: the hand management game of faerie politics... coming soon on Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
50 followers and counting...
Come check out the 30-minute beautiful-but-brain-burny card game of faerie shenanigans!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Come check out the 30-minute beautiful-but-brain-burny card game of faerie shenanigans!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
March 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
50 followers and counting...
Come check out the 30-minute beautiful-but-brain-burny card game of faerie shenanigans!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Come check out the 30-minute beautiful-but-brain-burny card game of faerie shenanigans!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Should the tokens all be hovering vertically like the cards?
March 4, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Should the tokens all be hovering vertically like the cards?
March 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congrats to Mallory on her well-deserved finalist placement in this year's @cardboardedison.com awards!
Well I haven't posted on here yet, but I think this news is worthy of my first post! My game, Indie Alley, has been selected as a finalist in the Cardboard Edison competition! Wish me luck in the finals! Here is my video for anyone interested. youtu.be/kTqs2z3SeSY?... #boardgames #cardboardedison
Indie Alley Video
YouTube video by Mallory
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February 28, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congrats to Mallory on her well-deserved finalist placement in this year's @cardboardedison.com awards!
I think I put some finishing touches on the Kickstarter preview... come check it out and follow along for the ride!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Coming soon: Mischief - from the Designer of Arboretum
A clever 30-minute card game for 2-4 players - play pranks and make allies at a raucous royal wedding of dark and light faerie courts
www.kickstarter.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I think I put some finishing touches on the Kickstarter preview... come check it out and follow along for the ride!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Mischief got a great reception last night! Two full tables of faerie misbehior going at once. And check out the sneak preview on Kickstarter....
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
February 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Mischief got a great reception last night! Two full tables of faerie misbehior going at once. And check out the sneak preview on Kickstarter....
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
I got amazing feedback today at #Dreamation!
February 22, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I got amazing feedback today at #Dreamation!
Are you at #Dreamation? Come play #Mischief! And while you're at it... follow the project on Kickstarter.... sneak preview page up now!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Coming soon: Mischief - from the Designer of Arboretum
A clever 30-minute card game for 2-4 players - play pranks and make allies at a raucous royal wedding of dark and light faerie courts
www.kickstarter.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Are you at #Dreamation? Come play #Mischief! And while you're at it... follow the project on Kickstarter.... sneak preview page up now!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/dan...
Anybody in the bsky-verse going to #Dreamation2025? I'll be demoing #Mischief there all weekend!
February 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Anybody in the bsky-verse going to #Dreamation2025? I'll be demoing #Mischief there all weekend!
