ION Game Design
Swedish board games about history and science
ION Game Design is a Swedish publisher based in Stockholm that develops and publishes board games and also runs a game design consultancy. The games are based on history and science, with the real world serving not just as a backdrop but as the basis of the game mechanics. ION also publishes Phil Eklund’s games, including High Frontier 4 All, and now has more than 40 titles and apps in its catalogue.
Product lines
| Product line | Description | Your price |
|---|---|---|
| Pax Viking | Card-driven strategy game where the players are jarls competing to become the first king of Sweden. | Log in for price |
| Vendel to Viking | Standalone prequel to Pax Viking set in the Vendel Period, AD 550–800. | Log in for price |
| Pax Hispanica | Phil Eklund’s Pax game about pirates, priests and princes in the 17th-century Caribbean. | Log in for price |
| Dino Dynasty | Survival game where the players lead dinosaur species during the Cretaceous period. It can be played in teams or as a campaign. | Log in for price |
| High Frontier 4 All | Phil Eklund’s game about spaceflight and colonising the solar system, with several expansion modules. | Log in for price |
| Stationfall | Matt Eklund’s hidden-role game set on a space station that is about to crash. | Log in for price |