I grabbed some left over minis and was reminded how relaxing it is to start and end the day with a fun paint job which lead me to pick up Blackstone Fortress.
Category: Games
Games and game design.
Stories about Mars
A friend sent me a joke. It wasn’t great, it was ok. But it was on Mars. Here it is. A man goes to a restaurant on Mars and notices a fly in his soup. "Waiter," he exclaims, "there's a fly in my soup!" The waiter responds, "you ordered the eel soup, right?" "Yes." "Yeah, … Continue reading Stories about Mars
A story game for kids
My kids played the Swedish RPG Dragonbane over the summer. Their enthusiasm got my brain started on a game you could play with your kids around a campfire.
Viking Con 42
Viking Con is a game convention in Copenhagen. I will be at Viking Con 42 and I will be offering a game. Please step forward if you would like to run the game.
Montsegur in Japan
Château de Montségur in southern France was once the location of a dramatic siege. In my game Montsegur 1244 you retell the story. The game is now available in Japanese.
Conjuring illustrations for Death of Rapacus
I commissioned Claudia Cangini to create illustrations for Death of Rapacus, my upcoming game about duelling wizards. I want to share previews and reflections on the process. It’s a fun activity but also sometimes frustrating. How to describe a picture that is not there with words such that someone else can draw it?
Getting back into things
First week at my new job completed, head filled up with new impressions. What better way to relax for an hour or two before sleeping than by painting minis?
Mars to Stay at Tekniska
I will be playing my story game Mars to Stay again this Thursday at Tekniska in Stockholm. Mars to Stay is a game about pioneers who risk themselves to do what no one has done before. Would you give up Earth for good?
Game design with AnyDice
AnyDice is a useful tool for designing and analysing different dice mechanics. In this post I show you how to use AnyDice to analyse two popular dice mechanics and how I used AnyDice to design the dice mechanic of one of my games.
Slay Beyond Slay
The technical museum of Stockholm has launched a series of roleplaying meet-ups called Slay Beyond Slay. I attended the May meet-up for a cosy look into the Stockholm roleplaying scene.