It's been quite the journey to get my passport renewed while living in the UK - being exposed to German bureaucracy again for the first time in years certainly has been a healthy reminder why I left the country 🤪

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop! Play the Playtest on Steam Now! store.steampowered.com/app/2182680

Crafting time - brainstorm phase ✂️

Well don't I feel stupid

My friend and industry colleague Heidi has received the devastating news that her partner can no longer fight off his cancer and must go into hospice. She will lose him soon and she is a good person who has already lost so much. Please consider helping her defray the costs and survive the aftermath.

My partner came back from the shops: "I've got you two little office pumpkins for your desk!" 🥹 It's the little things in life 🎃

Well, the cat is happy I'm back home 🐱

Second attempt at leaving Germany to get back home to the UK, where I live. Wish me luck that the printouts of my legal status, my rights and government guidelines will suffice this time to convince Ryanair they should let me board 🙃

Ah, what a lovely day 🫠 Was supposed to travel back to the UK from Germany today and got refused boarding by Ryanair. Tried to use my ID, which is fine with Settled Status, but the guy clearly did not know or care about my explanations... Fun, now I'm stuck here til Sunday 🥲

We are now officially a UK charity. Our focus is now 100% on building socioeconomic diversity in the UK games sector, and we couldn't be more ready. We are actively looking for new UK-based Trustees - if this mission aligns with you, please take a look at our Trustee pack - lnkd.in/eGCETDyA

OBEY ME, HUMANS! I AM THE LORD OF WATERDEEP!

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Yesterday's boardgame night at the pub involved Betrayal at Baldur's Gate & Harmonies. I always forget that when playing betrayal games, there's a chance I'll have to play the traitor 😅

Word!

Today has been a very social hosting day: - ran a workshop in town 💕 - ran an ADHD lunch chat 🧠 - ran a D&D one shot for (mostly) first time players 🎲 My social batteries will need a lil' recharge tomorrow 😅

Watched "The Ballad of Wallis Island" in the cinema on a whim today - made me giggle and had touching moments without being too saccharine 💙 Also, Charles is basically my inner monologue on a "bad" ADHD day and I loved that. 😂

I've been hosting free monthly lunch break chats for people in games with ADHD and it's always one of my highlights of the month!💖 Come along, spread the word 👇

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Hello fellow rock enthusiasts at Develops, show me some fun/pretty/interesting rocks you found. I think this one looks like a cute lil brontosaurus head!

One of my favourite Develop bits every year is the beach clean up networking. I've met lovely new people, found some interesting bits, and together we stopped 12kg of trash from ending up in the sea 🐬🐳 Having a quest makes chatting even more fun!

Having worked in translation and editing for 7+ years, the alt-key shortcut for en-dash is burned into my muscle memory. And ever since teachers told me off for using too many brackets – when I tried to squeeze in my extra thoughts – I've been using them in my own writing too. 🥲

Some excellent environmental storytelling on this graveyard in Norwich

Managed to get a hold of Harmonies, after it had been difficult to find for a while. It's such a pretty and elegant little game 😊 First time I just played a solo round rather than wait to have a buddy to play with again 😂

I've had the pleasure of coordinating the IG50 again this year and it's so nice to be able to celebrate these lovely folks 💖

Call for a voice actor! We’re looking to cast a female actress for our next game. Vocal age 25-35, Northern England accent, preferably Mancunian, incl. Pakistani and Indian Mancunian accents. That’s you? Then send a sample to [email protected], marked “casting call”. Paid gig, ofc <3 RTs!

We're back!

Wow, this Quacks of Quedlinburg Expansion contains more than I expected 😂

Yo, anyone going to #DevelopBrighton and fancy a chat? I'd love to say hi to old and new friends 💖

I've got so much respect for Voice Actors. I've been trying all week to learn how to do a recognisable Southern accent for DMing a western-themed D&D one-shot and it's not going well.

Are you based in the East of England and interested in an introduction workshop on Level Design? 📅 Mon, 30th June (NEXT MONDAY) 🕕 6 - 8 PM 📌 The Bank, Eye, Suffolk This is run by a cool designer + hands-on! More info and free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/level-desi...

Impact Day is on Saturday 19th July. Celebrating the games industry and disabled people during Disability Pride Month, we are excited to bring talks from a range of professions! From QA to Art, Voice Acting to Leadership there is something for everyone. #ImpactDay Register here: lu.ma/iq4ty0ly

I've signed up to play Blood on the Clocktower today with people I know only very vaguely. Wish me luck 😅

Please do apply for this. Disabled and neurodiverse folks are notorious for not putting ourselves forward for support due to feeling like a burden or like we don't deserve it. I'm here to tell you WE DO DESERVE IT. We deserve equal access to this industry. So APPLY

What stresses me most about AI is that pretty much everything that made written communication fun for me before (✨using emojis to format stuff✨, finding interesting ways of phrasing things, throwing in en-dashes) is now seen as an indicator that I didn't write it myself 😭

For two days in a row I've played boardgames with... - a historic map of Great Britain as a board - moving armies & constantly changing allegiances - king in the title - having to change strategy after almost every opponent's move ... but it's been two different games 😂

I'm learning to play The Last Kingdom this evening, and oh boy, so much to pay attention to 😅 I'm stuck as a Dane and I'm very sorry I've changed my allegiance 🥲

Went to a boardgame café in Ilfracombe yesterday and tried out this game - mostly because it looked cute! A fair bit of set up, but it was quite fun as a two player experience ☺️

Well, that's not a bad view for a campsite 💖

Played lots of nice games with lots of lovely people today! ✨

The next three Lunch Chats for Neurodivergent Women that I'm hosting monthly are now open for bookings 💖 📅 Save the date(s): 👉Fri, 27 June: lu.ma/d45c1n1l 👉Tue, 29 July: lu.ma/6v28kg06 👉Thu, 28 August: lu.ma/d3mqn8la Tickets are free, but limited to keep it cosy ✨ Spread the word 🍀

Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Be gay do crow stuff #pridemonth #pridecrows

Whelp, I've binge-read the whole Children of Time trilogy and now I don't know what to read next 🥲

✅ Hammock under the roses ✅ Book three of "Children of Time" ✅ Cold drink After a very busy week plus a talk and stall at the Norwich Games Festival yesterday, this is exactly what I need ✨

Got ADHD? 🧠 Do you work in the games industry? 🎮 Want to chat to others like you about the challenges and joys of this mix? Then sign up now for these friendly lunch break chats I'm hosting for this specific purpose 👇

Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.

Went to the @norfolkgamedevs.bsky.social AGM meeting yesterday and was once again reminded that Norwich is filled with lots of lovely games people who put a lot of energy into keeping the place welcoming and making it more active on the games industry front 💖

#mayllennial day 27: dial-up internet

I dared move after 30 minutes in the same position and Nibs was NOT HAPPY

Studying for real exams: 🙂‍↔️ Studying for the Blue Prince: 🙂‍↕️

For many years now, I've been spared the paperwork nightmare that is German bureaucracy... until I discovered I needed a new passport. Why, oh why, is my current ID + Passport + Birth certificate not enough to prove that I'm German? Why do you need my PARENTS' birth or marriage certificate too? 😭