Eric Olsen

Co-Founder

Boise, Idaho, United States26 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Inventor of the award-nominated card game Flip 7.
Co-founder of Messy Table Games, focusing on family-friendly games.
Experienced educator with leadership roles in mathematics education.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Game Designer and Educator with a focus on family entertainment and educational leadership.

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Skills

Core Skills

Game PublishingEducational LeadershipTeaching

Other Skills

Creativity and InnovationNetworkingCollaborative Problem SolvingEntrepreneurship

About

Hello! Life is better when we are sitting around a table together. I am the inventor of the card game Flip 7 and co-founder of Messy Table Games. As of June 2025 I am a full-time game designer and publisher. Before that I was a high school math teacher and principal. And before that I was a professional entertainer performing the Great American Songbook for seniors in and around Boston. My album Modern Day Crooner is on ITunes, Spotify and Amazon. On a personal note, I love being a dad, running, game nights, gardening, playing traditional Irish music, traveling and reading.

Experience

Idaho technical career academy

2 roles

High School Principal

Promoted

Jun 2023 – Jun 2025 · 2 yrs

Math Teacher

Aug 2020 – Jun 2025 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Taught high school mathematics to students all over Idaho in a virtual classroom setting.

TeachingEducational Leadership

Messy table games

Co-Founder

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

We design and publish games that are easy to learn and fun for people of all ages.

Boise state university

Adjunct Professor of Mathematics

Aug 2021 – Jun 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos · Boise, Idaho, United States

Taught Math 160 Business Calculus.

Teaching

Self-employed

Board Game Inventor

Jul 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Remote

My card game Flip 7, published by the OP, was nominated for the both the Spiel De Jahres and the TOTY Game of the Year in 2025. My first family party game Glyphics, was originally published by Big G in 2022 and went to Target. It was re-released in the summer of 2025 by the OP! I have licensed another game that will release in the summer of 2026, but that's all I can say about it for now.

Game PublishingCreativity and Innovation

Meridian technical charter high school (mtchs)

Math Teacher

Sep 2011 – Aug 2020 · 8 yrs 11 mos

Taught all levels of high school mathematics from algebra through calculus. Also taught dual-enrollment courses with College of Western Idaho.

Teaching

Self-employed

Musician - Singing Great American Songbook

Jul 1999 – Jul 2011 · 12 yrs · Greater Boston Area

Put on 500 concerts/year performing songs from the Great American Songbook for seniors in retirement homes, assisted living centers and nursing homes.

Teaching