Did you know this years ENNIEs judges were 100% white and 80% male? Anyway unrelatedly here's the application to judge next year ennie-awards.com/judge-applic...

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Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate

RT if you want to keep buying Physical games

You cannot hope to bribe or twist / thank God! / the British journalist. / But, seeing what / the man will do / unbribed, there's no occasion to.

Enjoyable first learning game of Imperial Elegy today, photos by @mrgoyette.bsky.social

Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan's AMA is live now on r/rpg! Stop by to ask about Trail of Cthulhu 2nd Edition, Merryshire Detective Club, game design, writing, or whatever else you've always wanted to know. See you there! #TTRPG #AMA Link: bit.ly/4ePR8sd

Well, I've been affected by the Bungie layoffs, and I guess I'm now looking for work. I'm a senior narrative designer on Destiny 2. I'm going to thread a little list of stuff I've done on the game; normally I go out of my way to avoid attention, but today I'd appreciate reposts.

If you're interested in human-created art vs AI, please check out the new game launch from Play to Z - Siege Perilous. The art was hand-drawn using medieval techniques, not done a computer at all, other than being scanned in to create the final files. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

📯 Event alert! 📯 One event over, but the next one is following soon: ULIDIA 8 at the Rathrcroghan Visitor Centre, Tulsk, Co. Roscommon 23-25 June Programme and registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/ulidia-8-t... Some more info: www.rathcroghan.ie/event/ulidia... /1

Hi, I'm Hime. A Black/Native/Irish American fanartist and fanfic author. I don't have much. But I don't have an INPRNT shop! And my commissions are open on Artistree! artistree.io/kagayakihime www.inprnt.com/gallery/kaga...

Dagestan is pacified on my FIFTH ATTEMPT - it has really crippled my game between the consumption of impulses and the reduced card draw. It starts the game a little uppity and proved to be unreasonably stubborn. Imperial Elegy from VUCA Simulations

An independent Poland? Not on my watch. Imperial Elegy from VUCA Simulations, playing as Russia

📣Coast Watchers pre-order discount ends 30June, per @gmtgames.bsky.social monthly: zurl.co/CXbnS

Call for proposals from Asmodee's Game In Lab. Each project will be eligible for a maximum grant of €20,000: www.game-in-lab.org/en/internati...

Would love to see round tables on topics like this at cons. Hint hint @fortcircle.bsky.social

Interview with @volko.bsky.social designer of 1943: Race to Rabaul from @phalanxgames.bsky.social theplayersaid.com/2026/06/15/i...

A brief Aaside to UX designers out there. Worked with a talented, smart, & very observant art director a 15+ years ago. He is an absolute genius in understanding people. He told me once to have two glasses of wine then testing any interface/UX…

This morning @joedewhurst.bsky.social, @ronengoldstein.bsky.social, and I had the honor of accepting the Premio Comenio prize for historical games from the Board Game Research Meeting in Genoa. The award recognizes Chicago ‘68 as a game that “makes history accessible, engaging, and meaningful.”

Tomorrow! Come play games! Have fun! Maybe win prizes if that's your thing! Say hello, reconnect with friends, and have a great time! We'll be there all day, so swing by at some point and see us! www.gamersgiving.org/springgiving

We’re hiring at @catan.com! Our studio is looking for a Senior Game Producer: careers.asmodee.com/job/Senior-G... I am not the hiring manager for this position, but I’m happy to answer any questions I can, or refer former colleagues interested in joining our team.

Hunt for Blackbeard giveaway - thanks @legendarytactics.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYuF...

An independent public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane begins in Belfast today

I'll say more when I can focus a bit, but for now ... While I'd love to stay in games, I'm also open to editor positions elsewhere in the publishing world. Fiction would be lovely. Before joining the games industry, I spent a decade and a half in higher ed roles that inform my work today.

If you are a board game reviewer AND a woman AND interested in a review copy of Thunder Road: Ignition - please reach out to [email protected]

the Women’s History Association of Ireland (WHAI) has teamed up with the Women’s History Network to offer a joint annual book prize which awards £500 for an author’s first single-authored monograph in women’s or gender history. Entries close on 31 July 2026. womenshistorynetwork.org/womens-histo...

To be incurious is a type of death

Soul sanctuary: Frank McNally on ‘staggeringly beautiful’ library of St Gall

A lot of Old Irish glosses and poems mentioned in @frankie49.bsky.social's latest Irish Diary about the medieval Irish manuscript treasures of the Swiss abbey at St Gallen.

I know some people who follow me might fit this role. jobs.ashbyhq.com/arenanet/b70...

Ted nails it. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

This is so good. Please read.

With exactly 1 month to go so far we have sold 6 tickets. Now I'm not expecting this to rival Salute or anything but as we need 20 people to cover the cost of hiring the shop before we get into the fundraising area I'd really appreciate it if this could be shared around a bit. Thanks! #SpreadTheLard

We are delighted to announce that Irish Studies at QUB will host @acirishstudies.bsky.social in 2028. The dates will be June 12-15; CFP to follow.

Learn now the Rule of the Dungeon, writ many levels deep... Illustrations by @edelrh7.bsky.social - there's one at the start of each chapter. (Those who know our family can spot the cameos.) THE DUNGEON BOOK is out August 11th, and is available for pre-order now.

With the sad news that John Blanche has passed away today I want everyone to share their favourite of his art work to fill Blue Sky with his awesomeness 😢 RIP John

Hugely sad. We've lost John Blanche. It's hard to know where to begin. He set fire to a generation's imagination, and those fires show no sign of stopping burning. His work very much illuminated the darkness.

This is a long shot, but does anyone know of any youth centres/charities in the Salford and Greater Manchester area who would like a free pool table? My dad has one he'd like to give away and he's having a hard time finding anyone who wants one.

Hilarious and deeply insightful writing by @brianphillips.lol.

University staff say €4.55bn research fund ignores arts and humanities. Almost 2,000 sign open letter criticising Research Ireland for favouring industry and commercial interests. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

Twenty-six years after publishing them for free, Rod Humble has emerged from the depths and brought us the 3rd ed. of his legendary "2 by 2 Napoleonics" tabletop #wargaming rules with new pinning rules and plans for future campaign and solo rules! Deploy the #tinymen! www.rodvik.com/2by2/vthree/

It is the last Friday of the month, which means the Cathach of Columcille (RIA MS 12 R 33) is on display from 10am - 4.30pm. The Cathach is the oldest extant Irish manuscript of the Psalter and very likely the earliest example of the form of Irish writing known as insular majuscule script.

An unusual request in the name of archaeological science: Would anyone happen to have a Shetland or Exmoor pony that wouldn’t mind sending some fur samples to me? We’re trying to compare a potentially preserved fur specimen but there’s (perhaps unsurprisingly) few sources on fur fibre diameters!

📢Call for papers for our 2026 conference ‘All Mapped Out: Maps, Plans and Charts in the Archives’ on Tuesday 24th November 2026. Abstracts submission deadline 5pm on Wednesday 1st July 2026. For more information: www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/news/call-fo...

For every season

Join the "Littoral Commander Indo-Pacific" online tournament for free! All levels are welcomed. It will be played on VASSAL. 🎲 💥 🔗 dietzfoundation.org/lc-online-wo...