#MFWG lucky enough to help playtest the upcoming History & Games Lab & @chaosium.bsky.social #CallOfCthluhu #TTPRG Horror in the Cisterns adventure recently - more details here www.chaosium.com/blognext-mon... no spoilers but had a lot of fun & we learned a lot, in fact so much we lost some SAN!

June 5-7th @cymerafestival.co.uk is back & #MFWG founder @abs.ventures has helped curate the #Games strand, to sign up to play shorturl.at/FEOrc (he's running 2 games!) shorturl.at/ob2EC has Workshops & #game related events. Free/low priced ticket options for many of the games events! #TTRPG #RPG

Team #MFWG minds still 'whorling' (pastry pun ahoy) from Creative Tech Scotland Gathering last week, #CTSG was amazing as usual, our wee snapshots cannot do it justice but ctsg.scot/2026/program... will give you the flavour! So many interesting talks and folks. (Cinnamon) roll on next year!

accessibility.day 'Today is the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day! ...The purpose of #GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.' Who can you talk to today about #Accessibility ? #TheFutureIsAccessible

#MFWG excited to be attending jubenshacon.com First English language #Jubensha convention, looking forward to listening, learning, playing and helping inform my #GameDesign practice. Games so far are amazing! What is Jubensha? Well I'll know more soon but jubensha.co.uk/pages/what-i... a good start

The Big Telly Jam #Dundee was an appropriately anarchic mashup day, #game designers, #artists & more. #MFWG delighted to attend, met old #friends, made new ones, lots of creative fun! Grateful to Arcadia & @biomecollective.bsky.social & all the organisations who supported it, more of these please!

One more sleep until the #Games #Accessibility #Conference online and free! Tickets still available www.gaconf.com for more info, a welcoming community and trove of #GamesAccessibility info! @gaconf.bsky.social #GAConf See you there!

Team #MFWG stopped by the #LeithWalk #PoliceBox to see the @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy team, check out the #LessMiserables demo on steam #IndieGames #Games #Leith #Edinburgh #Scotland

Team #MFWG is @conpulsion.bsky.social #TTRPG convention in #Edinburgh all weekend! Running #CallOfCthulhu this afternoon and #Liminal tomorrow afternoon playing and attending talks around that, hopefully see some of you there! #Scotland #Games #RPG #LARP #Megagames

Team #MFWG founder @abs.ventures is at the Police Box today, come and have a chat and find out more about our @cymerafestival.co.uk #Games programme which he has curated! We're looking for game makers and creators to run adventures at Cymera send us a pitch [email protected]

Team #MFWG is looking forward to the #Edinburgh @gamestalkslive.bsky.social later tomorrow, please say hi if you see us! There are also #Dundee and #Glasgow events over the next couple of days too, #Scottish #Games #Scotland #VideoGames #GamesTalksLive www.gamestalks.live for tickets and more info

Team #MFWG looking forward to this talk from the #History & #Games Lab at #Edinburgh University tomorrow on #RPG #ActualPlay by @friede.bsky.social free and online, info at historyandgames.shca.ed.ac.uk/events/

Team #MFWG was delighted to be at the @scottishgames.bsky.social #HelloWorld #Games event in #Glasgow this week, some insightful talks, made some new friends, met some old ones and saw a lot of cool stuff, thanks @brianbaglow.bsky.social! #Scottish #GameDev #Scotland

Tomorrow is the launch of LEVEL UP #SCOTLAND: The National #Games Action Plan see you in #Edinburgh in the AM and also there is another event in #Dundee in the #PM more info at the @scottishgames.bsky.social website scottishgames.net/2026/01/14/l...

Thought provoking & fun show by #DavidOxley in #edinburgh on for next couple of days, #free tickets/info davidoxley.art/2025/11/18/b... in particular sphaerosymphony.com with #PieraMorlacchi was fascinating, dynamic music from air pollution data also #bubble #dance !#art #creative #tech #Scotland

Team #MFWG is looking forward to helping staff the Post #Apocalyptic #Christmas #Party tomorrow hosted by our creative pals @ghostsociety.bsky.social @ #BarntonBunker info and tickets www.ghostsociety.co.uk/post-apocaly... #Edinburgh #Scotland #Buclear #Bunker #Hohoholocaust

#MFWG are en route to the Crossover with Creative Tech Scotland Gathering put on The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Innovation Studio, in partnership with the Creative Tech Scotland Gathering looking forward to it! #CTSG

#MFWG founder @abs.ventures will be @ #Dragonmeet tomorrow! 12.30 @mongoosepublishing.bsky.social seminar @ 14.30 @gonzohistory.bsky.social & @lostpages.co.uk #Making #Magic #Marvellous then the #KARTAS live recording with @kennethhite.bsky.social & @robindlaws.bsky.social 17.30 #TTRPG #Games

The Hidden History of Women Game Designers daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-h...

Also founder @abs.ventures is part of an amazing line-up panel @ptbopoetry.bsky.social on Sunday afternoon pushtheboatout.org/events/gamin... with #CalumRodger @ghostsociety.bsky.social @luciholland.bsky.social and a #TinderboxOrchestra young game designers demo #Scotland #Games #Immersive #Poetry

Hey we made a #TemporaryAutonomousPoetryZone experimental psychogeographic #poetry #game for the amazing @ptbopoetry.bsky.social #Festival FREE to #play this weekend at the #Pleasance #Edinburgh pushtheboatout.org/events/tempo... come along, give it a try! #Scotland #Games #Immersive #Poems #MFWG

As Cymera Festival continues to mature, we are seeking enthusiastic and committed individuals to bring new ideas and knowledge to our board. Experience in running or programming a book festival is not needed: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/join-the-board

Here's something from the #future 'Next stop #Nor'Bridge followed by #NewNor'Loch. Disembark here for #TheCastle, #HalfMile and #TheRemnants.. #MindTheGap between #Ferry and #Lighthouse' last and definitely not least did I mention the #book has gone in a #TimeCapsule in the #NorthBridge #Edinburgh!

I did all the #collage #CutAndPaste #art #remixing #publicdomain images with my own #drawings & #photos here's something from the #past a close up of a section from A Perspective View of the Bridge and Register-Office Edinburgh, c.1800 see if you can spot what I added 😀

I also made an #Absacus Universale Ludus Mutante #rpg rosetta stone style translation device if you like it let me know! #Argaxian #StewBum #Gallous #Reekin #Glaikit #GangTaeFreuchieAnFryMice

My #game #dossier is a series of #story & #adventure prompts for role playing games & playful creative provocation suitable for anyone seeking #stimulation, #FirFaeEyesOnly a #TimeTravel #trip through #Edinburgh past to future with #fantastic #fae #magic twists mixed with real #history #ttrpg #rpg

Hey tomorrow I'm part of the #NorthBridge: Where We Travelled #Book #Launch #Celebration Sat 25 Oct 2025 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Charteris Centre, EH8 9RR #Edinburgh courtesy of the amazing @jedapearl.bsky.social Tickets www.tickettailor.com/events/jedap... come along, buy a book I wrote a #Game for it!

#MFWG looking forward to the #Accessibility in #Tabletop #Game #Design event tonight with #AlysaThomas at #AncientRobotWorkshop in #Leith #Edinburgh #Scotland more info and tickets ancientrobotworkshop.co.uk#events #TTRPG say hi if you see us there

As usual the @scotgamedev.bsky.social #GamesTalksLive were excellent, still time to catch them in #Glasgow tonight and online! sgda.co.uk/gtl for more details. Amazing speakers, including pals @gothbosscat.bsky.social @petergreeves.bsky.social #Games #Scotland #Scottish #VideoGames #GameDev

#MFWG was EXPOS3D – #Immersive #Art Exhibition in #Edinburgh by @TREVORJONESART became a #godhood avatar, giving #benediction #blessing on until Friday afternoon #free tickets/info www.trevorjonesart.com/expos3d/ recommended #AR #Surveillence #Privacy #Painting #StainedGlas #Drones #Sculpture #AI

GAconf kicks off a week today! 🎉 Two days of talks & networking, celebrating & learning from advances in the field of game accessibility. Sept 29th-30th, in-person in Redmond, free to attend online. Have you got your ticket yet? registration & info at gaconf.com! #gamedev #indiedev #a11y

Team #MFWG are en route to #Dundee for #GamesDay as part of #DICEEurope looking forward to a very interesting lineup on the banks of the Silvery Tay and to meeting some new folks (say hi if you see us) and catching up with friends! #SGDA #Games #GameDev #Scotland #Scottish

#MFWG @tabletopscot.bsky.social much cool stuff (Mythical Realms beastie!) running #Liminal #ttrpg scenario (returning players!) & helping with the #GameJam kudos to @philipgharris.bsky.social for hosting & running with aplomb some very impressive entries this year, roll on next year! #Games

Team #MFWG will be @tabletopscot.bsky.social running the next in the Seasons of the Sun campaign Worm Moons and Mad Hares and Mayhem Oh My! tomorrow evening using #Liminal #rpg & helping with the #GameJam running all weekend #Edinburgh #TableTopScotland #ttrpg #Games #Scotland #Scottish

Ca-caw! The Rooks are installed at @cymerafestival.co.uk - swing by any time today for a demo of #DarkDeeds, or join us live - in person or online - at 7pm UK / 2pm ET / 11am PT - for our #InsideTheRookery celebrating 50 years of @chaosium.bsky.social with @lynneahardy.bsky.social and #StuartBoon

And games!

A fantastic time at the #Scottish Historical #Heritage & Gamification workshop at the #EdinburghUniversity historyandgames.shca.ed.ac.uk Lab last week, lots to ponder and some great connections made between games designers, academics & industry. #Games #GamesDesign #History #Scotland #TTRPG #RPG

Team #MFWG are excited for The Future Imperative #megagame about humanity’s response to #climatechange this Saturday in #Stirling 'it draws on real-life science and climate challenges to explore what global action on climate change might look like' socialudo.org/tfi for more info #Games #Scotland

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) - as accessibility.day pithily puts it 'The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities' #Accessibility #GAAD

Tapping the sign.

Urgh, yep just did this, if you have an ebay account you probably want to do this.

Sunday keynote @conpulsion.bsky.social 'Where are we going?' presenting some positive possibilities for the future chair @philipgharris.bsky.social & @discourseminis.bsky.social @gavininglis.bsky.social Ron Edwards @trevinyork.bsky.social

The line-up @conpulsion.bsky.social this weekend is amazing Team #MFWG will be there, say hi if you see us #Edinburgh #rpg #Conpulsion #ttrpg #Games #Scotland #Scottish

Looking forward to the @gaconf.bsky.social #Games #Accessibility #Conference next week tickets free for those attending virtually! Can't recommend this event highly enough! Amazing learning experience! We'll be attending online, please say hi in the Discord! More details here www.gaconf.com #GAConf

Ain't no joke! (see what we did there..) looking forward to attending @gamestalkslive.bsky.social tomorrow in #Edinburgh, hopefully see some of you there! #Games #GameDev #Scotland #VideoGames #Scottish #GamesTalksLive

Involved/interested in #Games in #Scotland then engage with scottishgames.net/2025/03/26/s... Zoom sessions over tnext fortnight or feedback directly to @scottishgames.bsky.social not just #videogames but #immersive #TtopRPG #BoardGames too #ScotlandsGameActionPlan have your say! #Scottish #GameDev

Tonight is the Green Game Design Launch Webinar by IGDA Climate Special Interest Group signup us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... more info www.greengamedesign.com #Games #GameDev #Climate #Green #GameDesign #Environment

Transmission Incoming... Agents Initiate OPERATION: CAULD REEKIE - still some slots left at end of the week/weekend come play some 'spy-de and seek' - morefunwith.games/unveiled-esp... #UnveiledGames #UnveiledEspionage #Edinburgh #Games #Immersive #Espionage #Spies #OperationCauldReekie #CauldReekie

Unicorn... November... Victor... Echo... Indigo... Lima... Echo... Delta... morefunwith.games/unveiled-esp... #UnveiledGames #UnveiledEspionage #Edinburgh #Games #Immersive #Espionage #Spies