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Mars to Stay at Tekniska

I will be playing my story game Mars to Stay again this Thursday at Tekniska in Stockholm. Mars to Stay is a game about pioneers who risk themselves to do what no one has done before. Would you give up Earth for good?

Frederik Jensen Games Leave a comment May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 3 Minutes

Game design with AnyDice

AnyDice is a useful tool for designing and analysing different dice mechanics. In this post I show you how to use AnyDice to analyse two popular dice mechanics and how I used AnyDice to design the dice mechanic of one of my games.

Frederik Jensen Games, IT & Software Leave a comment May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 4 Minutes

Scenarie til Viking Con

(This blog post is in Danish due to limited relevance for people who do not read Danish)

Frederik Jensen Games 2 Comments April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 2 Minutes

Fastaval 2023

It was great to visit Fastaval 2023. Few things had changed with Fastaval since my last visit in 2018, more things have changed in my life. It was great to reconnect with old friends, it was great to escape into a bubble of games for a few days, it was great to see my companions … Continue reading Fastaval 2023 →

Frederik Jensen Games April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 3 Minutes

The story of Montsegur 1244

I created the story game Montsegur 1244 for Fastaval 2008. I felt it was a story that needed to be told and a game that I wanted to play.

Frederik Jensen Games 1 Comment April 6, 2023April 14, 2023 6 Minutes

What is a story game?

A story game is a game that creates stories. Using cues and instructions it helps a group of players create and tell stories around a common theme.

Frederik Jensen Games 1 Comment April 3, 2023April 1, 2023 4 Minutes

See you at Fastaval 2023

Fastaval 2023 is happening next week and I am going! I will present my story game Clemency. Come by and say hello!

Frederik Jensen Games March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 2 Minutes

Test prints have arrived!

While I was in Greece, the last of the three test prints of Montsegur 1244, Mars to Stay, and Death of Rapacus arrived. They all look great! I did find a few cosmetic things here and there to touch up. The main thing being that I need to adjust the colour profile used for the … Continue reading Test prints have arrived! →

Frederik Jensen Games March 27, 2023March 31, 2023 1 Minute

Come in we are open!

While waiting for the test prints of my story games Death of Rapacus, Mars to Stay and Montsegur 1244 to arrive, I set up a web shop for the PDFs. It turned to be easy to do, using WooCommerce which is available on WordPress.com. WooCommerce has all the feature I need: Products for download as … Continue reading Come in we are open! →

Frederik Jensen Games March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 2 Minutes

Frederik Jensen: Game Designer

Today I am a full time game designer. It is time to recharge and do something fun.

Frederik Jensen Sweden, Travel March 1, 2023March 26, 2023 1 Minute

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