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 →

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 →

SAGA Regional Qualifier, Stockholm on April 11th

I'm happy to announce that Folk Lab Hallunda will host this year's SAGA qualifier for the Stockholm region. SAGA is an annual Swedish boardgame design competition where designers showcase brand new games and compete to win one of two prizes, The Anvil and The Feather. The finals take place at LinCon in May. Enter the … Continue reading SAGA Regional Qualifier, Stockholm on April 11th →

The world’s coolest job

I started a new job yesterday: I will help run a boardgame workshop for local young people ages 13-24 as part of Folk Lab in Hallunda. It’s play, it’s design, it’s construction. I will be working with Mats and Olle: They have run after school activities for the last couple of years for younger age … Continue reading The world’s coolest job →

Gotlandia: How to make money II

Gotlandia is my boardgame under development about sheep, pirates, and overly embellished churches. Players trade resources for silver in Visby, so the game needs a decent amount of tokens to represent silver coins. So far I have made do with coins printed and glued on cardboard then cut with scissors. Cutting circles in heavy cardboard … Continue reading Gotlandia: How to make money II →