News (& Other Stuff)

February 23, 2026 | Rahdo's Final Thoughts on Flockers Richard Ham of Rahdo Runs Through calls Flockers, a "cool, offbeat, fun, clever little puzzle...both Jen and I were very impressed...it's absolutely lovely." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-FAbrgDQI0&t=3s Fly your flock of snow geese southward...

April 28, 2026 | Geek Factor podcast hosted by Pawel Kaczmarek In this Flockers board game interview, Geek Factor’s Pawel Kaczmarek talks with Mark Swanson about his latest game, Flockers, along with his other “F” games and design philosophy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUcW2xoAEDM

From Pokemon and YuGiOh! to Hearthstone and Magic the Gathering—there's nothing quite like a dueling card battle chock-full of magic spells and fantasy monsters. I've played my fair share of dueling card games, including some of the newer releases like...

"It's the escape game I've always wanted to make." — Mark Swanson As a young lad, I remember watching the movie, Escape from Alcatraz with my Dad. This Clint Eastwood classic captured my imagination and has haunted me into adulthood....

"You can't rush a labor of love. And, this lumberjack game is no exception!" — Mark Swanson Ever since I posted some preview illustrations of my upcoming worker placement game, FIR on BoardGameGeek, i've been inundated with a singular question.......