Gotlandia: Testing, testing

These days I'm busy testing Gotlandia, my boardgame about medieval Gotland. I made many small changes, some which greatly improve how the game feels and plays. Opportunity to join a playtest in Stockholm this Sunday.

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 →

Games: Best of 2024

2024 is coming to an end and it’s a rewarding mental exercise to look back at the year that passed and learn from what happened. This post is about 2024 in games. For me games are tabletop boardgames and roleplaying games played face to face with other people.

Gotlandia at SmashCon

This weekend I presented Gotlandia at SmashCon in Huddinge south of Stockholm. SmashCon is a cosy boardgame event over two days each year in November. I hosted two games of Gotlandia and received great feedback.

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.

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 →

Seven days per year

I’m attending Medeltidsveckan, the yearly medieval festival in Visby on the Swedish island Gotland in the Baltic Sea. This is my first visit and I’m trying to get my hold of this thing that I’ve heard people talk about with light in their eyes since I first moved to Sweden years ago. Six Norwegians and … Continue reading Seven days per year →

See you at Medeltidsveckan

Medeltidsveckan is a medieval festival in Visby on Gotland. Since 1984 it has grown to an institution attracting an international audience celebrating and reenacting history. The programme offers concerts, plays, talks, tournaments and much more over eight days throughout the scenic historical centre of Visby. The impressive city walls that surrounds the historic city of Visby … Continue reading See you at Medeltidsveckan →

Gotland: All roads lead to Visby

Today all major roads on Gotland leads to Visby, the main city on the large Swedish island in the Baltic Sea. This has not always been so. Red poppies in a golden wheat field. Roma Since ancient times people on Gotland met in Roma for Gutnalting, the Gotland assembly, to settle disputes, to trade and … Continue reading Gotland: All roads lead to Visby →

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.