There's a lot of great writing in this article, but there's one thing I'm especially grateful that it touches upon: why it can be so hard for a woman to walk into a tabletop space in the first place, even if all the men seem nice.

‘Let's Dive In’, one of two poems by @ruralunease.bsky.social, from our December / January issue – now on sale for only £6.95. For more poetry like this, order the latest issue here: thelondonmagazine.org/product/curr...

First day back at my desk, and I got some good gaming sessions in over Christmas. 2025's Moon Colony Bloodbath gave me a lot to think about. www.wargamer.com/moon-colony-...

Me: I love physical media! I love having a collection of books, board games, and DVDs that bring me joy! Me, about to move house: 😭

D&D party are going into the New Year with a positive mindset

Going into 2026, I'm going to make a lot more effort to share writing that made me smile. Starting with:

A lot of this year felt more "survive" than "thrive", but I still wrote some of my best ever work for Wargamer. Put my face to video for the first time, did some interviews that I'm immensely proud of. Oh, and introduced tens of thousands of people to Birdemic.

It's my last day at work before Christmas, and I can't stop thinking about this party card game where fighting for the right to take sick leave from work is presented as an adorable party game with fuzzy animals. www.wargamer.com/use-up-all-y...

18th Century Colleagues: lots to see here.

The restorative power of lying down in a quiet, dark room is so strong for me that I'm starting to suspect I'm not just autistic but a vampire.

I am having a really stressful few weeks, so I've redownloaded Red Dead Redemption 2. I will not be doing any shooting or heists. I am just here to brush my horse, play dominoes, and perform menial tasks. As God intended.

A beautiful write up that captures the heart of The Time We Have “During setup, my buddy and I scoffed at this. We were zombie movie scholars, and we knew there was no logical reason to open a door with a hungry zombie behind it. And then we began to play.”

My December so far? Stress and anxiety. How am I coping? ✨Games that simulate stress and anxiety ✨ On a more serious note, very glad to have backed @moreblueberries.bsky.social ' The Time We Have. Exactly the heart wrenching zombie narrative I was hoping for. www.wargamer.com/the-time-we-...

Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.

When you and your fiance both die in Phasmaphobia, but it's still date night so you've gotta be romantic about it.

I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...

Here's Part Two of my recent interview with the ever-thoughtful @colewehrle.bsky.social . Expect rich ruminations on historical board games, the violation of player agency, and games that are meant to feel bad on the first playthrough: www.wargamer.com/molly-house/...

I love watching my Fitbit try to figure out what the hell is going on when I'm at a metal gig.

I've never been one to turn down two concerts back to back so VOLBEAT. Consistently great every time I see them. ...every muscle in my body hurts.

Can't wait for Castle Rat to inevitably blow up because man, is this a metal band that deserves it. Bristol show was an absolute sweat fest.

'Melted cockerel' by @betarish.bsky.social badlilies.uk/rishi-dastidar

it hasn't helped sell any mags but it appears our nonsense on here has just pushed our account over 5K 'followers', so let's embrace that as some kind of achievement! Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*

Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates. There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...

I know that 'I love my friends' is a near universal experience at the RPG table but seeing my Strahd group all dress as their characters for a Halloween session really reminded me how much love and trust and passion they've poured into this silly little game we've shared together for almost 3 years

my pumkin he is everything

God I LOVE seeing Battle Beast live. One of the most underrated voices in metal. Noora Louhimo just kills it every time.

As a lover of movies that most people would call "utter crap", I genuinely can't overstate how excited I was to talk to Whitney Moore about Birdemic. Oh, and Tyranny from Critical Role, too. www.wargamer.com/dnd/whitney-...

I just want to praise all the impressive work that our art director Daria is doing. Without her it wouldn’t be possible

Excellent feature! 👏👏👏

"No fonts? We'll make them. Other publishers said it's too much trouble? We'll still do it. … No electricity because of airstrikes? Our designers plug into generators and keep going. That's the spirit of the game, defiant. And that's the spirit of Ukraine right now. So… perfect match.”

Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...

I'm so fucking stoked to dive into this

Wrote a deeply personal piece about my first tabletop RPG. GrailQuest was the less famous rival to Fighting Fantasy, and its art gave primary school me literal fucking nightmares. So, for Halloween, I decided to ask the artist all about those traumatic drawings. www.wargamer.com/grailquest-t...

Me when my D&D players are on their phones

Since it's October 1, I'm going to be on the hunt for spooky tabletop games to write about. Please shout at me about the spooky games that you love! I have a whole month to check out recommendations.

It's HALLOWEEN! Every October I watch 31 horror movies I haven't seen before. Best time of the year. DAY 1/31 was I Saw The TV Glow. A really touching movie that only seems to be called a horror because it defies genre categories. Not always executed perfectly, but original and often beautiful.

Interviewing Critical Role is like being asked to eat lunch with the coolest people in school and finding out that all the rumours about their coolness were absolutely true: www.wargamer.com/critical-rol... Also, there's a YouTube version hidden in the article!

Just realised it’s #negroniweek so sharing again. #livesofthefemalepoets is now out! Cheers!

Finally played Molly House. Had a breakdown. Bon appetit. www.wargamer.com/molly-house/...

Okay this sounds awesome

“[Paizo] isn’t really interested in buying product we already paid for once back from someone that doesn’t own it." Amid adversary proceedings and delays, comic and RPG publishers settle in for a protracted legal fight against the bankrupted Diamond.

Ten Candles. Have some proof. (And go learn about a really, really fantastic game.)

NEW LAURA PURCELL BOOK LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO

good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...

VENUS a mini comic about girls night uniting us all 1/2

Update to this chart that I share a lot. Not breaking news: Game design teams are still OVERWHELMINGLY all men. About 7% of the top 500 games have a woman or non-binary person credited as a designer. A 🧵of related charts: (1/6) 🎲✂️

Every day I regret not buying this Strahd kimono before it went out of stock. I have no idea what I would have worn it with, but god damn am I sad I don't have it.

Hey it is me! In a few minutes 8:30am PST on Wargamer! Talking about stuff.

eff-able comes to Scotland this Friday! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 We have an effing fabulous show lined up for Glasgow. Do come along if you’re in town, or tell everyone there if you’re not! www.outsavvy.com/event/28155/...