• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.
June 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
• Daybreak, a board game designed by @mattleacock.bsky.social and Matteo Menapace, published by @cmyk.games.
The Beyond Solitaire podcast is BACK for Season 11! Kicking off the season is a delightful conversation with Matteo Menapace. youtu.be/jfGFH-HsZsQ
Beyond Solitaire Podcast 201: Matteo Menapace on Cooperative Game Design
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July 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Beyond Solitaire podcast is BACK for Season 11! Kicking off the season is a delightful conversation with Matteo Menapace. youtu.be/jfGFH-HsZsQ
First time I played DAYBREAK (by the incomparable Matt Leacock and promising newcomer Matteo Menapace)
I finished with “this is the game I wanted Terraforming Mars to be”
It’s fantastic, feels amazing to win, fosters values camaraderie like no coop board game I’ve seen
And made by good people
I finished with “this is the game I wanted Terraforming Mars to be”
It’s fantastic, feels amazing to win, fosters values camaraderie like no coop board game I’ve seen
And made by good people
January 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
First time I played DAYBREAK (by the incomparable Matt Leacock and promising newcomer Matteo Menapace)
I finished with “this is the game I wanted Terraforming Mars to be”
It’s fantastic, feels amazing to win, fosters values camaraderie like no coop board game I’ve seen
And made by good people
I finished with “this is the game I wanted Terraforming Mars to be”
It’s fantastic, feels amazing to win, fosters values camaraderie like no coop board game I’ve seen
And made by good people
Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace just won the Kennerspiel des Jahres for Daybreak (in German it's e-Mission) 💚
July 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace just won the Kennerspiel des Jahres for Daybreak (in German it's e-Mission) 💚
Spiel des Jahres bans Daybreak co-designer Matteo Menapace for wearing pro-Palestine watermelon sticker at 2024 awards:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
July 25, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Spiel des Jahres bans Daybreak co-designer Matteo Menapace for wearing pro-Palestine watermelon sticker at 2024 awards:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
I had a fantastic time hosting the Diana Jones Award party tonight. Congrats to our Emerging Designer Program winners and to the winners of the award. We had s tie between Rose Estes snd DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace!
July 31, 2025 at 5:49 AM
I had a fantastic time hosting the Diana Jones Award party tonight. Congrats to our Emerging Designer Program winners and to the winners of the award. We had s tie between Rose Estes snd DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace!
7/ State Representative Menapace in Niantic
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Standing against tyranny is quintessentially American — and nowhere is that spirit stronger than here in New England.
At today’s No Kings rally in Niantic, we stood for the Constitution, for science, for liberty, and for the pursuit of happiness.
#NoKings #Niantic #EastLyme #Democracy #Liberty
At today’s No Kings rally in Niantic, we stood for the Constitution, for science, for liberty, and for the pursuit of happiness.
#NoKings #Niantic #EastLyme #Democracy #Liberty
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
7/ State Representative Menapace in Niantic
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Just heard Kennerspiel winner Matteo Menapace, whose Daybreak, about taking action to fight climate change, might be the most overtly political game to win an SdJ award, was banned from future SdJ events for wearing a sticker in support of Palestine.
Shame on the SdJ. Absolutely ridiculous.
Shame on the SdJ. Absolutely ridiculous.
July 24, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Just heard Kennerspiel winner Matteo Menapace, whose Daybreak, about taking action to fight climate change, might be the most overtly political game to win an SdJ award, was banned from future SdJ events for wearing a sticker in support of Palestine.
Shame on the SdJ. Absolutely ridiculous.
Shame on the SdJ. Absolutely ridiculous.
This is a great response from Matteo imo.
He has gotten people talking more about something that is sometimes forgotten or ignored.
The 'keep games apolitical' brigade is a bit weird to me given that games were never truly apolitical.
Background here:
boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/163...
He has gotten people talking more about something that is sometimes forgotten or ignored.
The 'keep games apolitical' brigade is a bit weird to me given that games were never truly apolitical.
Background here:
boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/163...
Spiel des Jahres Jury Bans Designer Matteo Menapace from Future Events; Menapace Responds
boardgamegeek.com
July 27, 2024 at 8:21 AM
This is a great response from Matteo imo.
He has gotten people talking more about something that is sometimes forgotten or ignored.
The 'keep games apolitical' brigade is a bit weird to me given that games were never truly apolitical.
Background here:
boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/163...
He has gotten people talking more about something that is sometimes forgotten or ignored.
The 'keep games apolitical' brigade is a bit weird to me given that games were never truly apolitical.
Background here:
boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/163...
"Se non ci fossero state le donne non ci sarebbe stata la #Resistenza, punto e basta".
Ci lasciava due anni fa la partigiana Lidia Menapace.
#7dicembre #partigiane #BellaCiao #WW2
Ci lasciava due anni fa la partigiana Lidia Menapace.
#7dicembre #partigiane #BellaCiao #WW2
December 7, 2024 at 7:26 PM
"Se non ci fossero state le donne non ci sarebbe stata la #Resistenza, punto e basta".
Ci lasciava due anni fa la partigiana Lidia Menapace.
#7dicembre #partigiane #BellaCiao #WW2
Ci lasciava due anni fa la partigiana Lidia Menapace.
#7dicembre #partigiane #BellaCiao #WW2
And Matteo Menapace! Deepest apologies for leaving you out, sir!
I am profoundly grateful to the Diana Jones Award Committee. What an unexpected honor, especially to be considered next to @mattleacock.bsky.social, @cmyk.games, @rascal.news, and Rose Estes. I'm flabbergasted.
• @charliehall.bsky.social, a journalist and editor covering tabletop games, formerly with Polygon.
June 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
And Matteo Menapace! Deepest apologies for leaving you out, sir!
“Winning is getting to a point where Daybreak feels possible”
We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3
#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky
We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3
#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
“Winning is getting to a point where Daybreak feels possible”
We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3
#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky
We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3
#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky
Pobre fray Mamerto Menapace, está jodido del cuore. No creo que lo vuelva a ver.
January 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pobre fray Mamerto Menapace, está jodido del cuore. No creo que lo vuelva a ver.
The winner of the 2024 Kennerspiel des Jahres is:
DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
July 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
The winner of the 2024 Kennerspiel des Jahres is:
DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
DAYBREAK by Matt Leacock and Matteo Menapace
Martesana resistente
Cernusco sul Naviglio, il ponte delle Staffette Partigiane dedicato a Lidia Menapace, Giuseppina Pirola e Maria Codazzi
Cernusco sul Naviglio, il ponte delle Staffette Partigiane dedicato a Lidia Menapace, Giuseppina Pirola e Maria Codazzi
June 20, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Martesana resistente
Cernusco sul Naviglio, il ponte delle Staffette Partigiane dedicato a Lidia Menapace, Giuseppina Pirola e Maria Codazzi
Cernusco sul Naviglio, il ponte delle Staffette Partigiane dedicato a Lidia Menapace, Giuseppina Pirola e Maria Codazzi
Third talk: Matteo Menapace on Daybreak: a possitopian game to imagine post-capitalist futures
May 21, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Third talk: Matteo Menapace on Daybreak: a possitopian game to imagine post-capitalist futures
Le #podcast de La Cellule est consacré à Daybreak, de Matt Leacock et Matteo Menapace ! Daybreak ? superbe jeu de société coopératif ? #j2s Ou techno-solutionnisme crasse ? Les deux ! Le débat sur l'écologie s'invite à La Cellule... #ttrpg #JdR www.lacellule.net/2025/05/podc...
Podcast One Shot N°115 : Daybreak, de Matt Leacock et Matteo Menapace
Podcast d'analyse et de réflexion sur le jeu de rôle
www.lacellule.net
May 1, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Le #podcast de La Cellule est consacré à Daybreak, de Matt Leacock et Matteo Menapace ! Daybreak ? superbe jeu de société coopératif ? #j2s Ou techno-solutionnisme crasse ? Les deux ! Le débat sur l'écologie s'invite à La Cellule... #ttrpg #JdR www.lacellule.net/2025/05/podc...
There have been a few folks in the industry that have been vocal. Matteo Menapace being one of them, and it unfortunately got him banned from SdJ events. boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
I am thankful that BGG and Board Game Wire covered this!
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
I am thankful that BGG and Board Game Wire covered this!
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Spiel des Jahres Jury Bans Designer Matteo Menapace from Future Events; Menapace Responds | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There have been a few folks in the industry that have been vocal. Matteo Menapace being one of them, and it unfortunately got him banned from SdJ events. boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
I am thankful that BGG and Board Game Wire covered this!
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
I am thankful that BGG and Board Game Wire covered this!
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
Matthias Marschik beleuchtet eine weitgehend unbekannte Etappe in der Karriere des Radrennfahrers Richard Menapace - in der aktuelle Kulturhauptstadt #Chemnitz ➡️ saxorum.hypotheses.org/12902 @dehypotheses.bsky.social 2/3
Der unbekannte Star: Der Radrennfahrer Richard Menapace in Chemnitz
Von Matthias Marschik Der Radrennfahrer Richard Menapace war Ende der 1930er Jahre in Italien kein Unbekannter, nachdem er 1937 das Amateurrennen Mailand – München gewonnen und bei den folgenden beide...
saxorum.hypotheses.org
February 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Matthias Marschik beleuchtet eine weitgehend unbekannte Etappe in der Karriere des Radrennfahrers Richard Menapace - in der aktuelle Kulturhauptstadt #Chemnitz ➡️ saxorum.hypotheses.org/12902 @dehypotheses.bsky.social 2/3
Matteo Menapace: "Games are powerful, a powerful medium. Maybe it's a message for other gamemakers, other game players, that we can come together playing games that are tackling bigger problems"
July 21, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Matteo Menapace: "Games are powerful, a powerful medium. Maybe it's a message for other gamemakers, other game players, that we can come together playing games that are tackling bigger problems"
Matteo Menapace has replied to BoardGameWire, saying he takes the SdJ allegations of anti-Semitism seriously, but adding that pushing for an anti-Semitic interpretation of the sticker is "a distraction from the reality of thousands of Palestinian people who are being wiped off the map":
Spiel des Jahres bans Daybreak co-designer Matteo Menapace for wearing pro-Palestine watermelon sticker at 2024 awards:
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
July 26, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Matteo Menapace has replied to BoardGameWire, saying he takes the SdJ allegations of anti-Semitism seriously, but adding that pushing for an anti-Semitic interpretation of the sticker is "a distraction from the reality of thousands of Palestinian people who are being wiped off the map":
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December 11, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Hello new followers! If you’re interested, I have a newsletter where I write about music, culture, comedy, sometimes every Tony Hawk game, and (increasingly less so) cancer treatment (but in a fun way)
It’s free.
www.snakesandsparklers.com
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www.snakesandsparklers.com
#monpetitmuséeàmoi
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December 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#monpetitmuséeàmoi
#myownlittlemuseum
📷 John Menapace
Sans titre / Untitled
Lieu inconnu / Unknown location
Date inconnue / Date unknown
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#photographie #photography #photo #art #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #nb #bnw
#myownlittlemuseum
📷 John Menapace
Sans titre / Untitled
Lieu inconnu / Unknown location
Date inconnue / Date unknown
•
#photographie #photography #photo #art #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #nb #bnw