The Shelf was inspired by the author's work at Systembolaget, particularly a practice week at a store. The idea was to provide a semi-cooperative experience of running a store together where an action of one player will open (or close) opportunities for the next player. The physical movements of items through the store provides both a tactile experience and a spatial challenge and the card management provide elements of both deck building and turn order manipulation. The result is a highly interactive and tactical game.

The game is currently undergoing development but you are welcome to return to this page for updates or follow Nova Suecia Games at @NovaSuecia.

My name is Nicholas Hjelmberg and I am a hobby gamer since childhood. Starting with classic games like chess and RISK, I moved on to explore "American" games like Diplomacy and Civilization and then "Euro games" like Settlers and Tigris & Euphrates. Combining my game experience with my history interest and IT and quality profession, I have entered the exciting world of board game design and production.

Nicholas Hjelmberg, Stockholm, Sweden

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