To play and design analog games.
Cranes cry somewhere out there over the golden fields. I can see all the way to the horizon and the sky above is vast and infinite blue. I’m on the Swedish island of Gotland for Medeltidsveckan, a yearly festival about all things Medieval. This is my third year and this year I’m a co-creator, offering … Continue reading Medeltidsveckan 2026
Next week it's time for Medeltidsveckan, a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things Medieval. This year I'm contributing to the programme with two sessions of Gotlandia, a board game about Medieval Gotland. Pirates, sheep, buried silver and exquisitely decorated churches. Are you the greatest Gute of them all? Play Gotlandia to … Continue reading Gotlandia at Medeltidsveckan 2026
In a beautiful Swedish mountain scape that you drive through on the freeway on the way to Norway, lies a Word Heritage Site with spectacular Bronze Age rock carvings. To go there was top of my list for our family vacation in Västra Götaland this year. We stopped at the Vitlycke Museum on a bright … Continue reading The Tanum Rock Carvings
Today I give to you a free game you can play in the browser. Here is the pitch: Do you also always mix up your ᛘ and ᛦ and your ᚾ and ᛅ when translating rune inscriptions? No more! Solve the Futhark Puzzle Challenge and upgrade your Futhark skills this summer! The Futhark Puzzle Challenge … Continue reading The Futhark Puzzle Challenge
Futhark is the name of the Viking rune alphabet. Futhark is also the name of my latest game. Furthark is a 54 card game where 2-4 players compete to form words in a tableau of runes. The game is currently in playtesting. The print-and-play playtest edition is free for personal use. Find it here. Vikings … Continue reading Futhark: Reveal the secrets of the runes
Happy to announce that I have just re-released Death of Rapacus. Death of Rapacus is my dark comedy love letter to Ars Magica. It’s is a one shot where you get to enjoy one of the play experiences you can get with Ars Magica — that of petty wizards scheming and arguing with each other … Continue reading Death of Rapacus Definitive Edition
RPG Trader is a new market place to buy and sell tabletop roleplaying games. Created by Hugh Lashbrooke, the site promises a modern easy-to-use experience for buyers and sellers. “We believe finding great RPG content should be simple, and publishing it should be just as easy.” RPG Trader The platform launched this week and I … Continue reading RPG Trader – a new market place for TTRPGs
Folk Lab Hallunda is a creator space where everyone can come in from the street and create things with 3d printers and laser cutters. I joined the team in February and the first season is now coming to an end. We will do a summer break and come back end of August. Here is a … Continue reading End of season
Who shoots first? Who hits? Who brought a knife to a gunfight? Play Draw Stranger to find out. Two gunslingers duel it out in the Old West in this 17 card micro game. A game plays in 5 minutes but you will want to play again and again. Draw Stranger is now available from Thoughtful … Continue reading Draw Stranger now available for sale
Medeltidsveckan is a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things medieval. For one week, scenic Visby transforms into an open air theatre with concerts, markets, lectures, street food stalls, acrobats, jesters, and people dressed out in anything remotely Medieval. From vikings to pirates -- you will find them there. There is also … Continue reading The programme for Medeltidsveckan 2026 is up
