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#IonSuperSecretProject
#IonSuperSecretProject
We got hold of an insider from the #IonSuperSecretProject for this interview, the scoop is here, people! Clues are starting to leak out, and we will work tirelessly to bring you... Read more...
Design Diary Vendel to Viking
Design Diary Vendel to Viking
By Jon Manker (Stockholm, January 2022) The viking era ended some 1000 years ago, and the game Pax Viking is set in this period of turmoil. I have had several... Read more...
Continuing Impacts of the Global Shipping & Manufacturing Crisis
Continuing Impacts of the Global Shipping & Manufacturing Crisis
Like every other board game publisher, we here at Ion Game Design have been working angles, trying to get creative, and stressing out completely over the global shipping and manufacturing... Read more...
X-mas Calendar Day 24 - Happy Holidays!
Merry X-mas from all of us here at Ion Game Design!  In Sweden we celebrate Christmas today on the 24th of December. The celebration can look different in different households, but one thing that is common is food, music, presents and of course family and friends. A very Swedish thing is that we gather around the TV at 3 PM to watch a Christmas special about Donald Duck and his friends. Every year we think, maybe we won't watch it this year, we’ve seen it so many times already, but... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 23
The next to last door on our X-mas Calendar is upon us. We thought we would go all in and give you an extra chonky one today.  Meet Jon! He is the founder and lead game designer here at Ion Game Design, and he is going to tell a bit about how he spends his Christmases. Enjoy! My child Erna is amazingly creative and productive when it comes to different kinds of crafts. This time creating 2 swords and a shield and gave me as a Christmas gift. Of course... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 22
For those of you here in Stockholm, we present this very extra special treat today! We’ve hidden a Xmas present somewhere in the city! *manic contained giggles* Yes! It's true! Hurry before anyone else gets there first! (What could it be, you ask? Well, consider the business we are in, could there be a clue in there somewhere perhaps?) The clues to find it are as follow: Find the island of hipsters Search out a house of worship connected to another holiday by name. Near one of the corners of... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 21
Meet our YouTube! Here we have gathered useful and fun content, both our own, and such that our buddies around the globe have made! We want to take this opportunity to say a big THANK YOU   to all of our friends out there, without you we would be nothing! We value you feedback, both positive and negative, it helps us grow and become better at we hope to be, namely a hot tootin' dang bitchin' awesome board game company. Maybe the wording is slightly different in the official documents,... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 20
Meet Jess! And her new... puppy! Both in the festive holiday spirit, ready for Xmas! You might recognize her from all of her wonderful work out there on the interwebz, spreading the gospel of board games! We mostly get to hang out with her and her brilliant and funny mind only on said interwebz due to geography, but we have grand plans of whisking over that great puddle between Sweden and America soon. We are thinking more giant sharp toothed puppies, way too much brunch and of course - board... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 19
Meet Dawny! Or as they were properly named at birth - Dawn On Titan. The brain child of Björn Ekenberg is a board game where you compete to explore and exploit the moons around Saturn. And what could be more holiday festive than war in space? And since it's Sunday Funday today, should we maybe offer a lil discount on Dawny? You think? Well, alright then. Just because you are our favourite space explorer. Use the code: MerryXmasDawnOnTitan in the checkout on our webshop and you get a 15% discount... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 18
Meet Besime! Our CEO and also the designer behind our upcoming board game Sammu-ramat! She has this to say about Xmas: "Christmas has always been one of my favorite Holidays. It is a holiday full of light, hope and care. I wish the spirit of Christmas could last the whole year around. My favorite Christmas tradition is playing games with my family. All of us gather around a board game, young and old. We usually play quiz games, so Ion Game Design’s upcoming game Smarter than a Monkey will most likely be... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 17
Meet Justin! Justin's work can be found in such easy breezy board games as our upcoming Interstellar and the rest of the High Frontier 4 All collection. Not familiar with those? Think playing Jenga, Parcheesi and Scrabble, but all at the same time, as you tumble through the fifth dimension while standing on your head on a two headed eel slithering through the upper levels of consciousness. And hung over. That kinda gets you semi close to the experience.  When I asked him about his wintery holiday thoughts, he had... Read more...
X-mas Calendar day 16
Meet our Twitter!   We try to mix both silly and useful content there, to keep you guys entertained and informed of all things Ion Game Design. We once heard Twitter being described as "the SMS of the Internet", but we feel it can be so much more. A virtual living room where we can all hang out together and discuss all our favourite things! So join us there, and let your voice be heard! We can't wait to see you!  And also, join us here tomorrow for the next door... Read more...