Happy New Year 🎊🕛🎇

The Wargames Illustrated Awards is taking votes! If you love what I do, please consider voting PACKING HEAT for best new rules (select Other > write "Packing Heat"). #PackingHeatGame #wargames www.surveymonkey.com/r/wiawards2025

Mental health break update: At winter wonderland with @afaniscool.bsky.social and @ioanmakesgames.bsky.social

The Wargames Illustrated Awards is taking votes! If you love what I do, please consider voting PACKING HEAT for best new rules (select Other > write "Packing Heat"). #PackingHeatGame #wargames www.surveymonkey.com/r/wiawards2025

🛍️ BLACK FRIDAY SALE! Up to 25% off storewide, and even up to 50% off some digital items! Also free UK Shipping on all orders £40+!! standingready.games

standingready.games Physical items are back in stock! Grab your copy of PACKING HEAT now!

Sonic Con UK was a blast! Didn't grab nearly as many cosplay photos as last year but it was a great time and so many great costumes too

Sonic Con UK was a blast! Didn't grab nearly as many cosplay photos as last year but it was a great time and so many great costumes too

THE SONIC CON WITHDRAWALS ARE KICKING IN SEE YOU AT SONIC FAN FEST CARDIFF DINAS A SIR CAERDYDD

Hanging with @afaniscool.bsky.social and @ioanmakesgames.bsky.social for no particular reason

If you’ve ever loved #bloodbowl, you’ll know who Pete Knifton is, from his artwork. Sadly, Pete passed away last night. He was a funny, clever and immensely talented guy who always had time to chat. He’ll be very much missed. roebeast.blogspot.com/2016/10/pete...

Thanks for the #PackingHeatGame shout-out, Miniature Wargames Magazine! Be sure to check out Packing Heat at standingready.games

Just arrived from the UK! It’s only Packing Heat by @ioanmakesgames.bsky.social! I’m looking forward to getting it on the table soon!

My copy arrived in New York today. It looks marvellous. Now I need to dig out my Copplestone Future Wars kit and give them a run out. Thanks, Ioan.

Arrived here too! Lovely work @ioanmakesgames.bsky.social a great achievement getting this funded and published.

Chuffed mate!

Postie delivers! It's Packing Heat from @ioanmakesgames.bsky.social

Cartoon by Stephen Pastis

PACKING HEAT: Out Now! Packing Heat is the ultimate set of skirmish rules for the modern era. With extremely deadly combat, tons of cinematic flair, and a Game Deck that keeps both players on their toes, no two games are the same! standingready.games

4 days left friends! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa...

Won't be a long wait now - Thursday is when the postie's collecting it!

A whole lotta signed books - the loose paper on page 1 is to stop any excess Sharpie ink from my signature from making a mess!

All set up and ready for Colours Wargames Show! #wargaming #medievalwargaming #ecorcheurs

I'm trying something a little bit different this time around!

I just backed Women of WW2: Resistance (Hand Sculpted & Cast) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

If you're coming to #Colours2025 in Newbury, don't forget to swing by Stand C10 for some Fast and Brutal Squad on Squad Action! #PackingHeatGame

If you're coming to #Colours2025 in Newbury, don't forget to swing by Stand C10 for some Fast and Brutal Squad on Squad Action! #PackingHeatGame

If you're worried that a tourist attraction might contain people from another country, you're gonna freak out when I tell you about tourists.

Fun Mobius Tabletop trivia and I think the first time I've posted this art I commissioned a while back. @foxdrows.bsky.social thanks again for the great job you did on this!

Being autistic in public is worrying that you may look weird, then overcorrecting and probably looking 10x weirder in the process.

AND WE'RE LIVE www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

An incredible bit of shooting from a Gangster Tommy Gun killed both shotgun Cops in a single Action!! #PackingHeatGame

Britcon is a go!

Heads-up: if you visit: ioandaviesjohn.com or standingready.games (the homepages) between now and the 20th of September you'll be automatically redirected to the Packing Heat info page of my website - I'm sure you can all guess why! Navigation still works as normal.

#PackingHeatGame Update: Standing Ready Games HQ has broken ground! Also, the Token Packs and the backers' bonus dice bags have arrived!

I want to apologise to Adobe for stating, in my 2019 joke-laden defence of Microsoft Word, that InDesign was for quitters. You still have to write the content to use InDesign, and now there's software that's truly for the *real* quitters who don't even want to do that.

What a Tanker game at Firestorm Games shortly after it was released

In the next couple months, I'm not attending one but TWO Wargames Shows, and running #PackingHeatGame too! More info here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa...

BackerKit surveys are sent out for all #PackingHeatGame buyers. Don't forget to check your spam folders!

My dog got sick and I messed up the backerkit surveys as a result, so there'll be a slight delay. I'm very sorry about this. Surveys will be sent out on the 21st. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa...

Say Cheese! Prettying up the rulebook with some photos of my personal model collection. Even got this fancy light box to do it too! #PackingHeatGame

This week I've cracking on with the final edits for Packing Heat, including adding Faction #19. That's quite hard to portray in a single picture, so here's footage of a shootout ending in a Downed gangster instead! #PackingHeatGame #wargames #spreadthelard

How my Welsh language teachers talked about me whenever I was caught speaking English in the halls

Backed it just in time after hearing about it from @badsquiddogames.bsky.social :) looks great and glad I could help get it over the line! :)

Could you help us out and sign up to be notified for our Women of WW2: Resistance Kickstarter? It's gonna struggle with promo on some places as they are antifascists fighting fascists - Nazis, and I don't want to dumb it down with n*zis or Schmazis or whatever www.kickstarter.com/projects/bad...

We did it! Thank you #PackingHeatGame www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa...

Just over one day left! Be sure to get your pledges in now if you want in on this Action! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa... #PackingHeatGame #wargames #Kickstarter #tabletop

We passed 100% - thank you all so much! The campaign doesn't end until Sunday evening, so don't hesitate to Pledge if you want in on some Fast & Brutal Squad-on-Squad Action!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa... #PackingHeatGame #Kickstarter #tabletop #wargames #SpreadtheLard

#PackingHeatGame is just £50 away from fully funded! Just one more push and we're at the finish line! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ioa... #Kickstarter #wargames #tabletop #spreadthelard #letsgo