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Bill & Ted’s Riff in Time

Contributed by XYZ Type on Feb 28th, 2023. Artwork published in .
Box cover art
Source: boardgamegeek.com Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.

Box cover art

Bill & Ted’s Riff in Time is a board game based on the eponymous comedic sci-fi franchise that has spanned from 1989 to present day. The artwork and design was done by Warcradle Studios members Brandon Beren, Jon Cartwright, James Ginn, and Michael Watson, with art direction by Roberto Cirillo.

Evoking the aesthetic of the posters for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, the graphic design for the game features a retrofied Cortado, set in an orange and pink, outline and drop shadow combo, as well as in extra-emphatic all caps for call-out text. “Riff in Time” and secondary text are set in Agenda, “one of the iconic typefaces of the nineties” according to Adobe.

Game board
Source: blog.warcradle.com Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.

Game board

Bill & Ted’s Riff in Time 3
Source: www.waylandgames.co.uk Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.
“Bogus” and “Excellent” lettering is pulled from the posters for the first two films.
Source: www.waylandgames.co.uk Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.

“Bogus” and “Excellent” lettering is pulled from the posters for the first two films.

Text in  Extra Condensed with numbers in
Source: www.billandted.game Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.

Text in Agenda Extra Condensed with numbers in Cortado

Bill & Ted’s Riff in Time 6
Source: blog.warcradle.com Warcradle Studios. License: All Rights Reserved.

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  • Cortado
  • Agenda

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