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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 10h

Somehow I had forgotten all about this song, and its GLORIOUSLY WEIRD music video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvSj...

Hot Chip - I Feel Better (Official Video) (HD)

YouTube video by HotChipVEVO

www.youtube.com

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 15h

...I mean, you'd play it, right?

The cover artwork of the upcoming tabletop game Warhammer Quest Darkwater, but the protagonists have been digitally replaced with the cast of the 90s animated series Pirates of Dark Water.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

...oh, and yeah: it also goes the other way. Be comfortable paying more for indie stuff!

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

Well, I'm really enjoying it, it does a lot of things I wanna see in a wargame. Nice chunky decision space, without too much complexity. Definitely a lot more approachable and faster to play than the previous edition!

But I'm lead designer on the new edition, so I'm maybe a bit biased... 😆

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

Played some Dystopian Wars this week! It's been nice to get back into the swing of painting an army and playing games. It's been too long!

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

If you're an indie creator, I expect the price of your ttrpgs, zines and comics to be higher than what I'd pay a bigger publisher for something similar. This will never stop me buying your cool stuff.

Charge proper prices for your hard work!

Plus One Exp | Staying Home For PAXU (cause we live in Philly) @plusoneexp.bsky.social · 5d

When you go to print your #TTRPG remember that you need to charge at least about 6x the cost to print for sustainability.

Small to midsize publishers can take advantage of scale & you can't.

You are not Wizards, Evil Hat, Exalted Funeral, or Modiphius.

Ideally charge 10x an pay a bill.

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History Daily - This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 4d

89 years ago, on the 4th of October 1936, antifascist counter protesters stopped a British Union of Fascists march through London’s East End. The Metropolitan Police tried to clear the way for the fascists resulting in violent clashes known as the Battle of Cable Street. #otd #history 🗃️

The mounted police conduct a charge against the dense crowd to clear the way to Cable Street.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 4d

My personal rules to make Wordle fun:

* You must aim for a unique first word, that no one else playing that puzzle has used. (I've only managed it a handful of times!)
* All guesses must be valid options based on the letter info you have.

Anyone else got their own house rules?

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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · Sep 8

as i understand it facebook is now a website for when you want to read the first half of a reddit post

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 8

Jesus. Sorry to hear it! Take it easy, yeah?

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 8

Great call. It's already on my list!

(I'm also biased, I helped out with core development for the game 😅)

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 8

(...you OK??)

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 8

Weird. Who'd have thought?

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 8

Lovely ttrpg folks, can you help me research a thing?
I'm looking for ttrpgs that have offered free playable prologues / quickstarts / previews / demos.

I'm not after *complete free rulesets* - specifically, games which have a full version, but did a downloadable "try this out" type thing.

Thanks!

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Chris Longhurst @potatocubed.bsky.social · Aug 31

Garth Marenghi pointing at the camera in the "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards" meme except it's been poorly edited to say "I know RPG designers who use subtext, and they're all really annoyed that no-one gets their subtext."

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

Oh god I'm halfway through a run

What was I even doing

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm gonna play Balatro

You should too

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

oh go on then

MegueyB @megueyb.bsky.social · Aug 30

Alright, my dearies. Here we go. Join us for the ride?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...

Coming soon: Apocalypse World: Burned Over

The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.

www.kickstarter.com

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

ADHD is crazy.

I just spotted Balatro on my phone and realised I'd entirely forgotten about its existence.

A month ago I was playing it every chance I had.

A few days ago I literally remember thinking "it's weird I don't have any games on my phone any more". I'd just... Blanked it. Completely.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Tactical Breach Wizards is the obvious next step. All three are fantastic!

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 15

I just don't know if that's true.

We should establish the answer with a series of rigorous and increasingly elaborate tests!

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 15

I'm honestly astonished that the same can't be said for mine. I generally have awful taste. What gives??

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · Aug 15

I still regularly play two of these, maybe three 😅

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · May 18

The main result of Thunderbolts changing its name is that it's brought to light how many people get asterisk and Asterix mixed up.

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