Game Designers
Michael Amundsen
Norwegian game inventor. Most of his creations are abstract board games for generic equipment and card games for the traditional French deck. His focus is on decisive games of territory or elimination.
Norwegian game inventor. Most of his creations are abstract board games for generic equipment and card games for the traditional French deck. His focus is on decisive games of territory or elimination.
Alek Erickson
American biologist, songwriter, and game designer living in Sweden. Enjoys simple, decisive, and evocative abstract strategy games.
Selected works: Trike (2020), Bide (2020), Resolve (2020), Lielow (2021).
American biologist, songwriter, and game designer living in Sweden. Enjoys simple, decisive, and evocative abstract strategy games.
Selected works: Trike (2020), Bide (2020), Resolve (2020), Lielow (2021).
Kevin Kane
Abstract Game Designer from Oregon, USA. Kevin's games, NXS and EVL, have been published on Board Game Arena, published by Nexus Games, and featured in Abstract Games Magazine. His game heXentafl was previously published by nestorgames.
Abstract Game Designer from Oregon, USA. Kevin's games, NXS and EVL, have been published on Board Game Arena, published by Nexus Games, and featured in Abstract Games Magazine. His game heXentafl was previously published by nestorgames.
Richu (日出)
WeiQi tutor from Guangzhou, China. Core designer of an online abstract-game platform Nijie-BOI. Devoted to exploring new fields in the ground of abstract games and the gaming culture, while promoting them to a larger crowd.
WeiQi tutor from Guangzhou, China. Core designer of an online abstract-game platform Nijie-BOI. Devoted to exploring new fields in the ground of abstract games and the gaming culture, while promoting them to a larger crowd.
Dale Walton
Game designer, puzzle creator. Best known for Octiles (1984, Kadon) and “The 5th Chair” puzzle (ThinkFun), he managed the line of abstract games for Pin (2000-2006). More recently, he has invented a few dozen abstract games and scripted them for the Ludii Games Database. Enjoys playing complex tactical games, and his designs often explore unusual combinations of a few rules.
Game designer, puzzle creator. Best known for Octiles (1984, Kadon) and “The 5th Chair” puzzle (ThinkFun), he managed the line of abstract games for Pin (2000-2006). More recently, he has invented a few dozen abstract games and scripted them for the Ludii Games Database. Enjoys playing complex tactical games, and his designs often explore unusual combinations of a few rules.
Mike Zapawa
Abstract game designer living in Warsaw, Poland. Slyde, invented in February 2020, has been his first serious project. Best known for inventing Tumbleweed, voted BEST COMBINATORIAL 2-PLAYER GAME OF 2020 on BoardGameGeek. Currently works as a boardgame instructor at a community center and volunteers as a scout leader.
Abstract game designer living in Warsaw, Poland. Slyde, invented in February 2020, has been his first serious project. Best known for inventing Tumbleweed, voted BEST COMBINATORIAL 2-PLAYER GAME OF 2020 on BoardGameGeek. Currently works as a boardgame instructor at a community center and volunteers as a scout leader.
Kanare Kato
Abstract Game Designer & Publisher. Born in Japan, lives in Nagoya, Japan; debuted in 2020 with Saiju published with nestorgames; founded independent publishing label Kanare_Abstract in 2021; awarded BEST COMBINATORIAL 2-PLAYER GAME OF 2021 for Meridians. ⇨Works List
Abstract Game Designer & Publisher. Born in Japan, lives in Nagoya, Japan; debuted in 2020 with Saiju published with nestorgames; founded independent publishing label Kanare_Abstract in 2021; awarded BEST COMBINATORIAL 2-PLAYER GAME OF 2021 for Meridians. ⇨Works List