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Dan Cassar
Game Designer
The best game is the one that you think about when you should be thinking about something else. The one that you can't let go, because it has become more than a pastime. It's a fascination. It's a reality that you conjure into being by sitting at a table with your friends. Once you step into that magic circle, the turn of a card can decide the fate of someone you love. It can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. It can be death, rebirth, anything at all. For the player, it's an entire world to explore.
The designer gets to play a different game. They get to create those players' reality. In a way, they get to play God.
Mischief is a brand new hand management game from Dan Cassar coming soon to Kickstarter! Be among the first to play the game at Origins by signing up for one of the demo sessions below, sign up for updates on my mailing list, and follow the project on Kickstarter to be notified when it launches later this year!
Arboretum was first published in 2015 and in honor of the game's 10th anniversary, I'll be hosting a tournament at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio! No experience is necessary, but expect some stiff competition! Rules will be taught and all participants will receive a prize!
The top four players will receive a copy of the game signed by me, the designer, and the overall winner will receive one of my original prototypes, also signed!
Full Demo and Event Schedule
| Date | Time | Signup Link for Event |
| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 9:00 am |
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| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 10:00 am | Mischief |
| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 11:00 am | Mischief |
| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 2:00 pm | Mischief |
| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Mischief |
| Thursday, June 19th, 2025 | 4:00 pm | Mischief |
| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 10:00 am |
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| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 11:00 am | Mischief |
| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 12:00 am | Mischief |
| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Mischief |
| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 4:00 pm | Mischief |
| Friday, June 20th, 2025 | 5:00 pm | Mischief |
| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 9:00 am | Arboretum 10th Anniversary Tournament |
| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 1:00 pm |
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| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 2:00 pm | Mischief |
| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 3:00 pm | Mischief |
| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 4:00 pm | |
| Saturday, June 21st, 2025 | 5:00 pm | Mischief |
Upcoming Games
The king and queen of the dark and light faerie courts are getting married, and you, the players, are the faerie nobility, and have a unique opportunity to win favor with the new regime. As the party descends into chaos, play the Ogres, Elves, Centaurs and Selkies against one another, encouraging pranks and strategic friendships so that you have friends in the right places to ensure your place atop the political hierarchy.
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Published Work
Cavemen: The Quest
for Fire
Rio Grande Games (2012)
2-5 players draft cards to hunt dinosaurs, invent new technologies, and expand their tribe while avoiding starvation and being eaten! Be the first to invent fire and usher in a new age of humanity!