Alex @Plane Sailing Games
@planesailinggames.com
Ennie-nominated Designer and publisher of indie ttrpg games including A Cool and Lonely Courage https://planesailinggames.com/
This is all very depressing. The quoted element of the thread is the *least* awful element of it…
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 20h agoGoogle is an absentee landlord. In 2019, they chose to *deliberately worsen* search results in order to make you search repeatedly to find the information you're seeking, because every fresh query lets them serve fresh advertisements: pluralistic.net/2025/05/26/b... 9/
TBH, who could ever be anti-MERL? They are brilliant and funny and never try to steal your creative work!
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)@themerl.bsky.social · 18h agoit really makes you think
I remember when the Arndale Centre first opened in Luton. It was airy and bright, there were fountains surrounded with plants with ever-changing lights; there was a 30ft high tower of giant flamingos. Book shops and art shops and one place had games in the basement. Many fun Saturday memories.
ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · yesterdaytell me about your town’s weird mall
This thread has some wonderful memories about a comic shop and it’s owner
John Bull@garius.bsky.social · yesterdaysmall, single corridor shopping centre in Stevenage Old Town. Called the 'Magnet centre' after the family that owned the land. odd nik-nak and dress shops... ...and in the mid-90s briefly, hidden at the back, the town's first comic shop. we discovered it as teens. it was like finding heaven /1
I don’t know whether an interest in computer security (one of my passions) has much overlap with other people who follow me here (which is mostly for games, I guess) but this is an alarming read about Passkeys on Google on Windows. Passkeys are (normally) much safer than passwords but…
Google Password Manager Passkeys Hijacked by Malware on Windows
Malware on Windows can pull the 32-byte master key from Chrome and sign into passkey accounts with no fingerprint. Google cannot revoke it.
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I did a set of 'editor's desk' blogs to help ttrpg creators. This was the first: why people tend to overuse colons, and how understanding bullet lists can help to get them under control. silverbranch.co.uk/2025/03/cont... #ttrpgcreator
[Editor's desk] Controlling colons and dodging bullets
TTRPG and boardgame writers tend to throw around too many colons. A lot of it is about right and wrong ways to use bullets. Tim Gray explains.
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If you haven’t already seen this @kevinkulp.bsky.social … you must be in with a shot at a pitch by now!
weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo agolet's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
ICYMI, Becky did a list of solo journaling tips over on Geek Native - worth a look! You won't believe number 6! 😜 www.geeknative.com/239978/solo-...
Solo roleplaying games offer design gateway according to Black Armada's Becky Annison
Poole-based Black Armada Games introduces a pair of prompt-driven calendars for solo players, alongside an exclusive game design tip from Becky Annison.
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#TedLasso is back tomorrow, and to celebrate I made a pre-made Club sheet for AFC Richmond, and character sheets for Sam, Dani, Isaac, Jamie, and Colin for you to use in my football TTRPG For the Badge! Grab them here for free! sociable-turtle-games.itch.io/afc-richmond...
AFC Richmond Club & Character Sheets by Sociable Turtle Games, by Colin Mancini
Supplementary material for use with the For the Badge TTRPG
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How can BP announce massive profits on the back of price rises due to the US-Iran war without that being profiteering? Why does the UK government not give them (at the very least) a paddington ’hard stare’ about this — or better yet, force them to do better? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BP profit highest since 2022 as Iran war pushes up oil price
Higher oil prices boost the energy giant's results while environmental groups accuse it of profiteering.
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I've just sent out my August 2026 newsletter which contains information about: 🕰️ Chronocide 👽 Xeno:Despair ♥️ Road to Romance 🎲 Playtests 🎤 Interviews ✍️ review of Castle Nightingale boardgame You can use this link to read online (and sign up!) plane-sailing-games.beehiiv.com/p/august-2026
August 2026
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Ah man, this is very sad, I chatted with Ronnie Le Drew a few years back, researching a puppet-based comedy project and he was as lovely as you'd hope, *delighted* to talk about being Zippy and larking about as various Labyrinth goblins with David Bowie. RIP. www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Puppeteer behind Rainbow character Zippy dies, aged 79
TV star, who brought squawking character to life, died following a short illness
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The Ukrainian publisher of board games including Catan and Exploding Kittens is fighting for its existence after a Russian missile strike destroyed its warehouse, wiping out its entire stock of about 200,000 games: boardgamewire.com/index.php/20...
This is a great article about a stunt performer in an unexpected role! www.theguardian.com/film/2026/au...
‘The greatest arms I’ve ever seen’: Matt Damon’s muscular female stunt double Devyn Dalton
Canadian stuntwoman is only 4ft 6in and stood in for star to make the giant Laestrygonians appear even bigger
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Downplay a book or movie: Star Skirmish
James Wallis@jameswallis.bsky.social · 3d agoDownplay a book or movie: Expectations
I've just sent out my August 2026 newsletter which contains information about: 🕰️ Chronocide 👽 Xeno:Despair ♥️ Road to Romance 🎲 Playtests 🎤 Interviews ✍️ review of Castle Nightingale boardgame You can use this link to read online (and sign up!) plane-sailing-games.beehiiv.com/p/august-2026
August 2026
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Jen’s newsletters are consistently my favourite ttrpg game design newsletter. Interesting, fun, and thoughtful. I would recommend subscribing to them!
Jennifer Adcock@jenkatwrites.bsky.social · 5d agoNewsletter time! I'm talking about: 🏛️ Collegiate Gothic 🎨 Greatness ⚔️ The Squire's Sword 💐 Before the Season Ends ⭐ aspirational art 😱 FEAR 📚 books mailchi.mp/72b6e2f6d677...
Newsletter time! I'm talking about: 🏛️ Collegiate Gothic 🎨 Greatness ⚔️ The Squire's Sword 💐 Before the Season Ends ⭐ aspirational art 😱 FEAR 📚 books mailchi.mp/72b6e2f6d677...
August Newsletter
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Turns out Logan’s Run wasn’t a good guide for life
Sarah Andersen@sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 5d ago
I know I have quite a small reach on here but is there anyone on here who is a Doctor Who fan based in the South West? I have a lot of old stuff from my childhood and I’m looking to downsize, would like to pass as much of it onto a loving home if possible
After a lifetime of working for enterprise level companies in software development, I can only concur.
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C)@doctorow.pluralistic.net · 5d agoThe problem most companies struggle with is that they're "terminally bad at running software projects effectively." Adding AI to the mix doesn't solve this problem - it just adds a whole new range of ways that software deployment can fail. 28/
If Donald Trump ordered Big Tech to turn off all of your country's chatbots tomorrow, nothing would change. Every one of your country's ministries and corporations would chug on with nary a hitch. 4/
Today is my birthday (turning 30), which is the only time each year when I ask you for a repost should you like my art. Have a good day! 🦦🌿✨️ - Simon
I can’t comprehend the stupidity of the people who proposed, programmed, and signed off on this. Do they WANT to destroy any remaining trust people have in Google?
Joseph Cox@josephcox.bsky.social · 6d agoTook me seconds to make an image showing 'protesters' around Google buildings, using Google Earth's new AI generation tool. You can make bomb blasts, protesters, drone strikes, nuclear plants. How on earth did Google think this was a good idea www.404media.co/google-earth...
Since there has been a lot of chatter about Emily Wilson’s review of the Odyssey I thought it would be interesting to track it down and have a read. I found it thoughtful and interesting (which isn’t the view that others might have you think!) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
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A THREAD. This week lots of my friends will be driving cross-country to Indianapolis for Gen Con, a big gaming industry convention. They'll also be driving home - and they're way more likely to be exhausted! This seems like a good time to pull out my semi-annual standard advice to keep you alive.
Bumping this for the morning crowd. These folks do important work and they're at risk of running out of funding.
Colin Le Sueur@byodinsbeardrpg.com · 7d agoNot my usual post but this is important and close to my heart. Women's Street Watch Middlesbrough is a volunteer service that helps women get home safely on nights out. They need donations and help to keep the lights on. Support if you can and spread the word. www.facebook.com/reel/1528146...
I’m proud of this particularly colourful photo - a bumblebee nestled inside a dark pink hollyhock flower
