Really interesting article about the historical events that inspired The Handmaid's Tale: www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...

Europe Economics has 'compared' the energy usage of AI translation and human translation. The numbers are a nonsense – AI is not some green saviour who vastly outbids us wasteful, gluttonous human translators (how dare we need feeding?!). Here's the take-down: www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...

Exploding Kittens board game. This is literally called the "chaos" side of the board. I lost both times. Story of my life. 🤦 (facepalm emoji)

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh - staying alive, staying alive... Second playthrough and the scores were 16-16-15-15 GG everybody 🕺

Tonight's gaming: K2. First playthrough. Enjoying it so far, but then no-one has fallen from the mountain and plummeted to their death yet. Totally different from yesterday's Happy Little Dinosaurs.

Excellent piece by Danny Hahn on why we literary translators won’t be replaced just yet! #translation #literarytranslation #booksky

First time playing Railroad Tiles this evening. Came 4th with 44 points. GG though

Whole book “translated” for $100? You get what you pay for, and if you don’t understand what makes human translators valuable, maybe you don’t value the creative work that goes into the writing process either. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Playing Azul Duel for the first time. Think it's now my fave Azul. I'd probably order them as: 1. Duel 2. Summer Pavilion 3. OG 4. Sintra

Yey! Victorious again! My blue sheep got the most grass. (Battle Sheep.)

Just won at Rattus Cartus because the other two players went bust with too many rats at the end. I knew it would be low so only had 3 rats. Hahahahaha Yeah I'm a bad winner ... but I don't often get the opportunity to gloat. So I'm making the most of it 🙃

We have hundreds of games. A well -stocked shelf of opportunity. Happy to plough days into a complex game with lots of minis. We know our way around BGA if we ever needed something new to play. So what did we play last night? Llama. For the hundredeth time.

Someone asked "what's the most boring subject for a game?" and I commented "a telephone hotline game". Then I had an idea for a luck-based dice game for it. Technically that makes me a game designer. I think I'd best stick to the day job, generally. Enjoy ;) hcoopertranslations.co.uk/free-print-a...

[1830] Harrie's railway empire is going okay, so far. Trains are getting a bit pricey now. My corporations are Erie, and Chesapeake & Ohio. It's only our 4th game I think. Does anyone recommend playing near New York etc, or have any tips there? Everyone seems to struggle with that area of the board.

If you need a pick-me-up, there's loads of cool art at the hashtag #portfolioday

Poor, neglected robins...

Watching a bit of Sort your Life Out over lunch (= hoarders-lite). Voiceover: "This family has *87 board games*!"

Joyride plus snacks...

Hey, there are more like me! I've been describing myself as an omni-gamer for a while, so it's nice to see a BGG thread about it: boardgamegeek.com/thread/34676...

Work-life balance ;-)

Arkham Horror. I probably shouldn't have picked a character that requires me to roll 6s each time.

Gamifying life. Genius 😂 youtube.com/shorts/_8MKl...

The Last of Us, this evening. Good so far

A thread about tariffs:

Joyride. First time playing this evening. GG. Am currently in the lead but I'm sure that will change very shortly...

This site lets board game designers share info about their games, including photos and videos, with publishers

Top tip: Don't start a game of 1830 at 8pm on a school night. Yeah, I quit with 1 train at about 11pm. There was a lot of paralysis analysis around the table.

The stolen board games weren't just a personal collection but shared as a library for others to enjoy at a small local convention. Please spread the word; it's unlikely, but hopefully, these games will be returned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK open consultation on Copyright & AI: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Already funded but back it anyways: www.kickstarter.com/projects/166...

I thought I did okay at Earth, with 219 points, but still third place (299-258-219). My two opponents both have doctorates in maths, so winning is hard in my house 😂

I have two good games that are a bit tricky to find publishers for: One is a coop-dexterity game thats played in the dark, the other is a coop programming game about discovering a foreign planet, a bit like the robo rally version of Lost expedition. Any suggestion where I could pitch those?

You'd have thought the BBC could afford a Zoom subscription ...

I have so many tabs open that I have no idea where the drum and bass is coming from. It's a good mix, at least. Maybe I'll be able to track it down later.

Gadunka says: “𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗥𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗛𝗛𝗛!!” 🏳️‍⚧️

To mark the inauguration, I've deleted my Twitter account. Feels weird, even though I haven't used it for a year. Had to say goodbye to it at some point though.

I think I'm going to be doing this. I stopped using Twitter a year ago, but have left my account dormant "just in case". I think it's time I left properly. Sometimes you've just got to say goodbye.

Happy new year everyone! First week: complete. Quick update of games played over the Christmas-New Year break: * Farsight * 1830 (whole days were sucked into the abyss with this one, but good fun) * Catan * Bitoku (initial playthrough) * Jaws (surprise gem)

Happy Holidays everyone, whatever you're celebrating :) !

I recently read Annie Bot by Sierra Greer. Really enjoyed it. hcoopertranslations.co.uk/2024/12/05/b...

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The weekend was *very* windy here in the south of the UK. 3 roads in my small town were blocked by trees, and 1 took down some power lines (didn't affect us though). So we stayed in & played Blood Bowl (1-1) + more Worms :D Bring on the Chrimbo-Limbo gaming! (LOTR mega-game, usually, or X-Wing)

Right then, I'm trying this out! For those who don't know I used to run regular #BoardGamerslift post over on Twitter. The idea is for board gamers to share what they're up to and support each other. Any tabletop gamers can get involved: designers, reviewers, publishers, game lovers in general!

Know some tabletop-related writers? I'd like to create a Bluesky starter pack. Are you a translator, RPG writer or a rules editor? Comment below :)

On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

Hey tabletop folk. I know many of you struggle with self-promotion, so let me help! Are you working on something cool? Do you provide services? Written a good article? Taken an ace photo? Run an event? Post below and let's get a self-promotion mega thread going! (I'll create LISTS with this info)

4 (continues from previous post). Ideal gaming weekend: Sat: warm up with Akropolis then 40k. Evening (depending on beer consumption): Arkham Horror or Really Nasty Horse Racing Game. Turn the Tide. Sun: X-Wing. Brass in the afternoon (B'ham?), then a quick Dorfromantik before everyone heads home.

Hi to anyone who's new to my timeline :) Welcome! Let's get to know each other a little better on this thread: 1. Favourite genre: Hefty co-op 2. Most played game: Probably Llama 😆 3. Game you love but don't play enough: Wonderland's War. Or one of the Brasses. And generally things with minis.

I did the thing again!! If you’re a woman or other marginalized gender actively working in the boardgame/tabletop industry—let me know to add you! 🎲✂️