Dreamhack is a gaming festival with esport tournaments, cosplay, and everything related to computer games. Held in cities across the world, the Stockholm edition took place this weekend. Targeting 60 000 visitors over three days (and two nights for those who come to play all night), the event is huge and with an international audience. … Continue reading Dreamhack Stockholm 2025
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Playtesting Holmgang and Draw, stranger!
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!
New card design for Gotlandia
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
Willards Fork: Revisiting Dogs
Dogs in the Vineyard is a tabletop roleplaying game published in 2004 by Vincent Baker. Now best known for Apocalypse World who influenced a ton of other games with its concept of ‘moves’ and ‘playbooks’. Dogs in the Vineyard was a smash hit of its own in the early wave of American Indie Games. This … Continue reading Willards Fork: Revisiting Dogs
Game design update (Gotlandia, Holmgang, Draw stranger)
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)
Into the Misty Vale
"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
LinCon 2025
LinCon is a game convention in Linköping, Sweden. After a pleasant visit last year, I returned this year for more. A two hour drive from Stockholm and spanning the four days of the Ascension school holiday, LinCon is a good destination for a family holiday. Linköping itself offers many sights and Sweden is at its … Continue reading LinCon 2025
Death of Rapacus at LinCon 2025
Death of Rapacus is scheduled twice for LinCon next week, Thursday and Friday, both days 16-20. There are still seats left, don’t miss this great opportunity to show that you are the greatest wizard of them all. Death of Rapacus is my dark comedy love letter to Ars Magica. Your leader Rapacus is dead. One … Continue reading Death of Rapacus at LinCon 2025
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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
Creating cards for your games (Part two)
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.