Hello there!
I am a Norwegian board game designer, having designed games professionally since 2004.
In 2014 I co-founded the publisher Aporta Games,
and in 2023 Alion Games.
Below you will find a selection of my games.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by using the form.
-Kristian
Published by: Alion Games (2024)
Build a garden, recruit better creatures, repeat.
A bag-builder for 1-4 players, playing time 30 minutes.
Published by: Alion Games (2024)
Co-designed with Adrian Adamescu, Purluca Florin, Kjetil Svendsen
Run a robot factory with the help of animal assistants. 1-4 players, playing time 45 minutes
Developer
Designed by: Rodrigo Rego
Published by: Alion Games (2023)
Quick and fun quiz/partygame where you don't need to know the answers.
Published by: Aporta Games (2022)
Rebuild civilization and revive humanity, for 2-5 players, playing time 90 minutes.
Rewards and honors:
2024 MinD-Spielepreis Complex Game Nominee
2023 JUG Adult Game of the Year Finalist
2023 Japan Boardgame Prize Voters' Selection Nominee
2023 International Gamers Award Multi-player Winner
2023 International Gamers Award Multi-player Nominee
2022 Meeples Choice Award Nominee
2022 Golden Geek Heavy Game of the Year Nominee
2023 DAO Game of the year winner
Published by: Aporta Games (2024)
A successor to Santa Maria
Published by: Aporta Games (2021)
Family game for 2-6 players, playing time 45 minutes.
Published by: Aporta Games (2023)
Co-designed with Eilif Svensson
Puzzly game of road-connection for
1-5 players, playing time 30 minutes.
Published by: Aporta Games (2019)
Co-designed with Eilif Svensson
Quick flip'n'write for 1-10 players, playing time 15 minutes.
Published by: Aporta Games (2017)
Co-designed with Eilif Svensson
Strategy game for 1-4 players, playing time 60-90 minutes.
Published by: Aporta Games (2019)
Co-designed with Thor Egil Braadland & Eilif Svensson
Family strategy game for 3-5 players, playing time 60 minutes.
Published by: Ten Days Games (2016)
Deduction game for 2-5 players.
Playing time 30 minutes.
Published by: Queen Games (2012)
Award winning cooperative real-time action game.
You have 10 minutes to explore the temple, return the cursed gems, and find the exit.
Several mini expansions (Queenies) have been released for this game, as well as three main expansions:
- Illusions (2012)
- Quests (2013)
- Traps (2015)
Published by: Queen Games (2014)
Stand-alone game in the Escape series
Real-time cooperative game for 2-4 players
Several mini expansions (Queenies) have been released for this game, as well as one main expansion:
- The Survivor Chronicles (2015)
Published by: Aporta Games (2015)
Co-designed with Kenneth Minde
Family strategy game for 2-4 players.
Playing time 60-90 minutes.
Published by: Aporta Games (2014)
Co-designed with Eilif Svensson
Family game for 1-6 players
Draw a network of roads through your city to connect hotels and shops, parks and houses.
Published by: Huch & Friends (2012)
Party/word game for 3-12 players
One player tries to describe a word, term or person to the other players.
One opponent is the trap maker who tries to foresee how the explainer will describe the word. The trap maker secretly writes down forbidden trap words - which are unknown to the explainer, but which she still needs to avoid.
Published by: Queen Games (2011)
Family game for 2-5 players
Playing time 30 minutes
The spoils of the mammoth hunt need to be divided, and everyone tries to secure the largest share for themselves.
Published by: White Goblin Games (2010)
Family game for 3-6 players
Samoa. A popular vacation resort, where groups of tourists arrive every week. The hotel owner's only care is to give these tourists the stay of their life - and of course to rid them of as much money as possible.
Published by: Gyldendal (2007)
Adventure game for 2-5 players
Based on the Norwegian fantasy book series by Ruben Eliassen.
Travel through the land of Aldra, harvest magic stones, advance in the skills of fighting, wisdom and friendship, learn powerful spells, and fulfil prophecies to defeat the evil magician Sherpa.
Published by: Egmont (2004)
Bluffing/negotiation game for 3-7 players
"Little Blue" arrives at a new island, and the Captain can bring one other cew member ashore to collect treasures. The Captain, however, is a very old and senile man, his eyesight is bad, it's foggy and the middle of the night, so it's hard to tell who is who. The other players must convince the captain to bring them along, by negotiating or bluffing about their identity.