Erik AS - Game Designer
@eanderssonsunden.bsky.social
Works as a Board Game Designer (Whirling Witchcraft and Hungry Monkey) and an Applied Nuclear Physicist.
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Oh boy, those are very kind words about The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville!
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Oh boy, those are very kind words about The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville!
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
Oh boy, those are very kind words about The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville!
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Oh boy, those are very kind words about The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville!
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
opinionatedgamers.com/2025/11/27/o...
December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Check out this nice design diary for Queen of Spies, posted by my design partner @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
@saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
boardgamegeek.com/thread/36203...
@saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
boardgamegeek.com/thread/36203...
Designer Diary: The Emergence of the Queen of Spies | Queen of Spies
Queen of Spies began as a burst of frenzied Facebook messages between David and me. I received a copy of Helen Fry’s Women in Intelligence for Christmas and got so excited about what I read that I imm...
boardgamegeek.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Check out this nice design diary for Queen of Spies, posted by my design partner @beyondsolitaire.bsky.social
@saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
boardgamegeek.com/thread/36203...
@saltandpeppergames.bsky.social
boardgamegeek.com/thread/36203...
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Agreed, I'm super curious about whatever he comes up with next !
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Agreed, I'm super curious about whatever he comes up with next !
Happy to see The Plank on the front page of BGG! It’s a family-friendly push-your-luck game designed by @magnusuptime.bsky.social .
I recommend it wholeheartedly and am happy that more than a selected few now can get their hands on this great game.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
I recommend it wholeheartedly and am happy that more than a selected few now can get their hands on this great game.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Designer Diary: The Plank | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Happy to see The Plank on the front page of BGG! It’s a family-friendly push-your-luck game designed by @magnusuptime.bsky.social .
I recommend it wholeheartedly and am happy that more than a selected few now can get their hands on this great game.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
I recommend it wholeheartedly and am happy that more than a selected few now can get their hands on this great game.
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
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This is also a great way to offload remembering what games you’ve played and how much you liked them. There’s no need to rate everything, but the benefits for giving ratings to indie games and pubs is vast
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is also a great way to offload remembering what games you’ve played and how much you liked them. There’s no need to rate everything, but the benefits for giving ratings to indie games and pubs is vast
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I created a list with all games I’ve played and haven’t rated yet. Makes it easier to do this.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I created a list with all games I’ve played and haven’t rated yet. Makes it easier to do this.
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Another advantage of this as a game designer is that your reviews can serve as a record of the games you've played so you don't have to rely on your memory.
My list has nearly 650!
My list has nearly 650!
This is a reminder! Rate your new games on BGG. Especially if they are from small publishers! Make sure to give the games from small publishers some love (and slack if they should be avoided).
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November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Another advantage of this as a game designer is that your reviews can serve as a record of the games you've played so you don't have to rely on your memory.
My list has nearly 650!
My list has nearly 650!
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This goes for TTRPGs, journaling games, and story games, too! Please review us on Itch.io, DriveThruRPG, Tabletop Bookshelf, and wherever you find our stuff!
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
This is a reminder! Rate your new games on BGG. Especially if they are from small publishers! Make sure to give the games from small publishers some love (and slack if they should be avoided).
End of message.
End of message.
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This goes for TTRPGs, journaling games, and story games, too! Please review us on Itch.io, DriveThruRPG, Tabletop Bookshelf, and wherever you find our stuff!
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
(Actually, on Itch, it's better to leave a comment than write a review because only the creator can see reviews)
This is a reminder! Rate your new games on BGG. Especially if they are from small publishers! Make sure to give the games from small publishers some love (and slack if they should be avoided).
End of message.
End of message.
November 29, 2025 at 12:59 PM
This is a reminder! Rate your new games on BGG. Especially if they are from small publishers! Make sure to give the games from small publishers some love (and slack if they should be avoided).
End of message.
End of message.
Summary: Christian Kudahl is hot!
For the past 3-5 years I’ve gotten to know Christian. We hade common friends in the danish design sphere and we ended up chatting.
For the past 3-5 years I’ve gotten to know Christian. We hade common friends in the danish design sphere and we ended up chatting.
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Summary: Christian Kudahl is hot!
For the past 3-5 years I’ve gotten to know Christian. We hade common friends in the danish design sphere and we ended up chatting.
For the past 3-5 years I’ve gotten to know Christian. We hade common friends in the danish design sphere and we ended up chatting.
You can play The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (on German) online here: www.brettspielwelt.de/Spiele/Butto...
Buttonville * BrettspielWelt - Online Portal für Brettspiele
Willkommen zum kostenlosen Brettspiele Online Portal. Hier kannst Du die besten Brettspiele, online mit weltweit mitspielenden Spielern erleben. Ein grosse lebhafte Community bietet Hilfe und zugehöri...
www.brettspielwelt.de
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
You can play The Glorious Guilds of Buttonville (on German) online here: www.brettspielwelt.de/Spiele/Butto...
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Erstpartie Die glorreichen Gilden von Buttonville. Auf YouTube von Spieletastisch gewonnen. Danke sehr dafür. #Brettspiel ist für schnelle Runden ok. Gefiel besser als erwartet.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Erstpartie Die glorreichen Gilden von Buttonville. Auf YouTube von Spieletastisch gewonnen. Danke sehr dafür. #Brettspiel ist für schnelle Runden ok. Gefiel besser als erwartet.
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I played this game with Dan and I'm not sure I've ever played a game that was so immediately and successfully impactful.
It's been almost a month and I am still thinking about it.
Deep down it made Stonewall feel like a weak attempt compared to how elegantly its message was communicated via play.
It's been almost a month and I am still thinking about it.
Deep down it made Stonewall feel like a weak attempt compared to how elegantly its message was communicated via play.
I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...
Unnameable
After the first day of SDHistCon, where I played three games about opium peddling, I figured the second would be easier on my stomach. I could not have been more wrong. It has no name. Its designer…
spacebiff.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I played this game with Dan and I'm not sure I've ever played a game that was so immediately and successfully impactful.
It's been almost a month and I am still thinking about it.
Deep down it made Stonewall feel like a weak attempt compared to how elegantly its message was communicated via play.
It's been almost a month and I am still thinking about it.
Deep down it made Stonewall feel like a weak attempt compared to how elegantly its message was communicated via play.
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Bought railroad dice and saw all of @flatoutgames.bsky.social new games coming soon!
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Bought railroad dice and saw all of @flatoutgames.bsky.social new games coming soon!
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My friend and I drove from Dayton to Philadelphia on Friday, planning to hit will-call before 7pm Friday night to avoid the long badge line on Saturday. Traffic and blah blah, our ETA kept creeping later. Arrived at 6:55, but 0 line. Got our badges at 6:58. Whew!
November 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
My friend and I drove from Dayton to Philadelphia on Friday, planning to hit will-call before 7pm Friday night to avoid the long badge line on Saturday. Traffic and blah blah, our ETA kept creeping later. Arrived at 6:55, but 0 line. Got our badges at 6:58. Whew!
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Random folks stopped me to say they enjoyed my videos and it was surreal, I actually got emotional about it
November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Random folks stopped me to say they enjoyed my videos and it was surreal, I actually got emotional about it
Tell me about PAX U this year. What are your best stories so far?
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Tell me about PAX U this year. What are your best stories so far?
I haven’t told you a lot about my next release… but Whirling Witchcraft: Fantastic Familiars is bringing a whole new kind of chaos to the cauldron. New witches are moving into town, and their familiars have basically claimed your workbench as their own.
November 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I haven’t told you a lot about my next release… but Whirling Witchcraft: Fantastic Familiars is bringing a whole new kind of chaos to the cauldron. New witches are moving into town, and their familiars have basically claimed your workbench as their own.
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@danielolai.bsky.social did a great presentation earlier this week on the 2026 Swedish boardgame design competition. I like the changes to the format, especially the regional qualifiers where you show up with a physical prototype and teach your game. Looking forward to participate!
SAGA 2026 is a Swedish board game design competition with regional qualifiers early in the year and an online submission period in February. 🎲✂️
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
SAGA Session - SAGA 2026 with Daniel Olai
YouTube video by Swedish Annual Game-design Awards
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
@danielolai.bsky.social did a great presentation earlier this week on the 2026 Swedish boardgame design competition. I like the changes to the format, especially the regional qualifiers where you show up with a physical prototype and teach your game. Looking forward to participate!
SAGA 2026 is a Swedish board game design competition with regional qualifiers early in the year and an online submission period in February. 🎲✂️
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
SAGA Session - SAGA 2026 with Daniel Olai
YouTube video by Swedish Annual Game-design Awards
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
SAGA 2026 is a Swedish board game design competition with regional qualifiers early in the year and an online submission period in February. 🎲✂️
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
youtu.be/srQWLx_Eljg?...
I’m working on either an area control or a pattern recognition game.
What area control and/or pattern recognition games work well for two (and more) players? What does the game do that makes it work well for two players specifically? 🎲✂️
What area control and/or pattern recognition games work well for two (and more) players? What does the game do that makes it work well for two players specifically? 🎲✂️
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m working on either an area control or a pattern recognition game.
What area control and/or pattern recognition games work well for two (and more) players? What does the game do that makes it work well for two players specifically? 🎲✂️
What area control and/or pattern recognition games work well for two (and more) players? What does the game do that makes it work well for two players specifically? 🎲✂️
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Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
Nebulae, Medusae… Crownae?
Yesterday on BlueSky, Marceline Leiman asked a great question. Using only one or two extremely vague words, how would I describe the titles on offer at this year’s Indie Games Night Market? N…
spacebiff.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
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“Even when I’m getting walloped, Heavenly Bodies feels so good to handle that it’s hard not to keep coming back.”
Thanks so much!!! It’s a fun conversation to have your second review from a writer.
I so appreciate you covering Heavenly Bodies and the many of us capturing the indie spirit! 🎲✂️
Thanks so much!!! It’s a fun conversation to have your second review from a writer.
I so appreciate you covering Heavenly Bodies and the many of us capturing the indie spirit! 🎲✂️
Today I investigate three more indie games, all of which are ambitious and explorative of what games can accomplish. These are good'uns. spacebiff.com/2025/11/18/h...
Nebulae, Medusae… Crownae?
Yesterday on BlueSky, Marceline Leiman asked a great question. Using only one or two extremely vague words, how would I describe the titles on offer at this year’s Indie Games Night Market? N…
spacebiff.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Even when I’m getting walloped, Heavenly Bodies feels so good to handle that it’s hard not to keep coming back.”
Thanks so much!!! It’s a fun conversation to have your second review from a writer.
I so appreciate you covering Heavenly Bodies and the many of us capturing the indie spirit! 🎲✂️
Thanks so much!!! It’s a fun conversation to have your second review from a writer.
I so appreciate you covering Heavenly Bodies and the many of us capturing the indie spirit! 🎲✂️