If your shelf is heavy on three-hour epics and short on quick fillers, Bézier Games has a small box worth a look. Warp 99 is a faster-than-light card game for 2-4 players: you jump across the galaxy 15 light years at a time, and the first to rack up 99 or more points wins. Designed by Reinhard Staupe, it plays in about half an hour and is up for pre-order at $14.95 ahead of a Gen Con 2026 debut.
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Find events near youEach turn you add a card to your growing row, matching numbers and colours, then cash in what you can before your rivals pull ahead. It is pitched at ages 10 and up, so it sits in family-friendly territory rather than gamer-only, which is exactly where a good filler wants to be.
Bézier is a safe pair of hands here. The same studio gave us the hidden-role staple One Night Ultimate Werewolf and the tile-laying favourite Castles of Mad King Ludwig, alongside a long line of small-box card games. Warp 99 is built for the gaps in the evening: the game you reach for while the group argues over what heavier thing to play next.
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See how it worksPre-orders are open now and the game makes its first public outing at Gen Con 2026 in Indianapolis at the end of July.
Sources: Bézier Games | Board Game Bliss | BoardGameGeek
