In a thread on a Swedish forum for tabletop role-players, someone asked for help with dice probabilities. A basic question involving two six-sided dice. Two replies came in almost instantly with a correct solution supported by mathematical/probability arguments. You can say they “gave a man a fish”, referring to the classic proverb. I was thinking … Continue reading Feed a man for a lifetime — AI version
Swedish hearing on computer games and boardgames
The Committee on Culture held a hearing this week on computer games and boardgames. A more fitting title for the event would be: How Swedish companies can make more money on computer games.
Time for the yearly salary adjustment?
It's a slow January morning after the holidays. A mail to all employees lands in your mailbox announcing the yearly salary adjustment. A fixed percentage that applies to everyone. Hands up if you have worked for a company that used this trick. One company I worked for sent out this mail the morning after the … Continue reading Time for the yearly salary adjustment?
Kungsträdgården
In my project to visit more stations of the Stockholm Metro in 2026, I made a detour to visit Kungsträdgården on my latest trip to Stockholm City. Kungsträdgården is perhaps the most exquisite of them all. To submerge your senses to the art of Kungsträdgården is like entering an ancient temple of a forgotten civilisation. … Continue reading Kungsträdgården
Game design update
December was dark and grey; with January came snow. Great time of year for playing and creating boardgames! Not only do I have the luxury of not stressing about a day job, but I also have kids that are now old enough to play the kind of games I enjoy. So I’ve had lots of … Continue reading Game design update
Kallocain
Kallocain is a 1940 dystopia by Swedish author Karin Boye. It is up there with 1984 by George Orwell and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. I read it over Christmas and liked it a lot. The book is in public domain since 2012 and is available online in Swedish and English. I picked it … Continue reading Kallocain
The longest art exhibition
One of my ideas for 2026 is to visit more stations of the Stockholm Metro. They brand themselves as the longest art exhibition in the world and rightfully so. According to a 2016 book I picked up at my local library, more than 90 out of 100 stations feature art installations and some are truly … Continue reading The longest art exhibition
2025 in Games
2025 has been a great year for playing and creating games. Games in this context are boardgames and roleplaying games, played face-to-face with real people around a table. In this post I look back at my gaming activities in 2025 and how this leads into 2026. SPIEL in Essen was a smorgasbord of fun for … Continue reading 2025 in Games
Photography: Best of 2025
I usually look back on my best pictures of the year each December. It's dark and grey outside so it's nice to relive the bright moments of the year. I take my pictures with an IPhone and edit with the inbuilt software. This is very convenient for sharing online but the resolution is also high … Continue reading Photography: Best of 2025
Botvid: The first Swede
I live in Alby, Botkyrka, Sweden. If you have been here, you probably live here or used to live here. It’s a suburb south west of Stockholm near the end of the red line. Together with Norsborg, Hallunda and Fittja, Alby is part of the Million City project from the sixties. Concrete high rises. If … Continue reading Botvid: The first Swede