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
Classic card games (Part One): Introduction
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
Three chances to play Gotlandia
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
Släbro rock carvings
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
When do you tell the story?
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?
Spooky Town
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
Game design update
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
Himmelstalund rock carvings
In an open area not far from the city centre of Norrköping you can find the Himmelstalund rock carvings. Ships, swords, animals, people, carved into the flat rocky surface millennia ago. Norrköping sits at Bråviken, a large fjord that cuts into Sweden’s east coast 100 km south of Stockholm. When the glacier that covered Sweden … Continue reading Himmelstalund rock carvings
Play and create boardgames in Folk Lab Hallunda
We are starting up again with boardgame nights at Folk Lab Hallunda. Every Friday from 16-20 we play and create boardgames. Find us at 16 outside the library where you can learn new games and hang out with friends. At 18 we move to Folk Lab where we create games using 3d printers and laser … Continue reading Play and create boardgames in Folk Lab Hallunda
Gotlandia update
Time for an update on Gotlandia, my boardgame about sheep, pirates and churches on medieval Gotland. Lots of good stuff has happened since returning from Medeltidsveckan a few weeks ago: The Gotlandia prototype now has 3d printed churches, I came up with a further simplification that I playtested intensively, and it’s now possible to play … Continue reading Gotlandia update