Erik AS 🔜 Spiel Essen

Today, it’s a battle of the designers! We’ll be playing both Where is That? and Flip 7. Both games are nominated for the Swedish Family Game of the Year award, Årets Spel, so naturally we had to get together and play each other’s games!

That was fun! Thanks for having us @panda8ngel.bsky.social!

I design board games. As a side hustle, I am an associate professor in applied nuclear physics. ;) One of my research areas is the verification of disarmament of nuclear weapons.

I’m preparing for sending mails to publishers before Spiel in hopes of getting to pitch to them. I will explain how I do it, and then I hope you chip in and tell me how you do it! 🧵🪡

Fourthly, this is the worst part, I wait. Once I get a reply, I book meetings with 15-30 minutes in between at Spiel. Sometimes it can be REALLY crowded and hard to get from one hall to another.

I’m preparing for sending mails to publishers before Spiel in hopes of getting to pitch to them. I will explain how I do it, and then I hope you chip in and tell me how you do it! 🧵🪡

Secondly, I research the publishers. What are they looking for (scan social media and BGG after their latest releases).

I’m preparing for sending mails to publishers before Spiel in hopes of getting to pitch to them. I will explain how I do it, and then I hope you chip in and tell me how you do it! 🧵🪡

Tonight is the last night to send in pitches to Fastaval. @fastaval.bsky.social is a Danish con. But it’s mostly a community. In 2019, I had dabbled in game design for quite some years. Played with friends in Sweden. We had fun! 🎲✂️

And that is not enough. They all shared their thoughts on how to pitch at spiel. And they all cheered for me as I got the game signed with @alderaceg.bsky.social. This community has meant the world to me. And this publisher has taken care of me since the start. I’m grateful. ❤️

Tonight is the last night to send in pitches to Fastaval. @fastaval.bsky.social is a Danish con. But it’s mostly a community. In 2019, I had dabbled in game design for quite some years. Played with friends in Sweden. We had fun! 🎲✂️

I brought a few copies and the game was played over and over again. I was amazed! And all the people that included me in their community were simply fantastic. I was a small part of a bigger movement. A movement of encouragement and experience sharing.

Tonight is the last night to send in pitches to Fastaval. @fastaval.bsky.social is a Danish con. But it’s mostly a community. In 2019, I had dabbled in game design for quite some years. Played with friends in Sweden. We had fun! 🎲✂️

By accident, I stumbled upon the idea of what became Whirling Witchcraft. And in some way, I got to hear about Fastaval. At the moment I cannot recall how I learned of it. But I submitted my little engine building intermezzo. It was nothing like what i had designed before.

I’m preparing for Spiel! I’ll bring 4,5 games for pitching: 1. UtopAI 2. Hexes & Homecoming 3. Fenrir Rush 4. Einstein’s Garden (5.) I will look for a new home to Whirling Witchcraft I’ll give some short briefs below and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any! 🎲✂️

Einstein’s Garden is an abstract puzzle game based on the Einstein tile. It is in realtime, but play testers keep telling me it doesn’t FEEL like realtime.

I’m preparing for Spiel! I’ll bring 4,5 games for pitching: 1. UtopAI 2. Hexes & Homecoming 3. Fenrir Rush 4. Einstein’s Garden (5.) I will look for a new home to Whirling Witchcraft I’ll give some short briefs below and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any! 🎲✂️

Hexes & Homecomings (co-design with Daniel Olai) is a highschool monster drama. It is simultaneous deck-builder where each round is about building the highest scoring hand.

I’m preparing for Spiel! I’ll bring 4,5 games for pitching: 1. UtopAI 2. Hexes & Homecoming 3. Fenrir Rush 4. Einstein’s Garden (5.) I will look for a new home to Whirling Witchcraft I’ll give some short briefs below and don’t hesitate to ask questions if you have any! 🎲✂️