Maria Surdocan - Threaded A Game of Needles and Points

Create brilliant bargello embroidery in this crafty worker placement game for 2-5 players, from influential designer Ellie Dix.

In this easy-to-learn board game, you'll hunt for the perfect thread, fulfil intricate commissions, seek out artisan equipment, and create stunning canvases.

Establish a thriving needlecraft studio by designing and stitching your own gorgeous needlework projects!

Can you choose the right tools for the job? Pick the patterns that your customers will love? Will you wait for the perfect threads, or improvise with the colours that tumble to the sale shelves? Send your assistants to the shops that suit your creative flair and gather the thread you'll need for that next pattern!

Ages: 14+
Players: 2-5
Playing Time: 30-45 minutes
Contents: 150 thread cubes, 86 cards, 20 assistant blocks, 1 thread tower

Ellie Dix is a British board game designer from a big game-loving family. She is owner of The Dark Imp and author of the book The Board Game Family. She has games with Gamewright, Ginger Fox, Laurence King, Outset Media, Mindware and Indie Boards and Cards. Ellie was the winner of Hasbro's inaugural "Women Innovators of Play", has been a contributor to industry leading magazine Tabletop Gaming, and her blog The Dark Imp was the most recent winner of Cardboard Edison's "Blog of the Year". Maria Surducan works as an illustrator and comics book author from her studio in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Her works received the 2020 Alfabéta Award from the Hungarian Comics Association, the 2021 Vladimir Colin SF-Fantasy Award as well as the 2021 Comic Art Europe grant and residency. She has also worked on advertising projects, for a long list of clients including Untold, Milka, Sprite, Vodafone, and the Goethe Institute. Maria has illustrated several picture books and board games ( Ghosts of Christmas, Zestrea ).