A set of standard playing cards is a marvellous invention. I’ve played a ton of classic card games and now I design card games of my own. I went back to study the classics to become a better game designer. In this series of post I share what I have learned. First post here. Fascinated … Continue reading Designing a game that can be played with standard playing cards
Playing cards have been around for centuries and it’s amazing what games you can play with the same deck of 52 playing cards. I’m studying classic card games to become a better game designer and I’m sharing my findings here. This is the third post in the series. Read the first post here. Gambling games … Continue reading Classic card games (Part Three): Gambling games
The first full week of October is buzzing here in Stockholm. This is when the winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes are announced. One prize each day: Medicine, Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace. Monday next week the prize in Economics which was added later. The Nobel Prize Museum at Stortorget, Stockholm. The Nobel Prize organisation does … Continue reading Nobel Calling 2026
Playing cards have been around for centuries and it’s amazing what games you can play with the same deck of 52 playing cards. I’m studying classic card games to become a better game designer and I’m sharing my findings here. This is the second post in the series. Read the first post here. In this … Continue reading Classic card games (Part Two): Trick taking games
A set of standard playing cards is a marvellous invention. 52 cards, 4 suits, cards in each suit numbered 1-13. So many games can be played with these. From children’s games to gambling games and tournament games, pick up a standard deck of playing cards and you can unlock the door to a world of … Continue reading Classic card games (Part One): Introduction
I'm hosting three sessions of Gotlandia this autumn: Saturday 3 October 13-17 at Folk Lab Hallunda. Sunday 15 November 13-17 at Folkes Bistro Huddinge (Smashcon). Saturday 28 November 11-15 at Allis Uppsala. There will be 8 seats each session. PM me to reserve a seat. Free to play. Gotlandia is a boardgame about Swedish island … Continue reading Three chances to play Gotlandia
I was in Nyköping yesterday and took the opportunity to visit the nearby Släbro rock carvings, not far from the freeway. I’ve used one of the images from Släbro in my game Petroglyph and I want to see if I can find it. While rock carvings elsewhere in Sweden features boats and objects that can … Continue reading Släbro rock carvings
We have gathered a mighty fine group of game designers here in Stockholm that meet up every now and then and playtest each other’s games. Once per week it’s been now after the summer and this week we were six so we split in two tables. We are all hobby designers, designing games for fun … Continue reading When do you tell the story?
Halloween is coming and this town is not big enough for all its scary monsters! Scare away the competition and take over all the best places to spook when the little kids come out for trick-and-treat. Spooky Town is a fun card game for 2-5 players that plays in 20-30 minutes. Help us create the … Continue reading Spooky Town
I had a great time in Norrköping last week playing games at The Happening. This both inspired me to revisit old games and got my head bubbling with new ideas. You easily forget how amazing it is to play games with new and old friends face to face. Screens are good for many things but … Continue reading Game design update
