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!
I am working on a new card design for my boardgame Gotlandia, a game about the Golden Age of Gotland 1100-1400. I have play tested extensively with the current set of cards and I am happy with how the game plays now and want to introduce it to more players. As many cards are now … Continue reading New card design for Gotlandia
It’s been a while since I blogged about game design. That’s not because I haven’t been doing any game design. On the contrary. In fact, I have three games I am actively designing at the moment. It’s more that all three are steadily moving along showing good progress. So today I catch up and summarise … Continue reading Game design update (Gotlandia, Holmgang, Draw stranger)
"Will we continue the game now?" my oldest asked, putting down the VR headset that he also got for his birthday. I gifted him the Dragonbane Starter Set for his 13 year birthday last week. My plan was for him to play it with his friends, but when he asked, I of course volunteered to … Continue reading Into the Misty Vale
For many years my Easter ritual was to visit Fastaval, a game convention in Denmark. Meeting up with old friends, making new friends while playing games, and being part of an incredible inclusive community of gamers. Once you sit around the same table, it doesn’t matter what clothes you wear, how you look, speak, if … Continue reading We will get back to you shortly
Coming up with a design for your cards. This is part two in a series about creating custom playing cards for your game designs with GIMP and PrinterStudio.
Final touches and ordering. This is part three in a series about creating custom playing cards for your game designs with GIMP and PrinterStudio.
