Hit me up with your RPG projects that are coming out in August and beyond. Always looking for titles to inlclude in my monthly column for TTGM.

Saw My Chemical Romance celebrate 20 years of The Black Parade this weekend. 17 years ago, I was the kind of kid that wore a Black Parade jacket regularly. Brought it with me, heal your inner child and all that.

No one in my family plays tabletop games, but my parents and fiance read all my articles. Sometimes multiple times. Even though they don't understand what I'm talking about. My friends who share my hobby also read and talk to me about my work. I feel grateful for these people every day.

Over the weekend, my kids and I played a ton of Catan, and after decades of service, we decided to retire our beloved set. Here's a little appreciation thread for objects of play and their gradual decay 🧵

Got really personal with today's board game feature. I've watched a weekly gaming group grow from 1 member to 1,000 in the last few years. Board games have quite literally made our lives so much better.

Great article from @spookysyntax.bsky.social. Seeing these anti-AI signs around UKGE was heartening, but it shouldn't even be a question. AI slop took up valuable space at the con, and punter's money that could have gone to real creators went to this crap instead.

Such a thoughtful, well-written article and I’m honoured that some of my thoughts on the topic were included. Thank you @spookysyntax.bsky.social for reaching out and writing this very important piece!

Senet was very happy to display one of these signs on our own stand at UKGE. Senet us made by humans for humans, with a heartfelt commitment to AI-free creativity.

It was impossible to ignore the voices standing against AI at this year's UKGE. Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with me about their efforts.

A worthy read that hit home for me any my neurodivergencd a lot of times

Finally rested and back at my desk after UKGE, so I'm going to be writing up stories from the con all week. Here's a thread! Starting with my demo of For the Gods! A visually lovely game I'm keen to stress test further: www.wargamer.com/for-the-gods...

GOTHS ON TOUR Excited for the first full day of #UKGE to kick off. Say hello if you spot me!

The bank holiday was all about boxing and trying new board games. This week, it's #UKGE! So less boxing, more board gaming. Looking forward to catching up with others in the industry and checking out some fresh tabletop titles.

This article really hit me. Years ago, my partner and I bought Descent 2e because there was a fully armored woman on the box. Later, when I applied to Fantasy Flight, I used Descent 2e content as my skill test. My road to being a tabletop designer traces directly back to that warrior on the cover.

I had a great time chatting with Mollie, and the her article is fantastic! Definitely worth a read & some soul searching.

More good stuff from @spookysyntax.bsky.social who is out there doing the work. A thoroughly sourced piece.

It's been a while since I shared a long read! I spent several months looking at gender representation in the world of board games. Hugely grateful for the time of the designers who shared their stories with me.

God I am so weak for "tabletop RPG but you make decisions using something other than dice or cards". I love finding narrative in abstract items INJECT IT INTO MY VEINS

ikea has this new storage chest for kid's rooms that looks like a mimic, and I applaud this kind of thinking. it's good to teach children about the dangers of mimics early, so they don't fall prey to one the first time they go adventuring

An absolute blast chatting with Chase and Caelyn from team Rascal, thank you for having me gang 💜

ANNOUNCING: Swords Against Beginner's Box Replica Edition Coming in June, this is a reproduction of a specific, incomplete, unplayable copy of this 1979 game found at an estate sale in 2016, including replicas of personal effects of the former owner.

As a former Girl Guide, Call of Cthulhu's latest entry fills me with so much joy. I think it's also an interesting look at where the system might evolve in future. www.wargamer.com/call-of-cthu...

Finally got around to Vantage, and it made me think a lot about how we move about in the world - and often gamify those journeys. www.wargamer.com/vantage/boar...

Back at work today after a week of very mindful resting. Have been (almost) totally switched off from the world of tabletop, so time to catch up.

Feels a bit vulnerable talking about this, but I'm doing it anyway so I can hold myself accountable. I'm suffering from extreme autistic burnout. I've been ignoring signs of exhaustion for months, and I've made myself quite sick. Taking a week to recover and figure out a sustainable way forward.

Left 4 Dead's graffiti is so memorable because it was made by people—a whole lot of people aftermath.site/left-4-dead-gr...

Twenty years ago, Neil banged out the tunes. Who was he? Come on a brief and fruitful quest to find out: defector.com/a-brief-and-...

I'm so ready for this

Fun fact about me: I take boxing classes every weekend. I never thought that would ever help me with a board game review, but sometimes life surprises you: www.wargamer.com/tag-team/boa...

I’ve never seen a picture of a chicken go harder than this

Struggling with freelance work the past several months. Besides Tabletop Gaming Magazine, I have nothing going on. If anyone has a line on places accepting pitches for board game content, I'd appreciate the tip.

When I go, they won't remember me for my words. They'll remember the weird image edits I made of Chris Perkins as Strahd von Zarovich. Also, what a delightful interview! www.wargamer.com/dnd/chris-pe...

I have seen very few movies this year so I can't really judge the oscars, but one of the movies I did see was Sinners, and its portrayal of the Jim Crow economy is the film's driving force, even more than its supernatural elements www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

‘Late February’, a poem by Rory Attwood from our February / March issue. There's only one day left to enter this year's Poetry Prize to be in with a chance of winning cash prizes of up to £1,000 and publication in the magazine: thelondonmagazine.org/the-london-m...

I'll always be obsessed with this edit made by @tommchenry.bsky.social

Grateful to @aftermath.site for giving me the time of day amid the Ongoing Unpleasantness. Read the article. It's important. aftermath.site/gameshub-cli...

A long read from me today, about the delicate task of designing respectful historical board games. Massive thanks to @amabel.bsky.social and @colewehrle.bsky.social for talking to me about their design approaches. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...

Wanted to get a list out of my #Zinetopia picks but that's gonna be hard. So here's a thread of my faves you need to check out before their campaigns end!

I don't have the spoons to contribute anything meaningful to Journalism Discourse today. But just to put it out there, Wargamer policy is not to sell review copies that we receive.

Subscribed to a bunch of print magazines at the start of the year so I can expand my reading. The copy of Senet that just came through my door is, so far, winning the most stylish award.

Love seeing Mollie carry a torch for smaller crowdfunding projects during Feb's zine initiatives! It can be thankless work and poison for news placement algos.

Happy Zine Quest month! Hoping to highlight more than a few neat projects over on Wargamer this Feb. First up, the deliciously pun-filled Food and Evil by @goosepoopgames.com www.wargamer.com/food-and-evi...

‘At night, we open the cellar’s hatch, to let the shifts of spirits pass.’ 👻 M.S. Evans’s ‘Copper Hill’ from ‘Nights on the Line’, cover art by Kit Boyd. @kitboyd.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/nights-on-th...

5 jobs I've had: 1. Puppet 2. Pauper 3. Piper 4. Poet 5. Pawn* *And a King

Downsizing – Lisa Kelly @lisadmkelly.bsky.social atriumpoetry.com/2026/01/27/d...

Got real personal and summed up my feelings about Warhammer's new Custodes models. And then went on a tangent about King Arthur. www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40...