It's morning in Thistleville , and the newsroom smells of ink and panic. The news bell rings, the presses are buzzing, and you—a young editor with a pencil between your teeth—have just a few minutes to close the paper.







Fit to Print
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Fit to Print – Become the best editor in the woods 🗞️🐿️
The presses are whirring, the deadline looms, and the smell of ink fills the newsroom: in Fit to Print, you're the editor-in-chief of a bustling newspaper... run by animals! You'll have to lay out articles, photos, and advertisements in a frenetic and ingenious puzzle , where every second counts and every choice determines the success of your newspaper.
Created by Peter McPherson (author of Tiny Towns ) and illustrated by master Ian O'Toole , Fit to Print is a tile-placing board game set in the woods of Thistleville, where squirrels, rabbits, and hedgehogs compete for perfect front pages. In real time, collect the juiciest news, combine text, images, and advertisements, and find the perfect balance between space, order, and… profit!
Why Fit to Print is a must-have title
- 📰 A real-time puzzle that combines logic, speed, and a pinch of creative panic.
- 🐿️ Irresistible setting : animal journalists and illustrations by Ian O'Toole
- 🧩 Multiple game modes : real-time, turn-based, or relaxed solitaire
- 🎴 Over 100 unique tiles and 6 editors with special powers
- 📈 Perfect for families and gamers : always different games from 15 to 30 minutes
Fit to Print is a family strategy board game that transforms creating a newspaper into an exhilarating challenge of organization and intuition. Whether you play alone or with a group of improvised editors, each round will be a race against time to be the first to shout... "Let's print!"
Write headlines, choose photos, and create a stylish layout... and become the most read news item in the woods!
🎯 COME SI GIOCA
🧤 BUSTINE
📜 REGOLAMENTO
Fit to Print – Race against the clock to get your newspaper to print! 🕰️
News, chaos, and perfect puzzles in the most frenetic daily life of the forest.
News is raining down like autumn leaves: pastry awards , scandals between moles and carrot thefts from Mrs. Brambleberry's garden. But beware: the public wants catchy headlines, beautiful photos and ads that pay the bills.
Every second wasted is a front page that slips away , every mistake a front-column blunder. In Fit to Print , you will experience the frenetic pace of an animal daily life where every game is a rush to the latest news and every layout a small masterpiece of organized chaos.
“If you want to end up on the front page… you better know how to lay out.”
The craziest newspaper in the woods comes to life on your table 🦊
Fit to Print is a real-time tile-placement and management board game for 1–6 players, designed by Peter McPherson (author of Tiny Towns ) and illustrated by the renowned Ian O'Toole . Each player takes on the role of a newspaper editor in the world of Thistleville , where cute animals must compose the perfect front page by combining articles, photographs and advertisements.
The game combines simultaneous draft , spatial puzzles and time management , offering frenetic modes (Real-Time) and more relaxed ones such as Slo-Mode or Puzzle Mode . With over 100 tiles and 6 special editors , every game is different, accessible, and brilliant for those who love smart, visually refined family board games .
🦝 An irresistible theme
Experience the thrill of journalism... the animal version! Squirrel reporters, rabbit editors, and bear printers.
🧩 Fast-paced and intelligent puzzle
Speed and precision under pressure: every tile is a layout decision that truly matters.
🎮 Multiple game modes
Play in real time, relaxed or solo: you choose the pace (and chaos will still happen).
🎨 Illustrations by Ian O'Toole
Every page is a joy to behold, an illustrated magazine that comes to life on the table.
🔁 High replayability
100 tiles, 6 editors and a thousand combinations to fill the first pages of the forest.
👨👩👧 Perfect for families
Quick explanations, guaranteed laughs, and a pinch of strategy from true press professionals.
🧠 Chaos is an editorial art
Each round is a dance between intuition and precision : you draw tiles, build the layout, and decide when to shout “Print!” . If you choose too early, you'll have empty spaces; too late, someone will steal the news. Speed, planning, and visual order are at the heart of the game—like a real newspaper that is written in panic and closed with pride.
Every decision matters, every tile tells a story, and the end result is a unique, chaotic, and wonderfully yours front page.

Fit to Print
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