Night Soil Game Review

The approach was classy, but the commentary was not.

“What kind of s*** is that?”

“S***, baby…let’s get PAID!!”

“Who knew…I guess s*** really does roll uphill.”

During my time at SPIEL Essen 2025, I had the chance to pick up the game Night Soil, a new design from Jon Moffat and Grail Games. The box cover looks classy, with a pair of individuals looking out over London in the early 1500s. The artwork, by Jesse Gillespie, is exceptionally vivid and really draws a viewer in.

Then I flipped the box over, and the game’s true designs took shape—Night Soil is “a very mature game about sanitation.” And, I would agree with that; from the rulebook’s formatting to the nature of the business of moving brown cubes around a map of Tudor-era London, Night Soil approaches its subject matter with a level of class that elevates the entire experience.

At the end of the day, this is a game about moving stuff around. Well, it’s a game about moving s*** around, which is both the best thing about it and the near requirement that you play this game with other immature, adult-sized 11-year-olds like myself.

“What a Load of S***!”

Night Soil is an area majority, pick-up-and-deliver game…

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