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Writer’s Block

A Novel Game of Writing, Strategy, and Sabotage

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Contributors

By Bob Eckstein

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Jan 26, 2027
Publisher
Union Square Gift
ISBN-13
9781454967644

Price

$16.99

Price

$22.99 CAD

Format

Cards

Format:

Cards $16.99 $22.99 CAD

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In Writer’s Block, players compete to finish a novel before their opponents without letting everyday distractions derail their progress. With 112 cards featuring hilarious and clever illustrations by Bob Eckstein, players play “Word Count” cards, clearing obstacles like “Writer’s Block” or “Out of Coffee,” and strategically slow down other players. Everyone races toward the magic number: 70,000 words. The first player to complete their book exactly on target earns major points, but clever tactics and perfectly timed interruptions can change the course of the game at any moment, turning the creative process into a lively competition. Fast-paced, funny, and surprisingly strategic, Writer’s Block comes in a beautifully packaged box that’s perfect for game nights, book lovers, or as a clever gift for creative friends.

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
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  • Games & Activities Party Games

Bob Eckstein is an award-winning writer, New Yorker cartoonist and author of The New York Times best-selling Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores and Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums. He has been speaking publicly against online shopping to raise awareness for independent bookstores. He was also a Creative Director, an Adjunct Professor at NYU and now Contributing Editor at Writer’s Digest. He is host of The Cartoon Pad and creates the popular Substack newsletter, The Bob. Follow him on X at @BobEckstein and Instagram at bob_eckstein.

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Bob Eckstein

About the Author

Bob Eckstein is an illustrator, cartoonist, and writer whose work frequently appears in the New Yorker, the New York Times, and MAD magazine. He is the author of Footnotes from the World’s Greatest Bookstores and, most recently, The Ultimate Cartoon Book of Book Cartoons and Everyone’s A Critic.

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