I passed by the Slagsta Rock Carvings on my way to work yesterday. It was mid afternoon and the sun shone from a clear sky. Leaves on the surrounding trees only starting to sprout, trees casting little shadow. The sun was at a perfect angle that made the carvings pop. I stopped to take the … Continue reading The Slagsta Rock Carvings
Category: Games
To play and design analog games.
Petroglyph: Memory with a twist
Petroglyph is a 17-card micro game for 1 to 4 players that I’m working on. The first test print arrived today. It looks gorgeous! Petroglyph is a neat mash up of Sushi Go with classic Memory. Easy to learn and fun to play for a wide audience. The plan is to pitch Petroglyph to museums … Continue reading Petroglyph: Memory with a twist
Build a colony on Mars — in plywood
I’m running Mars to Stay at LinCon in four weeks. Mars to Stay is a story game about building humanity’s first colony on Mars. The 2023 edition plays without a game master so my job is to hand the players the material needed and divide them into groups of 4-6 players. As I started to … Continue reading Build a colony on Mars — in plywood
An inspiring day in Hallunda
I had a great time yesterday at our SAGA boardgame design competition in Hallunda Folkets Hus. Sunrise over Lake Getaren. Easter 2026. A total of 20 games participated, among these Gotlandia and Draw stranger, my entries for SAGA 2026. Having my games played by happy and devoted gamers and getting their feedback face-to-face was great, … Continue reading An inspiring day in Hallunda
See you at the SAGA Stockholm Qualifier
SAGA is a boardgame design competition with finals at LinCon in May. The qualifier for the Stockholm area takes place Saturday April 11. A very impressive list of 18 games have signed up as of today. This is the list so far -- you can register right up until Saturday morning: Back Seat Drivers Director's … Continue reading See you at the SAGA Stockholm Qualifier
Sign up for LinCon 2026 is open
LinCon is a yearly game convention in May in Linköping 2 hours south of Stockholm. About 2000 visitors each year drop by to play games with new and old friends and to enjoy spring. I’m going again this year with my family. It’s the Ascension weekend, 14-17 May 2026. I’m offering three events for the … Continue reading Sign up for LinCon 2026 is open
Draw Stranger ready for SAGA 2026
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
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
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