Recent content by Frederik J. Jensen

I like the stories and encounters and that your heroes are rewarded for pursuing different values than in Western European tales. The game tends to drag on and outlive the initial wonder if you play with the victory/end conditions as written, especially with more than 3 players. So find some...

The finalists for the 2024 Diana Jones award for excellence in gaming have just been announced. https://www.dianajonesaward.org/the-2024-award/ This year it’s about people, not products. The nominees are two conventions, one designer, a charity bundle and a union. Congratulations to Fastaval...

Jag tittar gärna förbi till lite brädspel under sommaren.

Gotlandia update. New version of the rules are up. Today's post on Thoughtful Dane dives into the design issues and the solutions I came up with. https://thoughtfuldane.com/2024/05/27/gotlandia-testing-testing-testing/

Typing of the Dead, såklart. Men bäst på ett US keyboard. Det går att hitta ett nyare remake men originalen finns som abandonware och är fin som den är. https://www.myabandonware.com/game/the-typing-of-the-dead-bee

True that. Not just the mechanics but also how the visual design communicates what you can do and how. You really need the board and components to look and feel right when you test with external players.

It’s a key element in the design that your empires take a beating in the third century (not just from the plague but also from pirates and war). You build your engine in the first two centuries and when you have played the game before you have an idea how to prepare yourself for when the plague...

It takes time to process feedback and I am still in that process. Some feedback is very specific about how the game communicates rules or how I explained the rules at the table. One thing is what is said, another is how to act on it. Like, I chose to give an overview of the game and rules...

My family and I had a great time in Linköping and at LinCon presenting Gotlandia to a new audience. https://thoughtfuldane.com/2024/05/15/lincon-2024/

Come and play Gotlandia at LinCon in a few days! https://thoughtfuldane.com/2024/05/05/see-you-at-lincon/

"The game takes about 15-20 minutes to play and can be played multiple times in a row fairly easily." Well, Prigozhin didn't have that luxury.

Those who control the present control the past. Those who control the past control the future. In a world of digital information created and retrieved by algorithms controlled by Big Tech, Orwell's 1948 warning is more relevant than ever. I interviewed Swedish game designer Johan Eriksson...

The Globe, självklart. To be or not to be… in London.

Idag om kort. https://thoughtfuldane.com/2024/04/18/gotlandia-cards/?amp=1

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