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truly appreciate this.
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People are starting to get their copy of Cross Bronx Expressway by @nbsp1618.bsky.social and @gmtgames.bsky.social

Who wants to play out the horrors of urban traffic engineering and planning gone wrong?

The front of the box for board game Cross Bronx Expressway

The back of the box for GMT Games’ Cross Bronx Expressway

Shout out to GMT Games for publishing a whole ass game about post-WWII development in the Bronx

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how it's going

A board game laying on a wooden coffee table, slightly askew. The cover shows a dilapidated build on in the South Bronx. In the bottom left corner is written “FALSAS PROMESAS” and in the bottom right “BROKEN PROMISES.” Across the middle of the cover is the title Cross Bronx Expressway. Cross and Expressway are in reserved black and white lettering and the word Bronx is in yellow, blue, and red graffiti style text.

As soon as I found out this game existed, I went to pre-order it. I’m fascinated by the history of urban “development” and NBS has accomplished something important and fascinating here. Can’t wait to get this one to a table soon.

I’m reading the rules to Cross Bronx Expressway because my copy arrived today and god games are so good and so cool and so fascinating. There’s so much care and attention here and I’m very excited to dig in and start playing later this week.

www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-...

Very excited about today’s arrival of Cross Bronx Expressway by @nbsp1618.bsky.social ! Also highly recommend Non-Breaking Space’s Endnotes podcast covering the history and development of the game 🎧

Wild Style (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 25th Anniversary Edition)

not a playlist but highly recommend this soundtrack (and the movie) -
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it has taken a lot of folk to bring #crossbronxexpressway to life, but I want to share my extreme gratitude to elizabeth and the @gmtgames.bsky.social warehouse staff managing the logistics to get the games to you. shipping is in full swing so the games should be arriving soon.

Really great BGG designer diary from Non-Breaking Space. Check it out!

Or if you'd like to order Cross Bronx Expressway, you can find it on the GMT website here: www.gmtgames.com/p-953-cross-...

Designer Diary: Cross Bronx Expressway, or Presenting a History on the Table | BoardGameGeek News

@boardgamegeek.com was kind enough to let me publish a designer diary for #crossbronxexpressway
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Impatiently waiting for my copy of this game to ship. I watched a demo of it while I was at Origins in June.

Cross Bronx Expressway Competitive socio-economic city builder with collective loss conditions.

Cross Bronx Expressway coming.

Haven't been this pumped for a game in a looong time.

What is Cross Bronx Expressway? So glad you asked.

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thanks for the interest. it is a 3p design first with support for 2p and solo. the game comes with orientation guides which are designed to onboard new players to the system. a lot of design and development effort went into making the game and history accessible to all.

Gosh golly, @nbsp1618.bsky.social’s podcast goes hard. Part personal history, part city history, and part game design reflection. Incredible sound editing. This is the real deal. #boardgames

I will play this soon. A great listen, no matter if you have interest in playing the game.

This is a fascinating piece of media. Highly recommended if you're interested in Cross Bronx Expressway.

What &nbsp is doing with Cross Bronx Expressway & turning historical @gmtgames.bsky.social canon on its ear, is excellent. This podcast as one last punctuation before CBX hits mailboxes (mine included) & shelves is something straight out of Snap Judgment. Hope he stays in this space & invades others

This isn't just a unique thing, a history podcast to accompany a game's release, it is AMAZING.

I would listen to this even if I'd never heard of the game. It's stunning.

Non-Breaking Space’s approach to aesthetics and presentation REALLY resonate/ with me, and from the sound of it, this game will too. I don’t think there’s anyone as careful and thoughtful about presentation across the board (from promotion to art to graphic design) in board games.

This was excellent. This has been my most anticipated game since preordering it long ago. I teach government and economics: this feels like a game made for me.

have to say this would not have been possible without the help of @hannahrcmc.bsky.social and @capodice.bsky.social from @civics101pod.bsky.social
thank yall so much for your support.

Endnotes: Cross Bronx Expressway Podcast Episode · A Non-Breaking Space · 09/16/2025 · 51m

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“the story of the #crossbronxexpressway is a lens through which we can better understand our modern world.”

pre-orders charging means the game ships soon. i recorded a podcast called endnotes to hold folk over while they wait for it to arrive.
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ronald reagan on charlotte street where Carter visited, pitched his solution to decay in the south bronx - municipal scale trickle down economics. the bronx would see some private investment after he was elected, as well as scandalous corruption. #crossbronxexpressway
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puerto rico born herman badillo became a career politician in new york, as housing commissioner, bronx borough president and congressman. he returned to new york hoping to revitalize the south bronx, but his political compromises never paid off. #crossbronxexpressway
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YouTube video by GMTGames Cross Bronx Expressway | Official Trailer

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felix rohatyn, chairman of the municipal assistance corporation that saved new york from bankruptcy. taxes became securities for bonds issued by mac to lure back investors. this was paired with layoffs and other cuts to reign in the public budget. #crossbronxexpressway
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such a good book and the @99pi.org team really did a great job breaking it down.