Recent content by Frederik J. Jensen

Check out Polaris for an elegant conflict resolution in a story game. In short: When one player narrates something that you want to challenge, you can say a key phrase like … but only if … If the narrator agrees that both statements happen they say … and this is how it happens. If they...

Today I returned to Sillviken. https://thoughtfuldane.com/2025/06/08/return-to-house-on-the-hill/

Hele pointen med selvudgivning er at du kan gøre helt som du selv vil. Så der er ingen tjekliste og ingen brancheorganisation som udgiver vejledninger. Men der er masser af gode spil derude som du kan lære af, det lyder som om du allerede har spillet en del af dem. Derudover er der mange...

I’m sure I would love to play games with people in the indie room. I did swing by a couple of times during breaks and people were nice and friendly and I was too busy to hang around and talk and play. This “we are always open just come in” has this effect that there never is a perfect time to...

My reflections on LinCon 2025 here: https://thoughtfuldane.com/2025/06/02/lincon-2025/

Elsewhere is a vast dungeon with many a cave and as you venture forth exploring, perhaps in search of food or loot, behind each door you find rich selection of games and gamers of all ages and physical shape. Whether they pursue a passion of pushing coloured bits of metal and plastic around on...

As you prepare for the first encounter, you unpack your gear. Piles of books, cards, pen and dice. These are your weapons with which you will slay the dragons conjured by your fellow dungeon dwellers. Two minutes before the agreed time, 15 out of 15 players gather before the arena. Without...

As Martin writes, it's too fiddly to upload pictures from the phone here. So I guess we are back to theatre of the mind: As you make your way through the second large glass door, a spacious room opens up before you. Immediately you notice two banners in front of you telling you that you have...

15 players currently duelling out who is the last wizard standing and having great fun. More seats left at tomorrow’s slot 16-20!

Danske børnebøger jeg husker jeg lånte på biblioteket og læste selv og som ikke allerede er nævnt: Dennis Jürgensen: Djævelens hule. Om børn der spiller arkadespil i den lokale grillkiosk, lidt som Ender's Game. Freddy-serien (Balladen om den forsvundne mumie - Bøvl med bandagerne)...

Jeg er på LinCon torsdag, fredag og lørdag. Jeg kører to gange Death of Rapacus (der er flere pladser), en gang The City (fuldt) og brætspillet Gotlandia lørdag eftermiddag (ledige pladser). Tænker der bliver tid til mingel ud over det men også til at pusle med familien.

Death of Rapacus is scheduled twice for LinCon next week, Thursday and Friday, both days 16-20. There are still seats left, don’t miss this great opportunity to show that you are the greatest wizard of them all. Death of Rapacus is my dark comedy love letter to Ars Magica. Your leader Rapacus...

This is what works for me when working on creative hobby projects: It’s ok to abandon projects or put them in the backlog until further notice. Make this a conscious choice. Work on one project at a time. Work on projects in stages. You decide what finished means. Mentally commit yourself only...

A group of partisans is secretly restarting the reactor on Ångstaverket to produce enough radioactive material to detonate a dirt bomb in the cellar of Sigurd Röd’s palace. Can they be ready in time for the celebrations of Victory Day and get the entire rank of top officers? Occupiers capture a...

Thanks, I get a little Fiasco style vibes from what you write. I’d say aim for 1-2 hours and make it super easy to get the game to the table. Rule number one for comedy is to not outstay your welcome. A game like this could be a great last minute choice if one player is missing. Limit the...