Arjan van Houwelingen
@arjanvanh.bsky.social
Tabletop game designer, psychologist, lecturer and more at Hanze Applied University. Founder of the Dutch Game Design Guild (Spellenmaakgilde.nl). Publisher of GRUNN and soon other historic themed games. arjanvanhouwelingen.com
And our publisher MNKY with some games we made for them 🙌
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And our publisher MNKY with some games we made for them 🙌
Some more pictures 😊
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Some more pictures 😊
SpellenSpektakel game convention; at the author plaza, 👌
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
SpellenSpektakel game convention; at the author plaza, 👌
Master Detectives Code X is a deduction game about cracking your code by being clever in what information you share and obtain while every move counts.
And there already are some sub-licences in other countries (UK, Czechian)... 🥰
And there already are some sub-licences in other countries (UK, Czechian)... 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Master Detectives Code X is a deduction game about cracking your code by being clever in what information you share and obtain while every move counts.
And there already are some sub-licences in other countries (UK, Czechian)... 🥰
And there already are some sub-licences in other countries (UK, Czechian)... 🥰
Out now and I got my copies! ☺️ As always MNKY invests in making the games look good:
The Great Art Robbery is about doing art heists (errr another museum game of ours...) by building up your gang and driving around Europe. 🎲✂️
#boardgame #deckbuilder #deduction
The Great Art Robbery is about doing art heists (errr another museum game of ours...) by building up your gang and driving around Europe. 🎲✂️
#boardgame #deckbuilder #deduction
November 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Out now and I got my copies! ☺️ As always MNKY invests in making the games look good:
The Great Art Robbery is about doing art heists (errr another museum game of ours...) by building up your gang and driving around Europe. 🎲✂️
#boardgame #deckbuilder #deduction
The Great Art Robbery is about doing art heists (errr another museum game of ours...) by building up your gang and driving around Europe. 🎲✂️
#boardgame #deckbuilder #deduction
Take Root festival 2025 👌
November 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Take Root festival 2025 👌
We have a playtest event at the USVA, cultural student center in Groningen on Tuesday 11 November! Seven authors -game designers- will bring their new prototypes.
www.usvatickets.nl/usva-game-ni...
www.usvatickets.nl/usva-game-ni...
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
We have a playtest event at the USVA, cultural student center in Groningen on Tuesday 11 November! Seven authors -game designers- will bring their new prototypes.
www.usvatickets.nl/usva-game-ni...
www.usvatickets.nl/usva-game-ni...
GRUNN again in stock at the Veenkoloniaal Museum 🙌
October 27, 2025 at 2:04 PM
GRUNN again in stock at the Veenkoloniaal Museum 🙌
October 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Games demo and playtesting. Education and play at the SAGANET game seminar.
October 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Games demo and playtesting. Education and play at the SAGANET game seminar.
Noorderland magazine also highlighting our game. Narrowcasting with unique theme and having museum partners is a lot of work but now we reap the rewards: Within 2 weeks we have 25+ stores selling the game next to 42 museums and heritage sites 😊
October 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Noorderland magazine also highlighting our game. Narrowcasting with unique theme and having museum partners is a lot of work but now we reap the rewards: Within 2 weeks we have 25+ stores selling the game next to 42 museums and heritage sites 😊
Dutch tabletop game award at the game museum Spellenwereld in Assen. 25th edition!
October 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Dutch tabletop game award at the game museum Spellenwereld in Assen. 25th edition!
Another great playtest evening in Groningen
October 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Another great playtest evening in Groningen
FRYSK. Ook op bestelling, doen we graag. Deze gaan naar een fan van het eerste uur ❤️
October 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
FRYSK. Ook op bestelling, doen we graag. Deze gaan naar een fan van het eerste uur ❤️
Is het wat?! Spel FRYSK onder de loep genomen!
September 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Is het wat?! Spel FRYSK onder de loep genomen!
Tomorrow FRYSK is released. For sale at 42 museums and heritage partners. They EACH have a -free- collectible expansion card that changes the game. And each game is sold with one already. Quite a design challenge, but we uh got it sorted out 😆
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tomorrow FRYSK is released. For sale at 42 museums and heritage partners. They EACH have a -free- collectible expansion card that changes the game. And each game is sold with one already. Quite a design challenge, but we uh got it sorted out 😆
Today we distributed FRYSK and their unique expansion cards to the 42 participating museums & heritage locations. Great session, and they are all getting ready for the public release in 2 weeks! 😊
September 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Today we distributed FRYSK and their unique expansion cards to the 42 participating museums & heritage locations. Great session, and they are all getting ready for the public release in 2 weeks! 😊
Heerenveense Courant 😊
September 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Heerenveense Courant 😊
UCP Leeuwarden bestaat 30 jaar. We waren welkom om FRYSK te demonstreren. Mooie manier om dat te oefenen voor de briefing musea ook.
September 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
UCP Leeuwarden bestaat 30 jaar. We waren welkom om FRYSK te demonstreren. Mooie manier om dat te oefenen voor de briefing musea ook.
FRYSK and the 42 collectible expansion cards for the museums are here 😊
September 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
FRYSK and the 42 collectible expansion cards for the museums are here 😊
Playtesting season started up again 😊🙌
September 5, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Playtesting season started up again 😊🙌
FRYSK is in press and transport has been planned. Excitening to see the final looks of it, with the great illustrations of Emma Wilson. Release will be Saturday 27 September during the regional museumnight event!
#FRYSK #bordspel #museum #heritage #boardgame
#FRYSK #bordspel #museum #heritage #boardgame
September 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
FRYSK is in press and transport has been planned. Excitening to see the final looks of it, with the great illustrations of Emma Wilson. Release will be Saturday 27 September during the regional museumnight event!
#FRYSK #bordspel #museum #heritage #boardgame
#FRYSK #bordspel #museum #heritage #boardgame
FRYSK: 43 scenariokaarten, op het punt om naar de drukker te gaan. Elk geeft een twist aan het basisspel, en is thematisch gekoppeld aan het museum of de erfgoedlocatie waar deze gratis is op te halen. Eentje krijg je al bij het spel waar je deze dan ook maar koopt!
August 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
FRYSK: 43 scenariokaarten, op het punt om naar de drukker te gaan. Elk geeft een twist aan het basisspel, en is thematisch gekoppeld aan het museum of de erfgoedlocatie waar deze gratis is op te halen. Eentje krijg je al bij het spel waar je deze dan ook maar koopt!