My dad taught me Tji och tre when I was a kid and we play it every time we have dinner together. Tji och tre is a game that everyone seems to have forgotten about. It was popular during the 50’s when you played it as to make a bet or maybe just waste some time. You can play it with basically anything, but the most common thing to use is matches. I saw an opportunity to develop the concept Tji och tre into something tangible and shine some light on this forgotten game of matches.

With a nod to the bold charm of early 1900s Swedish matchboxes, I added a modern feel through sleek typography and dynamic illustrations. The imagery captures the messy, fun spirit of Tji och Tre.

Each player draws a number of matches between zero and three and holds them concealed within a clenched hand. The idea is then to take turns to guess the combined total number contained in all the players’ hands. When everyone has made their guess, all players then reveal their matches. If someone has said the exact right number of the total, they lose a match. The goal is to get rid of all your matches first.