An idea I got eight years ago for a game set in Ancient Greece finally clicked. Coming to a convention near you in 2025.
Tag: Game design
Gotlandia cover
I commissioned Claudia Cangini to create a cover for Gotlandia, my boardgame about medieval Gotland. I am very happy with how it turned out. Also, I received lots of detailed feedback from a a group of gamers I met at Viking Con.
Churches of Gotland
What if you could pick up a card game on the ferry to Gotland, learn and play it in fifteen minutes, and have so much fun that you decided to go back and buy a second copy?
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
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.
Oceania 2084
The game Oceania 2084 is inspired by George Orwell's book 1984. I'm curious about the game and asked designer Johan Eriksson to help me understand how it works, what it does, and why he created it.
Gotlandia: Cards
Custom printed cards for Gotlandia arrived today!
Gotlandia: How to make money
Today I'm creating money tokens for my upcoming boardgame Gotlandia. In this post I share tips and tricks for rapid game development.
Gotlandia at LinCon
I’m happy to announce Gotlandia is on the official program for LinCon. After a very successful external playtest over Easter I decided to continue developing the game and to sign it up for LinCon 2024.