Cards arrived for Draw Stranger this week. Draw Stranger is my 17 card micro game about duelling gunslingers. The design issue I wanted to solve with this iteration was if I could reduce the amount of text so it is faster and easier to play first time. The game plays in five minutes and is … Continue reading Draw Stranger ready for SAGA 2026
Playtime
One sunny weekday in March, I took a detour to visit Thorildsplan, a metro station on the Green line six stops north from T-Centralen. The Stockholm metro is the world's longest art exhibition with most of its 100 or so station featuring art more or less prominently. I have an ambition to visit more stations … Continue reading Playtime
Hard choices and consequences
This week I participated in an amazing team building event. My colleagues and I were tasked with leading Sweden through uncertain times. With accelerating climate change and war at our doorstep, we faced hard choices. Our guide led us through six rooms. Each presented a political choice to be made. Live actors staged a brief … Continue reading Hard choices and consequences
Gotlandia ready for SAGA 2026
Cards for Gotlandia arrived last week and I managed to get a first playtest in. The game feels finished! I have entered Gotlandia for the SAGA 2026 competition with qualifications April 11th in Folkets Hus Hallunda and finals on LinCon 2026. Regardless whether Gotlandia qualifies, you will be able to play Gotlandia at LinCon as … Continue reading Gotlandia ready for SAGA 2026
Stadion
My quest to visit more stations of Stockholm’s metro in 2026 brought me to Stadion, two stops north of T-centralen on the red line towards Mörby Centrum. Named after Stockholm Stadion, built for the 1912 Olympics, and with the Music Academy also near by, the art of the station reflects these themes. I love how … Continue reading Stadion
A better world is possible
Yesterday I attended the rally at Sergels Torg in Stockholm. It’s been four years since Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine. Sweden’s support for Ukraine is strong and unwavering. This night we filled the central square of Stockholm on a winter weekday with snow and temperatures just above freezing. One of many manifestations in Sweden this … Continue reading A better world is possible
Nine Kingdoms
A friend introduced me to the Korean card game Choson recently at a cosy local boardgame convention. Choson uses a deck with cards valued 1-9 with 1 card with value 1, 2 cards with value 2, and so on up to 9 cards with the value nine. Plus ten event cards for a total of … Continue reading Nine Kingdoms
SAGA Regional Qualifier, Stockholm on April 11th
I'm happy to announce that Folk Lab Hallunda will host this year's SAGA qualifier for the Stockholm region. SAGA is an annual Swedish boardgame design competition where designers showcase brand new games and compete to win one of two prizes, The Anvil and The Feather. The finals take place at LinCon in May. Enter the … Continue reading SAGA Regional Qualifier, Stockholm on April 11th
Winter
After New Year came snow. The cold grip of Winter got hold of my local neighbourhood with temperatures sometimes dropping to minus 20 Celsius. Even the dog agreed to sometimes wait until after 8 am for the morning walk. Lakes freezing over. Most days overcast and grey but every now and then we are blessed … Continue reading Winter
Gotlandia at Medeltidsveckan 2026
This is a game design post about Gotlandia, my game in development about Medieval Gotland. I will go through the latest changes to the game, including my reasoning behind making the changes and the process. So mostly of interest if you have played the game or if you are a game designer yourself. But first … Continue reading Gotlandia at Medeltidsveckan 2026