The studio
The Den
A tiny tabletop studio split between Le Marche, Italy, and the UK.
Twenty years around the same table.
We’ve watched the world tilt towards bite-sized, always-on everything, and we wanted to help friends and families come back to something slower and more human: the table. What better way than games?
We’ve been making games for our own families and friends for over twenty years. Now we’re bringing them to a wider table, starting with Kings & Peasants.
What we care about
Three house rules
Bring out fun
Quick to teach and hard to put down. If it takes longer to explain than to play, it goes back in the cauldron.
Around the table
Games that spark table talk, negotiation and in-jokes you’ll still be repeating at Christmas.
Worlds with character
Factions, heroes and fools that feel like they live somewhere, and stories you’ll retell.
How we make them
Finished at real tables
Our games aren’t finished on a screen. Early versions go in front of families, friends and playgroups, and we listen for where people laugh, lean in or get stuck. Then we sweat the details you can feel: heavy card stock, a matte finish, printing in Italy, and Crown coins engraved in our own workshop in Le Marche.
Say hello
Pull up a chair
Want to help us playtest, translate rules, or stock our games in your shop or club? We’d love to hear from you.