Pete Smith
@reddite.bsky.social
Research support librarian. PhD in public engagement in universities. TTRPGs, boardgames, SFF, paper and ink making.
A brief pleasure, then languishes with other transient joys of childhood?
Appears to be 90% sand?
Appears to be 90% sand?
January 13, 2026 at 8:41 PM
A brief pleasure, then languishes with other transient joys of childhood?
Appears to be 90% sand?
Appears to be 90% sand?
There's the beginnings of a very particular Tarot...
"Ah. Trump 4, The Hungover Owl. A powerful omen..."
"Ah. Trump 4, The Hungover Owl. A powerful omen..."
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
There's the beginnings of a very particular Tarot...
"Ah. Trump 4, The Hungover Owl. A powerful omen..."
"Ah. Trump 4, The Hungover Owl. A powerful omen..."
I dunno I think this... elevates the joke
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 PM
I dunno I think this... elevates the joke
Maybe different hedges produce different um... literatures
January 13, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Maybe different hedges produce different um... literatures
I love 'em. My wife less so. To quote here "They turn the milk.. wrong."
January 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
I love 'em. My wife less so. To quote here "They turn the milk.. wrong."
Maybe they'll do a whole Celtic collection... I hear the Highland Clearances are ripe for a mid weight Euro exploration!
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Maybe they'll do a whole Celtic collection... I hear the Highland Clearances are ripe for a mid weight Euro exploration!
It as all A VERY LONG TIME AGO, and don't you know they have Event cards that reference English perfidy. Or something.
January 13, 2026 at 10:06 AM
It as all A VERY LONG TIME AGO, and don't you know they have Event cards that reference English perfidy. Or something.
I mean there are games about the siege of Sarajevo, about Stalingrad... it's not impossible to do these things with sensitivity and some sort of learning.
This isn't it, from its Alan Partridge accent to the game aims.
This isn't it, from its Alan Partridge accent to the game aims.
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
I mean there are games about the siege of Sarajevo, about Stalingrad... it's not impossible to do these things with sensitivity and some sort of learning.
This isn't it, from its Alan Partridge accent to the game aims.
This isn't it, from its Alan Partridge accent to the game aims.
I did... double take when I saw that, among all the usual heavy Euro games and heavy topped STL minis...
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I did... double take when I saw that, among all the usual heavy Euro games and heavy topped STL minis...
heard he calls it 'cumoflage'
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
heard he calls it 'cumoflage'
But also something something stack overflow something
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
But also something something stack overflow something
*hoses down timeline* Guy
January 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
*hoses down timeline* Guy
I'm full of lurgy, so have a socially distanced respectful nod
January 12, 2026 at 12:52 PM
I'm full of lurgy, so have a socially distanced respectful nod
can't argue with maths
January 11, 2026 at 6:14 PM
can't argue with maths
🎶I'll protect you from the pitch and yaw
see you don't fall from the door🎶
see you don't fall from the door🎶
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🎶I'll protect you from the pitch and yaw
see you don't fall from the door🎶
see you don't fall from the door🎶
Sharts On 45
Now That's What I Call My Squits
Now That's What I Call My Squits
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Sharts On 45
Now That's What I Call My Squits
Now That's What I Call My Squits
they haven't got your Erdos number
January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM
they haven't got your Erdos number
"there is no need to read the German too closely."
January 11, 2026 at 5:40 PM
"there is no need to read the German too closely."