Meet Mitsy

People ask what Mitsy is. A bear, mostly, though he is far too gentle to be a very convincing one.

He is round and soft, with a thick green coat, a cream front and a long tail he is rather fond of. He has big ears, a small calm smile and very little interest in hurrying. If you were to knock on his door, he would put the kettle on before asking what brought you.

He keeps you company beside the board in many of the games here. He cheers when a round goes well, says something kind when it does not, and never makes fun of you.

The scarf

Mitsy has a thick coat, so he does not really need the scarf to keep warm. He wears it anyway.

It was a gift from his grandmother, who lives in Japan. He has no plans to take it off.

His cottage in the woods

Mitsy lives in a small cottage in the woods, and what he loves most is a garden. He likes to be outside with the lanterns lit, a jar of honey close by and acorns to collect.

That is why so many of the games here are set in his garden: there are acorns to catch, a bee to help find its way, flowers to swap and a quiet corner to tend. Nothing there is in a rush, and neither is he.

Games he joins

These are some of the places you will find him:

• Memory Match: he sits beside the board, waves when you find a pair and says a kind word if you have been still for a while.
• Acorn Catch: he stands under the basket, steps from side to side with it and is pleased by every acorn.
• Bee Maze: the bee needs a way through to the honey jar.
• Safe Garden: a garden with a few stones hidden in it, where a stone is never the end of the game.
• Echo Garden: he plays a pattern on the flowers and you play it back.

The rest are on the home page, and a good many of them are gardens too.

Honey

When you win a game, Mitsy receives some honey, and ten spoonfuls fill his jar. It is a small reward and a bit of fun, and it asks nothing of you. The jar is kept in your own browser, on your own device. The About page says more about how the site works.