Magnus Karlsson
@magnusuptime.bsky.social
I design board games because it is fun and the people in the hobby are supernice! Zoomies is released, Where is that? and The plank are on its way!
This weekend it is Malmö Protospiel in Malmö! Packed my bags with prototypes and supplies 🎉
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This weekend it is Malmö Protospiel in Malmö! Packed my bags with prototypes and supplies 🎉
Where is that? Reached 30 ratings on BGG so now it has an official rating!
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Where is that? Reached 30 ratings on BGG so now it has an official rating!
I had a great time @essen spiel this year, especially teaching my The Plank game to so many new pirates!
October 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I had a great time @essen spiel this year, especially teaching my The Plank game to so many new pirates!
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One of my best design memories happened at Spiel.
My daughter and I had designed Hungry Monkey together, a small card game based on the Swedish traditional game Skitgubbe (Sh*thead in English). We loved it as our little family game, so when HeidelBÄR decided to publish it, I was over the moon. 🎲✂️🧵
My daughter and I had designed Hungry Monkey together, a small card game based on the Swedish traditional game Skitgubbe (Sh*thead in English). We loved it as our little family game, so when HeidelBÄR decided to publish it, I was over the moon. 🎲✂️🧵
a small monkey is sitting in a high chair
Alt: a small monkey is sitting in a high chair
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
One of my best design memories happened at Spiel.
My daughter and I had designed Hungry Monkey together, a small card game based on the Swedish traditional game Skitgubbe (Sh*thead in English). We loved it as our little family game, so when HeidelBÄR decided to publish it, I was over the moon. 🎲✂️🧵
My daughter and I had designed Hungry Monkey together, a small card game based on the Swedish traditional game Skitgubbe (Sh*thead in English). We loved it as our little family game, so when HeidelBÄR decided to publish it, I was over the moon. 🎲✂️🧵
Play tested my latest design Soccer yesterday with @eanderssonsunden.bsky.social. It played well, but the question is, is anyone looking for a Soccer game? Sports can be tricky, and Soccer even more so.
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Play tested my latest design Soccer yesterday with @eanderssonsunden.bsky.social. It played well, but the question is, is anyone looking for a Soccer game? Sports can be tricky, and Soccer even more so.
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From a rough geography idea for my dad ➡️ countless playtests ➡️ now published by Fractal Juegos!
Huge thanks to @magnusuptime.bsky.social, our playtesters, and friends who made Where is That? possible.
Read more in the design diary below!
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Huge thanks to @magnusuptime.bsky.social, our playtesters, and friends who made Where is That? possible.
Read more in the design diary below!
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Designer Diary: Where is That? in Europe and South America | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:02 AM
From a rough geography idea for my dad ➡️ countless playtests ➡️ now published by Fractal Juegos!
Huge thanks to @magnusuptime.bsky.social, our playtesters, and friends who made Where is That? possible.
Read more in the design diary below!
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
Huge thanks to @magnusuptime.bsky.social, our playtesters, and friends who made Where is That? possible.
Read more in the design diary below!
boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
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This Friday, Jasper is presenting Bohemians in Copenhagen! If you are lucky to be there today, enjoy!
September 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This Friday, Jasper is presenting Bohemians in Copenhagen! If you are lucky to be there today, enjoy!
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Where is that? Review - Quick Take with Tom Vasel
Video for Where is That?: Europe
boardgamegeek.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Thank you @saltandsass.bsky.social for taking the time to try out Zoomies.
sites.libsyn.com/436716/episo...
sites.libsyn.com/436716/episo...
Salt and Sass Games: Episode LXXVI
In Episode LXXVI Mandi and Suzanne discuss Kingfire Council, Worst In Show, Gloomies, For the Emperor, and Zoomies. The Game Pie of the show is full of "Travel Without Leaving the Table" games. ...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Thank you @saltandsass.bsky.social for taking the time to try out Zoomies.
sites.libsyn.com/436716/episo...
sites.libsyn.com/436716/episo...
The plank - ett nytt svenskt familjespel!
YouTube video by Ordinary Board Gamer
youtube.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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I am begging board game designers/publishers to PLEASE stop putting background images behind text on cards, in rulebooks, & on player aids. There are SO MANY neurodivergent people & people with vision issues whose brains have great difficulty trying to process this type of visual content.
August 28, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I am begging board game designers/publishers to PLEASE stop putting background images behind text on cards, in rulebooks, & on player aids. There are SO MANY neurodivergent people & people with vision issues whose brains have great difficulty trying to process this type of visual content.
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Do you want to design a game for @fastaval.bsky.social and participate in its game design competition?
Rikke made this talk where she describes the process?
Why you should care about this danish competition? Let me tell you why! (🧵)
youtu.be/bx0vzCvzDZM?...
Rikke made this talk where she describes the process?
Why you should care about this danish competition? Let me tell you why! (🧵)
youtu.be/bx0vzCvzDZM?...
SAGA Session - Rikke Munchkin Sørensen - Pitching for Fastaval
YouTube video by Swedish Annual Game-design Awards
youtu.be
August 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Do you want to design a game for @fastaval.bsky.social and participate in its game design competition?
Rikke made this talk where she describes the process?
Why you should care about this danish competition? Let me tell you why! (🧵)
youtu.be/bx0vzCvzDZM?...
Rikke made this talk where she describes the process?
Why you should care about this danish competition? Let me tell you why! (🧵)
youtu.be/bx0vzCvzDZM?...
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I really had never appreciated the value of the hard parts of creative work fully before genAI showed up with its genie-like offer of shortcuts, or understood what a trap those shortcuts truly are. Even though humanity has been telling cautionary stories about genies and fae bargains for millennia!
July 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I really had never appreciated the value of the hard parts of creative work fully before genAI showed up with its genie-like offer of shortcuts, or understood what a trap those shortcuts truly are. Even though humanity has been telling cautionary stories about genies and fae bargains for millennia!
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Preview: Get a detailed overview of Feya's Swamp, a SPIEL Essen 25 release from designers Helge and Anselm Ostertag and publisher Fractal Juegos: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
The water's not deep, but the game gives you a lot to ponder as you try to develop your clan and its holdings: —WEM
The water's not deep, but the game gives you a lot to ponder as you try to develop your clan and its holdings: —WEM
August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Preview: Get a detailed overview of Feya's Swamp, a SPIEL Essen 25 release from designers Helge and Anselm Ostertag and publisher Fractal Juegos: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
The water's not deep, but the game gives you a lot to ponder as you try to develop your clan and its holdings: —WEM
The water's not deep, but the game gives you a lot to ponder as you try to develop your clan and its holdings: —WEM
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The Dice Tower just reviewed "Where is That" which Fractal Juegos is releasing this autumn. @magnusuptime.bsky.social and I designed the game and we are super happy about the end result!
🎲✂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbV...
🎲✂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbV...
6 Short Game Reviews - with Tom Vasel
YouTube video by The Dice Tower
www.youtube.com
August 17, 2025 at 7:54 AM
The Dice Tower just reviewed "Where is That" which Fractal Juegos is releasing this autumn. @magnusuptime.bsky.social and I designed the game and we are super happy about the end result!
🎲✂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbV...
🎲✂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQbV...
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THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.
Better that it didn't need to be done at all, but this acknowledges real harm, takes responsibility, and fixes it at substantial cost to the company.
Better that it didn't need to be done at all, but this acknowledges real harm, takes responsibility, and fixes it at substantial cost to the company.
A message to the community | Ace of Spades
Hello everyone,
There’s a principle we hold on to in moments like this: never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity. It does not excuse the error, but it reminds us that harm can be...
boardgamegeek.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT.
Better that it didn't need to be done at all, but this acknowledges real harm, takes responsibility, and fixes it at substantial cost to the company.
Better that it didn't need to be done at all, but this acknowledges real harm, takes responsibility, and fixes it at substantial cost to the company.
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#BlockCollective is a volunteer-run community with the united goal of sharing resources and information, disrupting bigoted spaces, and serious engagement on the topic of trans rights.
Please join us as we help shape the boardgame industry into a safer and inclusive space. 🎲✂️
discord.gg/D7E6gqwrRF
Please join us as we help shape the boardgame industry into a safer and inclusive space. 🎲✂️
discord.gg/D7E6gqwrRF
August 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
#BlockCollective is a volunteer-run community with the united goal of sharing resources and information, disrupting bigoted spaces, and serious engagement on the topic of trans rights.
Please join us as we help shape the boardgame industry into a safer and inclusive space. 🎲✂️
discord.gg/D7E6gqwrRF
Please join us as we help shape the boardgame industry into a safer and inclusive space. 🎲✂️
discord.gg/D7E6gqwrRF
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Get out of here with this racist crap.
Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction.
But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.
Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction.
But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.
Just some Ole Racist "history crap" | Ace of Spades
I will copy a statement I receive on any platform that is from the publisher)
First I am not a race baiter or need attention. I'm a black man that recognizes history can be betrayed in educational fo...
boardgamegeek.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Get out of here with this racist crap.
Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction.
But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.
Devir went ahead and stepped in their own piss. Please go support Jeremy and let Devir know your disappointment and dissatisfaction.
But on top of that—there’s MANY reviewers who received the game prior to Gen Con failed to notice or mention this crap.
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“Where is that?”, a game I co-designed with @magnusuptime.bsky.social, is featured on the Spiel preview list! If it sounds intriguing, give it a thumbs-up and help more folks discover it!
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boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
SPIEL Essen 25 Preview
Hundreds of new games will be introduced at SPIEL Essen 25. This preview covers games debuting at that show or recently released or (for smaller publishers) released since 2024.
boardgamegeek.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Where is that?”, a game I co-designed with @magnusuptime.bsky.social, is featured on the Spiel preview list! If it sounds intriguing, give it a thumbs-up and help more folks discover it!
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
boardgamegeek.com/geekpreview/...
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Welcome to SAGA Sessions – game design talks twice a month! Anne-Laure Janssen on accessibility in board games.
Big print? Braille? Color choices? Shapes?
Let’s bust some myths and make games better for everyone.
#GameDesign #BoardGames #Accessibility #SAGA
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Big print? Braille? Color choices? Shapes?
Let’s bust some myths and make games better for everyone.
#GameDesign #BoardGames #Accessibility #SAGA
calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
SAGA Sessions - Anne-Laure Janssen - Accessibility in Board Games — Invitation via Google Calendar
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July 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Welcome to SAGA Sessions – game design talks twice a month! Anne-Laure Janssen on accessibility in board games.
Big print? Braille? Color choices? Shapes?
Let’s bust some myths and make games better for everyone.
#GameDesign #BoardGames #Accessibility #SAGA
calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
Big print? Braille? Color choices? Shapes?
Let’s bust some myths and make games better for everyone.
#GameDesign #BoardGames #Accessibility #SAGA
calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...
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A micro-expansion for Whirling witchcraft?! Oh yes!
Hello, I’m W.M. Fun, Chief Mayhem Officer at the AEG Fun Factory. The bonuses are stacked. The line for the Fun Factory campaign has begun. Hit that Remind Me button. Chaos awaits. #IntoTheFunFactory
#boardgamehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alderac/into-the-fun-factory-from-aeg?ref=dcqdee
#boardgamehttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alderac/into-the-fun-factory-from-aeg?ref=dcqdee
Coming soon: Into the FUN FACTORY from AEG
The Fun Factory is open for business! Get great deals on great fun, from brand new expansions to exciting reprints to a BRAND NEW GAME!
www.kickstarter.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A micro-expansion for Whirling witchcraft?! Oh yes!
Play tested Waves a bit more yesterday, replacing the silvery waterslide with a more modest canal.
With some simple rules changes it gave a lit of agency to the players even if the core randomness of the waves are still there.
With some simple rules changes it gave a lit of agency to the players even if the core randomness of the waves are still there.
June 21, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Play tested Waves a bit more yesterday, replacing the silvery waterslide with a more modest canal.
With some simple rules changes it gave a lit of agency to the players even if the core randomness of the waves are still there.
With some simple rules changes it gave a lit of agency to the players even if the core randomness of the waves are still there.
Playtesting waves today in the sun. Replacing a drawing bag with a new superfast silvery water slide ☀️☀️
June 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Playtesting waves today in the sun. Replacing a drawing bag with a new superfast silvery water slide ☀️☀️
My friend @eanderssonsunden.bsky.social gives my latest design praise ❤️
I played the most condensed civ builder I’ve ever played at #LinCon: My Kingdom. It is designed by @magnusuptime.bsky.social and it makes me feel like every choice matters. In addition he puts deck building on its head by clever use of some wore mechanisms. Publish this!
#LinCon2025 #MyKingdom
#LinCon2025 #MyKingdom
June 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
My friend @eanderssonsunden.bsky.social gives my latest design praise ❤️