The crowdfunding campaign for the Ars Magica Definitive Edition launches October 15th. I asked Atlas Games founder John Nephew about Ars Magica and the definitive edition.
Category: Games
To play and design analog games.
How do you like your coffee?
How do you like your coffee? If you are like me, the answer is Hot as Hell, black as the Devil. No milk, no sugar. And absolutely not the lukewarm poor excuse for coffee served with every lunch deal here in Stockholm. Or perhaps you prefer tea? On Mars? Why not. Now you can make … Continue reading How do you like your coffee?
A finely curated selection of boardgames
A fun thing to do when travelling is to visit a local game store and browse their collection of boardgames and roleplaying games. These days you can get practically any game in print shipped to your kitchen table from all over the world, but there is still that special feeling of going into a physical … Continue reading A finely curated selection of boardgames
How to play Gotlandia
Let's talk about how to play Gotlandia. Gotlandia is a boardgame about sheep, pirates, and overly embellished churches. I designed the game together with my son and we are currently playtesting at conventions around Sweden and Denmark. If you think I should show up at your event over the autumn/winter/spring, get in touch. A race … Continue reading How to play Gotlandia
Gotlandia update
So I’ve played Gotlandia on Gotland! I visited Medeltidsveckan with my son and a friend just for fun and to learn what kind of event it is. We sat down at a table in Almedalen for a couple of hours and playtested Gotlandia, showing it to random passers by. This time my son and co-designer … Continue reading Gotlandia update
See you at Medeltidsveckan
Medeltidsveckan is a medieval festival in Visby on Gotland. Since 1984 it has grown to an institution attracting an international audience celebrating and reenacting history. The programme offers concerts, plays, talks, tournaments and much more over eight days throughout the scenic historical centre of Visby. The impressive city walls that surrounds the historic city of Visby … Continue reading See you at Medeltidsveckan
Raid on Blackstone Fortress
Last year before the summer break I organised a miniatures skirmish game for my son and his friends. This year he asked for a repeat. With long school vacations I wanted to give the boys a chance to connect before the break. Two chaos marines take the lift down to get into action. My son … Continue reading Raid on Blackstone Fortress
Play Beyond Play
Yesterday I visited Play Beyond Play. A journey through the history of computer games at the Technical Museum in Stockholm.
Gotlandia: Testing, testing, testing
The last few weeks I have been busy playtesting variations of Gotlandia. I’m happy to now have reached a stage where I have a consistent set of changes. Gotlandia is ready for external playtest once again. In this post I give an overview of the changes and explain why the game is even better now.
LinCon 2024
My family and I had a great time visiting Swedish town Linköping and the game convention LinCon over the Ascension holiday.