Medeltidsveckan is a yearly festival in Visby on Gotland that celebrates all things medieval. For one week, scenic Visby transforms into an open air theatre with concerts, markets, lectures, street food stalls, acrobats, jesters, and people dressed out in anything remotely Medieval. From vikings to pirates -- you will find them there. There is also … Continue reading The programme for Medeltidsveckan 2026 is up
For convenience as of this month, I am giving up thoughtfulgames.com. Instead, find my games together with my other online content here on thoughtfuldane.com. I founded Thoughtful Games back in 2009 to market and sell Montsegur 1244. In 2019 I began blogging and bought the domain thoughtfuldane.com. This has since then become the home of … Continue reading Thoughtful Games is now Thoughtful Dane
This is part three of my posts about LinCon 2026, a gaming convention in Linköping that I attended with my kids. In this post I deep dive into running Death of Rapacus, Mars to Stay and Zhenya’s Wonder Tales. The two first are story games that I have designed and published while the third is … Continue reading LinCon 2026: Part Three
This is part two of my posts about LinCon 2026, a gaming convention in Linköping that I attended with my kids. In this post I deep dive into running Draw Stranger, Petroglyph, and Gotlandia at LinCon. Draw Stranger Draw Stranger is a two player card game that simulates a gunfighter duel in the Old West. … Continue reading LinCon 2026: Part Two
Thank you for a fantastic LinCon 2026! LinCon is a yearly gaming convention in Linköping in Sweden taking place each year during the Ascension Weekend. For four days the University of Linköping is transformed into a gaming paradise where gamers from near and far come to hang out and play games with new and old … Continue reading LinCon 2026: Part One
LinCon is right around the corner. I will be there and I will bring games and kids. LinCon is a Swedish game convention in Linköping and has become my new recurring gaming event of the year. Located at the University of Linköping a convenient three hour drive from us and run by a friendly volunteer organisation, … Continue reading See you at LinCon
One theme I posted about when I visited Singapore two years ago was Trees of Singapore. In just a few days I had taken lots of pictures of trees that I found interesting. Trees come in many different sizes and shapes and when you travel to a new climate you notice that trees are not … Continue reading Trees of Botkyrka
I'm going over the rules for Draw, Stranger!Draw Stranger is my 17-card micro game about duelling gunslingers in the Old West. Who shoots first? Who hits? Who brought a knife to gunfight? I’ve taught the game many times since its inception last summer, but teaching through a rule booklet instead of teaching the game face … Continue reading Teaching how to play Draw Stranger
The father of a close childhood friend died yesterday. Stroke, 80+, it happened fast. My friend is affected and I try to support him as good as I can — we live far from each other these days but chat together online almost daily. I lost a parent a long time ago, this is the … Continue reading Thank you
I invited the family for an early morning hike to listen to birds and to take in spring. I picked a trail near Bornsjön close to where we live. I wanted to get there early to have the hours of first light. My dad used to take me on bird watching trips when I was … Continue reading Bornsjön in May
