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
This is part two of my posts about LinCon 2026, a gaming convention in Linköping that I attended with my kids. In this post I deep dive into running Draw Stranger, Petroglyph, and Gotlandia at LinCon. Draw Stranger Draw Stranger is a two player card game that simulates a gunfighter duel in the Old West. … Continue reading LinCon 2026: Part Two
LinCon is right around the corner. I will be there and I will bring games and kids. LinCon is a Swedish game convention in Linköping and has become my new recurring gaming event of the year. Located at the University of Linköping a convenient three hour drive from us and run by a friendly volunteer organisation, … Continue reading See you at LinCon
I'm going over the rules for Draw, Stranger!Draw Stranger is my 17-card micro game about duelling gunslingers in the Old West. Who shoots first? Who hits? Who brought a knife to gunfight? I’ve taught the game many times since its inception last summer, but teaching through a rule booklet instead of teaching the game face … Continue reading Teaching how to play Draw Stranger
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
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
December was dark and grey; with January came snow. Great time of year for playing and creating boardgames! Not only do I have the luxury of not stressing about a day job, but I also have kids that are now old enough to play the kind of games I enjoy. So I’ve had lots of … Continue reading Game design update
2025 has been a great year for playing and creating games. Games in this context are boardgames and roleplaying games, played face-to-face with real people around a table. In this post I look back at my gaming activities in 2025 and how this leads into 2026. SPIEL in Essen was a smorgasbord of fun for … Continue reading 2025 in Games
Today I talk about SmashCon and my current game design projects. The Stockholm Metro required fewer archeologists and more dynamite. SmashCon I had a great time at SmashCon this weekend, a cosy boardgame convention in a nearby community centre. This year I volunteered to help out and did two slots lending out boardgames which was … Continue reading Game design update
Cards for Holmgang and Draw, stranger! arrived from China. Boxes and stands from Germany. So now I have six copies of both games and have started playtesting. I ran the first playtests with my kids and their friends. Playing draw stranger with full colour plastic cards is super nice. Putting the Holmgang components in a … Continue reading Playtesting Holmgang and Draw, stranger!
