Medieval Executions 🧵 Hi there. One of my areas of expertise is medieval crime and punishment. If you’re interested, here are some comments on medieval executions. Note that, just as today, practices and perceptions varied widely across medieval Europe... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation

Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live

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The Folks over at @wehrlegig.games are running a kickstarter for their new game, Infamous Traffic. Seeing I have had the chance to play it a good bit already and I think it is worth checking out. It made sense to drop some thoughts to help people find out what it is about. shorturl.at/tXLP6

Ignominious Kowtow | An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition

With the launch of the infamous traffic on kickstarter, Cole, Drew and company can start worrying about running out of second editions and we can start chatting about it. First a few important caveats...

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Steamforged Games is facing mounting criticism from crowdfunding backers over unresolved refunds and dwindling updates across its undelivered projects, after it cut about a third of its workforce and refocused towards its Warmachine miniatures earlier this year: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...

Colleagues in Maynooth, please join on Monday 13:00 at TSI for this rally in support of the Palestinian students whose visas have been denied. We have two fully funded students from Gaza due to come to Maynooth as well as many more at other institutions across Ireland who have been refused visas.

My history of the crossbow in medieval Europe is currently available as an ebook for ~£6 if you're in the UK. I think it's worth it, but I'm pretty biased. www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-Cro...

The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King

The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King eBook : Ellis-Gorman, Stuart: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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How big do board game designers think tables are? Have they seen tables?

I just want the record to reflect that I am no officially a Dungeon Synth Guy (tm)*, so if you have any Dungeon Synth you want to recommend to me I am all ears. *let's be real, it's been a long time coming.

My history of the crossbow in medieval Europe is currently available as an ebook for ~£6 if you're in the UK. I think it's worth it, but I'm pretty biased. www.amazon.co.uk/Medieval-Cro...

The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King

The Medieval Crossbow: A Weapon Fit to Kill a King eBook : Ellis-Gorman, Stuart: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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My knowledge of American Civil War battles plus blind guessing really coming through for me today www.maptap.gg October 6 97🔥 91👑 95🏅 98🔥 99🔥 Final score: 969

I'm bad at self promotion, but did you know that I'm also an editor and that you can hire me? I have edited history books (most recently for Osprey) and TTRPGs (for Modiphius and Exalted Funeral among others). Full list: www.stuartellisgorman.com/editor Can contact me via website or here!

Editor — Stuart Ellis-Gorman

I am a historian, writer, and editor specialising in tabletop RPGs and board games. This page lists the projects I have worked on as both a writer and an editor.

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My past week went: wife's grandfather died*, my daughter's birthday, grandfather's wake, funeral, daughter's birthday party. I'm ready to lie face down for a week pls. *he had turned 100 a week before, so while sad it's not unexpected.

Another illustration that the new hardline immigration policies are completely vibes led and all about vice signalling, not evidence led in any way.

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Given that Irish government TDs have cited Sweden's decision to introduce a language test for citizenship as justification for Ireland introducing one, it seems relevant that Sweden is finding it difficult to actually do it

did end-of-quarter royalty payments this morning, and I'm proud to confirm that our bestseller City of Six Moons has surpassed over 6,000 copies sold. I decided to mark the occasion with a little data crunching - here's a look at the top 15 games from a small POD publisher.

*sigh*… a TikTok was explaining the history behind the current the Drumcree crisis but started off claiming the Penal Laws, Plantations, and Potato Famine were methods used by the British to weaken the Irish population and replace them with British settlers.

Yesterday was kiddos birthday so I totally forgot to play, but I'm reasonably happy with today's score. I knew roughly the regions for each one, but not the exact spot www.maptap.gg September 29 92🏆 92👑 89🎉 87🎓 86🎓 Final score: 881

If you missed them: K1,K2,K3.... Bundle of Holding bundleofholding.com/presents/Kno...

Knock Magazine Bundle

Adventurer! We've resurrected our February 2024 KNOCK! Magazine Bundle featuring three digital .PDF issues of KNOCK!, the Merry Mushmen magazine for old-school tabletop fantasy roleplaying games. Dubb...

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Today Peter Eisenstadt joins us on @askhistorians.bsky.social to discuss his new boon Integration at Second Base: Jackie Robinson and the Quest for Black Citizenship, new from @uvapress.bsky.social. Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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For the 250th episode of the podcast, @edbeach23.bsky.social came on to chat about historical board game design, designing for series, and his work on Civ. Also, if you want to know who the best Here I Stand player in the world is... this episode reveals all. youtu.be/9PyhJ7FGxEw?...

Beyond Solitaire Podcast 250: Ed Beach on Historical Series Design

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It's frustrating how much time we spend searching for solutions to problems like student engagement, cheating, skill development, and so on, when really the best solution is (even beyond the specific scenario discussed above) is: throw more money at your faculty!

Trying once again to commit to actually sending out a semi-regular newsletter (aiming for quarterly, which seems achievable). Currently available on Patreon, including free tier. Hoping to send it out to subscribers on my website if I can make it work... www.patreon.com/DrCrossbows/...

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Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Trying once again to commit to actually sending out a semi-regular newsletter (aiming for quarterly, which seems achievable). Currently available on Patreon, including free tier. Hoping to send it out to subscribers on my website if I can make it work... www.patreon.com/DrCrossbows/...

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Hello dear subscribers! I have been terrible when it comes to sending out newsletters - my website promised monthly updates but I think I h

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Two demos of Painkillers at OFJH so far. Both went well. This game is a difficult experience for players, but it delivers the argument I want very effectively. I’m very excited to show its full visual presentation soon.

Making this made me feel like an incredibly out of touch old guy, but in most cases I picked the earlier game that inspired my interest in other entries in the series/genre.

Now that I'm back in Ireland I'm job hunting again. The jobs that fit my skills and situation best are all those writing to train AI models positions, and I cannot express how bleak this feels. The offer of greater stability would require me to betray my fellow writers to enrich shitheads.

Speaking of other firsts, I finally played a Jerry White game (this one co-designed with Ed Ostermeyer). I (mostly) managed to avoid losing any of my death traps underwater, but my Infernal Machines hardly impressed the navy. The game is interesting though. www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/inferna...

Infernal Machines by Ed Ostermeyer and Jeremy White — Stuart Ellis-Gorman

As part of my journey through the American Civil War in tabletop games , I have spent a non-zero amount of my life playing solitaire games set in America during the years 1861-1865. This has been one...

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Every once in a while I am reminded of the hill I absolutely will die on, possibly literally: The word 'dragoon' does not mean 'mounted infantry' in any kind of unambiguous way. Someone only familiar with 19th century history will not understand 'dragoon' as a synonym of 'mounted infantry'.

Speaking of other firsts, I finally played a Jerry White game (this one co-designed with Ed Ostermeyer). I (mostly) managed to avoid losing any of my death traps underwater, but my Infernal Machines hardly impressed the navy. The game is interesting though. www.stuartellisgorman.com/blog/inferna...

Infernal Machines by Ed Ostermeyer and Jeremy White — Stuart Ellis-Gorman

As part of my journey through the American Civil War in tabletop games , I have spent a non-zero amount of my life playing solitaire games set in America during the years 1861-1865. This has been one...

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Late to the party, but finally seeing what all the fuss is about with this Undaunted game. I hear that @djackthompson.bsky.social guy has designed a few of these, but we're starting with the first one.

Don't miss this exciting #AMA #Skystorians!

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I'm on @askhistorians.bsky.social today, answering questions about my brand-new book, #TransformingNight, from @uwapress.uw.edu! 🌌💡🌃🛰️ www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...