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Episode 11 - Connotations of a Veteran Start-up Studio / Thomas Gravgaard.

Episode 11 - Connotations of a Veteran Start-up Studio / Thomas Gravgaard.

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 Thomas is a Hyper-optimist, working on multi-player turn-based technology building games that utilize possibilities of digital - board games with additional layers. To be available on mobile and web. Together with three other industry veterans, Thomas is currently building the start-up studio, Glitchfjørd Games, leaning into Scandinavian cool vibe.
“Mobile space is stale!” - Thomas has the desire to avoid free-to-play mechanics, such as battle-pass, lootbox, etc. Instead he is considering the “friend pass”, that offers more virality options.
Recent cases on anti-trust opening the market:
  • USA, April 2025: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/epic-apple-court-order-2025-injunction/
  • Australia, August 2025: https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/australia-court-rules-partly-against-apple-google-epic-games-lawsuit-2025-08-12/

Thomas mentions an epic “Rolemaster” pen and paper 15 hours’ session to kill a deadly Manticore. Check out the system:https://ironcrown.co.uk/rolemaster/
Some home computers from 1980’s mentioned in this episode:
  • Sinclair ZX80 and ZX81: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX80 , https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81
  • Lambda 8300 (ZX81 clone) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_8300
  • Commodore Amiga https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga
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