go london greatest city in da woild baybee

Who do I know who runs or consults on crowdfunding campaigns? Looking to recommend someone for a client. This is not a game-industry project.

Dammit, I know that I read something in the last two weeks about Acquire selling 50,000 copies a year in the late 60s or early 70s. Can I find it again? Of course not.

Small Prophets is pure magic.

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Jim Henson’s proposed idea for The Cheapest Muppet Movie Ever Made

Leia: Mandelore Obi-Wan: Ferrix Chewie: RAUGHAGH C3PO: Oh, a very good move if I may say Leia: Did he play Kashyyyk again? Han: He always plays Kashyyyk. I'll go Kamino Luke: Bespin Leia: Crait Obi-Wan: Mornington Coruscant! Chewie: RAARUGARGH! C3P0: Oh dear, I did warn you about winning

…and it’s up. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

TIL in 1971 Alex Randolph created a chess variant where players either don't know the identity of the opponent's pieces, or their pieces. Titled Mimikri, it was only released in Germany... and it is uncannily similar to a prototype I devised last summer for a thing boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20...

If your game hasn't been remotely playtested then it hasn't been playtested.

Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up open.substack.com/pub/erininth...

Didn't you guys have a president called something something Walker Bush? Must be an omen.

What the Olympics snowboard commentary team really needs is Stanley Unwin.

I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what

how do you write this story without noting there was a campaign literally called SUBSTACKERS AGAINST NAZIS in…2023

I think everyone who read the rascal article or just saw the headline or even just heard the jist second-hand needs to read Jay's response. possumcreek.medium.com/a-response-t...

One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.

Ken and Robin talk Mr. Johnson and why he is bad, a weird ancient beliefs quiz with guest stars @mytholder.bsky.social and @jameswallis.bsky.social, writing compelling exposition, and a murder case ghost.

I am making a guest appearance by accident on noted RPG podcast KEN AND ROBIN TALK ABOUT STUFF (I accepted a dinner invitation and it was a delicious trap), in a quiz with @mytholder.bsky.social. The segment begins at 16:40 www.kenandrobintalkaboutstuff.com/index.php/ep...

Just had a meeting with someone's two AI note-takers, but not the person themselves, who neglected to turn up.

RIP Jacques Zeimet, who had a gift for creating easy games, that were just simple enough to be not "too simple" but interesting.

Every S3 episode of Ludonarrative Dissidents gets a set of show-notes on our website, filling in blanks or clarifying things from the recording. Sometimes the game creators jot a few lines back. John Tynes just sent us a full (and complimentary) response to the Delta Green: Countdown show-notes.

An update from Ludonarrative Dissidents, the RPG-analysis podcast I do with Greg Stolze and Ross Payton. Our episode on DELTA GREEN COUNTDOWN, the classic huge sourcebook of modern espionage horror, is now live for all to hear, and it's a banger. Meanwhile our backers have early access to [cont.]

This thread of quote-replies requires a way of arranging the responses in order, maybe by relevance Needs Hierarchy of Maslows

In honour of Melania, here's a reminder that the thing Kane is applauding in this popular gif isn't good. It's very bad! It's his wife singing poorly in an opera he paid for.

🤔 It’s definitely not suspicious at all to have people point out your common Twitter sign off is in the Epstein files and ten completely delete your yacht’s logs right?

This took me fucking ages

This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.

Do I know anyone with pro-level experience in matrix game design? (If you're not sure then no, it's not you.)

75% Off Unknown Armies 2nd Edition, Today Only! #UnknownArmies #TabletopGames

Peter Thiel celebrated Brexit with Jeffrey Epstein. It was never about 'freeing' the UK. It was about making it the USA's slave.

Last night, on the principle that if Donald Trump can get a Nobel Peace Prize as a gift, I watched @muskratjohn.bsky.social auction one of his Origins Awards for charity at Warpcon in Ireland. It raised almost $1000 for very sick children. He's a hero.

Update: Now at 89 copies of Gloom today, which means $1244.22 to Minnesota charities. One store that ordered a dozen said they intend to donate the proceeds from retail sales as well, which is awesome!

What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?

Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

From Minnesota 💜💪, passing on tips from Portland 🐸💪

FLASH UNSALE! This weekend all our magazines cost the same they did during the week, ie they’re still all absurdly great value… Discover the world’s best print magazine today and prepare yourself for greatness! shop.wyrd.science

Preparing to travel to Warpcon in Cork later today, and will be there all weekend. It's one of my favourite conventions and I'm taking a stack of games in playtest, so say hi if you're there and we'll take something for a spin. warpcon.ie

Kiss Kiss Banger Banger

"Our standing rule is: If one of us brings up using GenAI in any of our work, then it's safe to assume we've been assimilated by The Thing and should be burned alive by Kurt Russell," said a game design consultant in the US.

Just noticed that the IMDB page for Melania doesn't have a review rating on it. I wonder why not. Other movies that haven't technically been released yet do. www.imdb.com/title/tt3529...

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

What a lovely week to be getting my US$ royalties.

Heading to Imperial College to give a guest lecture on the theory of game narrative and interactive storytelling. Excited. Part 2, practice, is tomorrow.

Hello! Are you in the UK/Canada/Aus/NZ? Did you discover RPGs through any of the paperback-book games released in the mid-1980s (Fighting Fantasy RPG, Advanced FF, Maelstrom, Dragon Warriors, Tunnels & Trolls)? Can I ask you a couple of questions for an article? Please get in touch.

“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

Listening to @rosspayton.bsky.social @gregstolze.bsky.social @jameswallis.bsky.social [Ludonarrative Dissidents] Livestream for January 2026 #ludonarrativeDissidents podcastaddict.com/ludonarrativ... #ttrpg #podcast

I found a petition to ban smart glasses in public spaces that needs a bit of a boost, if anyone else feels strongly about this: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Reminded by wife that we are going round to friends tomorrow evening for the annual ritual that has become known as third-degree Burns Night.