We are an independent micro-business based in the West Country, and we produce sustainable artisan games.

The company is named after our nicknames: Ian is “Sprout” and Dan “Gherkin” (it’s a long story!).

Dan and Ian got into games design completely by accident. Working for the NHS we had invented a game called “Game of Flow” which helped staff understand hospital flow better.

One lunchtime we were chatting over our sandwiches, and Dan blurted out a random idea he’d had for a word game. “I think you’re on to something”, said Ian, and over the coming months and many paper prototypes over drinks, it evolved into Sproutword. We launched successfully on Kickstarter in 2019, and held our inaugural World Championship in 2020 !

We launched Hedgeways successfully on Kickstarter in 2020. Following a break for Covid, when we were quite busy, we are back with About Turn! - a brilliant card game - in 2023!