About us

Phil Eklund
The head of Sierra Madre Games

Hello, Phil Eklund here, professional game designer and producer. At least by night. By day, I am a rocket scientist. (I work on a Star Wars space vehicle designed to guard against nuclear attack. Someday I really must resurrect my rocket game.) I specialize in “experience games”, simulations that cover a comprehensive sweep of all aspects of a subject, in unprecedented detail. Such games take a bit longer than standard eurogames, and require a bit higher intelligence. I have always been fascinated by the rules that run the world, and the first step to discovering such rules is believing that they exist.

“Sierra Madre Games is the independent publisher of games by Phil Eklund and source of many of the most innovative board game creations on some of the most innovative topics in the past decade.”
Rick Heli, Spotlight on Games