Dan Manfredini
@gamedesignerdan.bsky.social
Boardgame designer, hiker, and family guy.
This week I got to playtest a prototype that I can only really playtest once a year - my version of White Elephant. I made it for personal use but if any publisher is interested in a holiday game, I'm open to it. 🌲❄️🎲 #boardgames
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This week I got to playtest a prototype that I can only really playtest once a year - my version of White Elephant. I made it for personal use but if any publisher is interested in a holiday game, I'm open to it. 🌲❄️🎲 #boardgames
Spotted Xenology in the wild at the local game shop Dragon's Lair this week. Has anyone seen it show up near them? #boardgames
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Spotted Xenology in the wild at the local game shop Dragon's Lair this week. Has anyone seen it show up near them? #boardgames
I recorded a quick unboxing of Xenology. Here’s a look at what comes in the box. #boardgames
Xenology Boardgame Unboxing
YouTube video by Hidden Away Games
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December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I recorded a quick unboxing of Xenology. Here’s a look at what comes in the box. #boardgames
We completed Day 2 and I'm blown away! I couldn't believe that this day's puzzle actually worked. Kudos to the folks who designed the intricacies of the box! #boardgames
EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
Can you unravel the mystery of the Silent Storm and save Christmas?
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 PM
We completed Day 2 and I'm blown away! I couldn't believe that this day's puzzle actually worked. Kudos to the folks who designed the intricacies of the box! #boardgames
Started December with the Exit Advent Calendar - So far so good! ❄️🎲 #boardgames
EXIT: The Game – Advent Calendar: The Silent Storm
Can you unravel the mystery of the Silent Storm and save Christmas?
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Started December with the Exit Advent Calendar - So far so good! ❄️🎲 #boardgames
Played Bouba/Kiki today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40...
Bouba/Kiki
Bizarre sights and sounds collide and you work together to solve scenarios.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Played Bouba/Kiki today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40...
Played Oshiya Tokio today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...
Oshiya Tokio
A fast-paced and dynamic card game with clever game-mechanics by Reiner Knizia
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November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Played Oshiya Tokio today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/45...
Played Llama Llama today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Llama Llama
Score hands based on secretly chosen goal cards!
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November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Played Llama Llama today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Played Carcassonne: The Dice Game today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/89...
Carcassonne: The Dice Game
Roll, hold and reroll dice inspired by tiles and pieces in Carcassonne to win.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Played Carcassonne: The Dice Game today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/89...
Played Rise of Tribes today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20...
Rise of Tribes
Grow your tribe and conquer the new prehistoric land with your might and wit.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Played Rise of Tribes today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20...
Played Fifty today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29...
Fifty
Grab the right numbers, and make them count.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Played Fifty today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29...
Played Foolish Fool today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Foolish Fool
A new goofy rule each turn. Don't forget them or you'll be the foolish fool.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Played Foolish Fool today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Played Lecker Lava today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Lecker Lava
Try to position your monster to eat up the tastiest lava.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Played Lecker Lava today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Played Slide today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
Slide
Group numbers in your grid to make them disappear.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Played Slide today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41...
Played Waddle today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Waddle
Place penguins to score. Or, manipulate the tricky marble-based turn-order track!
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November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Played Waddle today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/43...
Played MLEM: Space Agency today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...
MLEM: Space Agency
Send your cats throughout the solar system to occupy planets and moons.
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November 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Played MLEM: Space Agency today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/38...
Played Hot Streak today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Hot Streak
Which mascot will cross the finish line first? Who will be DQ'd?
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November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Played Hot Streak today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Played Dragon Boats of the Four Seas today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
Dragon Boats of the Four Seas
In Dragon Boats of the Four Seas, Zhong-Guo, the Middle Kingdom, is an island surrounded by the four Dragon Seas. After a long period of strife, Zhong-Guo has once again been unified and the noble ho...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Played Dragon Boats of the Four Seas today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
Played Twinkle Twinkle today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40...
Twinkle Twinkle
Draft tiles and connect constellations in the puzzly tile-layer with modular scoring.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Played Twinkle Twinkle today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40...
Xenology is set up and ready for the next scheduled session at BGG.Con. Excited to teach the game and see players explore it! 👽 #boardgames #bggcon
November 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Xenology is set up and ready for the next scheduled session at BGG.Con. Excited to teach the game and see players explore it! 👽 #boardgames #bggcon
Played Burst today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Burst
Players try not to bust in this communal blackjack.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Played Burst today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44...
Played Barbecubes today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Barbecubes
Carefully place the pixellated meat on the grill, but don't let it fall!
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November 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Played Barbecubes today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39...
Played Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22...
Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony
Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony is a fast paced game of card collection where everyone is trying to eat all the succulent meats that appear on their plates while avoiding the equally delici...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Played Churrascaria: A Cutthroat Game of Gluttony today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/22...
Played Miyabi today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28...
Miyabi
Design a multilevel garden and vie to collect the most of each landscaping element.
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November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Played Miyabi today boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28...
Long Shot
Buy and bet on horses you move around the track.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM