THE LATEST NEWS

QueerCon + Ion Game Design = *doing heart hands*
Today at 13.00 CEST! Workshop on the idea of making a board game on the Stonewall riots and/or the history of the Pride movement. Welcome to QueerCon! Twitch live stream with our founder Jon Manker and our CEO Besime Uyanik, please join and give your two cents on the idea! A warm welcome from all of us at Ion Game Design! It's all happening on Sveroks Twitch! Read more...
Dawn on Titan, Galenus & Bios:Mesofauna impacted by the pandemic
We were  hoping at this point to have received and approved the digital samples for Dawn on Titan, Galenus and Bios:Mesofauna. However, we have experienced the same bottleneck delays as many other publishers due to the impacts of the pandemic continuing to affect us all.  Besime is in contact with manufacturer daily trying to get the process moving, but other companies are doing the same. So right now, the production is at a standstill and we do not know when we will receive the digital samples. In addition to all... Read more...
An update on Sammu-ramat!
Learn more about our CEO, Besime Uyanik, and her upcoming first board game design, Sammu-ramat, about the female regent of Assyria between 811 & 808 BC in this podcast chat with Liz D from Beyond Solitaire. Strong female leaders represent!  Read more...
Ion Game Design + Swedish Witcher Old World = TRUE LOVE
  Yup. It's confirmed. Ion Game Design will publish the Swedish version of the upcoming board game Witcher Old World by Go on Board! As we speak, there are mere hours left on their Kickstarter if y'all wanna check it out! More info to come, just wanted to give you a heads up of all the wonderful sorcery in the works.    Read more...
Not to brag or anything...
...but we are soo gonna totally brag.  We are on The Hotness list on Board Game Geek! *doing a lil braggy and proud dance* with our upcoming game Stationfall, live on Kickstarter as we speak! Peeps have things to say about it, and here are a few: Candice Harris, Liege of Games and Gabriel G. Roy What are your thoughts on the game? Join the discussion over on BGG, and maybe check out some videos of both Stationfall and our other games on Youtube? And as always, thank you all... Read more...
Stationfall Kickstarter goes LIVE tomorrow Tuesday April 27th at 18.00 CEST!
Have we got a doozy of a game coming your way!   Stationfall is a game of blackmail and betrayal, of murder and mayhem, and of unknown danger and desperate survival. On the Kickstarter (that goes live TOMORROW April 27th!!) we've got a special treat for you early birds, namely this handsome fellow: It is one of the "Project X"s that sometimes blesses the space station with their presence. And let me tell you how the good times roll when this dude shows up! It will be made as a... Read more...
Creative Writing Challenge with Dawn on Titan!
Welcome to enter our competition Dawn on Titan Creative Writing Challenge! Dawn on Titan is a game about exploring and building colonies in space. We want to hear your story about the adventures on the moons around Saturn. The contest is open for writers between the ages of 10-14, and we want the 2 page long essay written in English. (But if your first language is something other than that, maybe write it in that first, and then work out a translation to submit!)  The science should be somewhat accurate. By that... Read more...
First look at Sammu-ramat!
Super exclusive extra yes yes oh yes! The brainchild of our brilliant CEO Besime Uyanik Sammu-ramat is in the works, and here we present the first teaser art from it. She has this to say about the game "I wanted to create a co-op game that shows my heritage and a strong female character. I, and all of my colleagues, here at Ion Game Design are very excited about this game, and can't wait to present it to you!"  Artwork by Madeleine Fjäll. And PS: Subscribe to our newsletter to... Read more...
Stationfall Pre-launch Kickstarter page is up!
Sign up for notifications here so you don't miss out on any news about our upcoming Kickstarter for the board game Stationfall from designer Matt Eklund!  Read more...
#StationfallCharacterReveal
Who are these people? Who can I trust? What's going on? Is that smoke? Why is that rat starting to make so much sense?  On the failing space station chaos is about to erupt. All the different actors in this dark play are now in big trouble, and they need to bring forth all their strengths to make it to the escape pods in time. Who can I use, who is to be trusted, what do I need, who can I incinerate to GET MY ASS OFF THIS DARN SPACE... Read more...
Dawn on Titan pledge manager is now LIVE!
Now the pledge manager for our upcoming game Dawn on Titan is up and running! All backers, late backers, and just regular window shoppers - come on in!  The pledge manager will stay open until end of July so you will have time to edit your pledge. If you know someone who has missed the Kickstarter they can still make a late pledge on Gamefound. Tell them to create an account and then search for Dawn on Titan and then just git to shoppin!  Have fun! *blowing kisses like Marilyn* Read more...
TUESDAY!
Strap yerselves in, people! Tuesday is coming, and with it, the Kickstarter for our upcoming game Dawn on Titan!  And we've added a How To Play video to the product page just to give you a taste of the game! Enjoy!   Read more...