Mandela F-G

Designs board games.

Published: Glasgow (Lookout Spiele), Overstocked (Play for Keeps), The Shakespeare Game (Laurence King)
Upcoming: Sankoré (Osprey)

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[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Just posted on BGG about the diversity of characters in the game Glasgow.

I think representation is important and this shows how, with a wee bit of research, we could achieve it while retaining historical accuracy.

https://t.co/eQqTKD6HXk

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Really appreciate this wee pouch in backpack straps for smuggling prototypes.

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

Oooh! Hire Me, a co-design with @MandelaFG has been named as one of the @WatchItPlayed Picks of the Month!
In Hire Me, you'll have to convince the other players of your suitability for a variety of quirky jobs as they try to work out your job title.  https://t.co/OFQcX4JogL

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

@bgramblings @flopiano @ianotooletweets @OspreyGames Very welcome. I'm sure if you see either of us at the fair, we'd be happy to share more.

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Ooh. Looks like the cover to my next game with @flopiano has been released. Wonderful art from @ianotooletweets. This one is coming from @OspreyGames in 2025.

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

@bgramblings @flopiano @ianotooletweets @OspreyGames I suspect it will just be the box mock-up there, no demos yet.

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

I just got copies of my new game with @MandelaFG. The Jane Austen Game from @LaurenceKingPub is a deck-builder where you play one of Austen's heroines. You go to balls and decide whether to meet suitors or become a woman of independent mind. It's truly beautiful. Out very soon!

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Clans of Caledonia by @JumaAljoujou being enjoyed at Loch Maree.

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

This is my new game with @MandelaFG. The mechanics and components have been entirely driven by theme. But our first prototype is entirely mechanical. I explained the theme to playtesters but omitted it from components to save time. First playtest was good, so should now add theme

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Very interesting video on game design as optimising a search. Although focusing on video games, I think everything is relevant for board games too.

https://t.co/uvAygQNgBa

[Frédéric Serval @fredserval]

Tomorrow night at 8.30 pm GMT, 3.30 pm EST, we will be live with designers @flopiano and @MandelaFG for a teach and play of Sankore 🇲🇱 It's not as scary as it looks like, and the history behind it is fascinating 🤓 JOIN US !
https://t.co/IQBtA4nt81

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Was a fun time. Met many friendly and interesting people. Saw some cool and weird things. Got to hang out with Ellie, and even snuck in a couple of pitches too.

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

Had a great couple of days at the Spielwarenmesse in Nuremberg. I pitched to 12 different publishers (& met more to pitch to later). Enjoyed the Hall parties, hanging out with @MandelaFG, catching up with friends and dinner with the lovely people at Buffalo.

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

Was great to talk to Fred about Sankoré and incorporating its history into our game. Should be should be doing a teach and play with him soon too.

[Frédéric Serval @fredserval]

It was a pleasure to sit down and chat with @flopiano and @MandelaFG to talk about the history behind their latest design, Sankore from @OspreyGames. Enjoy!
https://t.co/lTSeK2YOKH

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

First glimpse of The Jane Austen game, mine and @MandelaFG's latest game with @LaurenceKingPub at Nuremberg

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

https://t.co/j0jgrs7cti

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

For anyone curious to know a bit more about our game Sankoré and the process behind its creation, the design diary is now up on BGG (link in comments).

[Osprey Games 🎲 @OspreyGames]

☀️ SANKORÉ: THE PRIDE OF MANSA MUSA

Wondering how all the beautiful components of our eurogame Sankoré fit in the box? Look no further than this soothing box-packing video...

And get your hands on a copy yourself in less than 2 weeks!! 👀👀

18 JANUARY UK // 16 JANUARY US

[Osprey Games 🎲 @OspreyGames]

☀️Sankoré is out January! Here's co-designer @MandelaFG on why it's unique:

"The game is richly thematic and steeped in positive player interaction. Changes to the board state create an ‘emergent ecosystem’ in which the relative power and value of actions changes play-to-play…"

[Osprey Games 🎲 @OspreyGames]

🔥🔥 Out January, Sankoré is a eurogame about the University of Sankoré in 14th-century Timbuktu, designed by @flopiano & @mandelafg, with art by @ianotooletweets…

While it's the spiritual successor to Merv, Sankoré is a standalone game with unique, brand-new mechanics!

[Ellie Dix (The Dark Imp) @EllieDixTweets]

Working on another game with @MandelaFG. It started out as a memory game, but the cognitive load was too much, so now we have groovy tracking tokens.

[Mandela F-G @MandelaFG]

@EllieDixTweets And soon groovy player screens/holders too.