Hi, I’m Jarno Siekkinen, a board game designer from Finland. By chance, I started designing games in 2009, and ever since I’ve dreamed of creating my own unique version of my favorite game, chess. Over the years I’ve built dozens of prototypes – some even handcrafted from fine wood – while exploring new mechanics and ideas.

Flip Chess began to truly take shape about five years ago, and since then I’ve gone through more than ten different printed versions, refining it with great passion and care. Along the way I’ve had several of my games published in Finland, and in the United States my game Perspectives was published by SimplyFun, earning multiple game awards including Mom’s Best Award and Creative Child’s Game of the Year 2014.. In Finland, my family game Jää Sulaa was a finalist for Game of the Year 2013.

With Flip Chess, I wanted to bring a project all the way to the finish line on my own, which is why I’m now turning to BackerKit for support. And this is just the beginning – Flip Chess won’t be my last project. More fun and original designs are already waiting their turn.