Heat: Pedal to the Metal board game table setup

Origin Stories: Heat: Pedal to the Metal – An Interview with Co-Designer Asger Harding Granerud – Part 1

For the third instalment in my series Origin Stories, I had the pleasure to talk to Asger Harding Granerud, one of the two designers (with Daniel Skjold Pedersen) behind what is very likely the most in-demand board game of 2023, Heat: Pedal to the Metal. Fresh off a prestigious nomination for the Deutsche Spielepreis, I …

Sleeping Gods Box

Origin Stories: Sleeping Gods – An Interview with Designer Ryan Laukat – Part 2

This is part 2 of an interview with Ryan Laukat about Sleeping Gods. The full interview was almost 2 hours long, so I had to edit it down to a readable length and split into two parts. If you haven’t read part 1, you should definitely start there! Where we left off, Ryan and I …

Sleeping Gods Box

Origin Stories: Sleeping Gods – An Interview with Designer Ryan Laukat – Part 1

For the second instalment in this series, I’m very fortunate that Ryan Laukat, arguably one of the most fascinating designers in board gaming today, was kind enough to sit down with me and talk about Sleeping Gods. The full interview was almost 2 hours long, so I had to edit it down to a readable …

Carnegie board game box

Origin Stories: Carnegie – An Interview with Author Xavier Georges

Hi Xavier, thanks for taking the time to talk about Carnegie. You’re the very first guest in this interview series on the origin stories of board games and I couldn’t be happier starting it with you. From Initial Idea to Design Most people probably know you as one of the co-designers of Troyes and Black …