Oh it's the bloody chests again #TheTraitors

Noooooo! Not Fiona! Innocence is lost. #TheTraitors

I’m interested to look around and see if I can find the abstract for this as the article hints that they have broken down the research by genre and other factors. In any case it looks good for modern games specifically. Study explores wellbeing impact of board games www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Looking forward to see @noreenmasud.bsky.social terrifying husk of a lemon pig regenerate into its new form as is the new year tradition.

Very much enjoying a first go at Ember Glow Games' Stack O' Cats! Great little dexterity game and lovely cat meeples (ceeples?) 😺🐾

Absolutely knew this was the next phase for mini painting. When you can't even be bothered to sculpt or paint. Personally I think this calls for a complete change in how we paint minis, something more stylistic, perhaps impressionist, to see the human touch again.

I'm sure I'm not the first to request this @princecharlescinema.com but would you consider a Rob Reiner memorial screening or marathon? His performances and directing. His work has created iconic films and memories, and I'm sure lots would love to see them grouped together. x

Awesome to be introduced to Space Gits last night by Mike @planetsmashergames.bsky.social. Drunken orcs, toppling dice, horrific shoota and grenade damage, and a couple of pints - sounds like a good evening to me.

"I'm in open rebellion"

…and here it is in digital form: the Senet/Guardian collab with all the best board-game recommendations.

Goblin guard, in Tove Jansson The Hobbit style. #ttrpg

A kobold, in a helmet and chainmail

Been looking for to this since @annablackwell.bsky.social mentioned it at Now Play This. Finally here! Can't wait to do PissRat proud.

Pope Leo absolutely cooking

Most viewed in UK news. Truly surreal. Io Pan! 🐐✨

Hail Pan!

I mean... no... I thought that was obvious. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Shinybright goblin for @idgnicholson.bsky.social

Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked. We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.

We need to make thinking and imagination FUN again because it bloody IS. Find a way to make bad music with pots, craft a surprise party for your parents, come up with all the steps to put a cardboard fort in your friend's garden, and before you know it, you can tackle ANYTHING ART IS LIVING 🧵

playing Nick's reaction to finding out Alan was a traitor to myself for the rest of the night. #CelebrityTraitors

He literally laughed when he had to say he was a Faithful. *How* did Alan Carr win?! #celebritytraitors

NICK NOOOOOOOOOO #celebritytraitors

Guesses on who the #Lewes #Bonfire effigies will be: (Former) Prince Andrew Elon Musk Netanhayu (if they're feeling particularly provocative) Rachael Reeves Donald Trump (obvious but a perennial favourite).

Saw @realgdt.bsky.social Frankenstein. Loved Caravaggio lighting, Catholic reliquary imagery particularly in the Monster's creation, spectacular use of colour, and Kate Hawley's costume design which will definitely influence everything soon. This film is a thick juicy steak for cinematic anemia.

Probability wise, they should have least caught one traitor by blind luck. I think they are statistically the worst Faithful group there has ever been. #CelebrityTraitors

An absolutely outstanding conversation between @timclare.bsky.social & Irving Finkel tonight at Canterbury Festival. Loved the theory of "deep pointlessness" of games, Tim's recommendation of Magical Athlete (already on the Christmas list) and discovering so many ways to play German infrastructure.

And another British cultural icon: '99 ice creams and ice cream vans are because of post-Napoleonic Italian immigrants.

Stephen Fry proposes something completely ingenious and never done before on Traitors... as is ignored completely, which is very in keeping with the Traitors. #CelebrityTraitors

“Theatre essentially relies on people having had the privilege of an education that allows them to believe that they’re entitled to go to the theatre... It’s a relatively small group of people that is available to..." I mean, pretty much yeah.

I want Adrian Chiles to review every piece of performance art.

Just a reminder if you'd like to hear me & the British Museum's Irving Finkel talk about the history of boardgames, we're on in Canterbury this Saturday at 5:30pm. I'd love to see you there. I can't wait. canterburyfestival.co.uk/whats-on/tim...

Same, Tom, same. #CelebrityTraitors

Exploring some Tove Jansson style dwarves for #inktober #ttrpg

Didn't care for today's theme of 'murky' so here's a fly and a cheese grater with some other stuff. #inktober

I'm just going to put it out there #ttrpg community... I don't enjoy Actual Plays. I'm sure people do, but they're not for me. Watching professional comedians and improvisers playing any ttrpg makes me feel less good about playing, like I'm not as witty or erudite in my play/character choices.

Enjoyed this one today a lot. Feels like I'm hitting a stride which is nice, and remembering how much I love drawing. #inktober

Just in the nick of time today! #inktober

I'm not the best of drawers (the right hand, ugh) but I'm going to commit to doing this #inktober2025. Dwarf with axe.

In food history, we notice how super-refined foods--gelatin, vienna sausage, white bread--lose class and become horrifying once they become industrialized. Suddenly, fingermarks in bread dough demonstrate skill, not clumsiness. Post-chatGPT, I'm feeling this about writing. Smoothness feels gross.

The new issue of Wyrd Science (@wyrdscience.bsky.social) has just thumped onto my doormat, and it looks incredible. So many cool articles and for them to be analogued onto ink and paper. Viva Print! Thanks to editor @johnpower.bsky.social for allowing me to write for this one.

One Battle After Another was a hell of a wild ride. Absolutely loved it. Immediately one of PTA's best. DiCaprio running across the rooftop and falling out of the tree, Del Toro's Sensei and Sean Penn's deeply uncomfortable walking anywhere were particular highlights. More of this please.

Could I introduce you to Warhammer? #warhammercommunity

@royalastrosoc.bsky.social question from my 4yo son this morning, do other planets have more than four seasons? Or are seasons something that only happen on Earth?

Calamitous decision for artists if done. We *will* see Arts used for party political ends, funding "the Right kind of Art" dependent on political trends. Will be especially hard on trans/minority group artists Arts Council funding decisions likely to be handed to mayors share.google/LYekLAOJdtn1...

There's the old saying that writers write the same story over and over again. I feel like that about my theatre productions closest to my heart: The Last March (about Capt Scott), Don Quixote, I Want My Hat Back, all feature a naïve narrator, failure, death. Do #ttrpg games writers feel the same?

How the hell could that report about Trump and Starmer on Radio 4 Today be considered anywhere near impartial?!

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@danthurot.bsky.social Dan, apologies if you've been asked this before: your children frequently appear in your writing, and my son is 4, are there any sure fire hits that you'd recommend? Spots I always think looks good but I'm wondering if there's anything more high energy?