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Jess at Dissent Games

@dissentgames.bsky.social

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Games about protest, games on birthday cards, and games co-created with schools. Based in Reading, UK. I’m Jess. (*waves*) I might also post about books, UK politics, and Quakers. www.dissentgames.com

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 12h

I’m sure the Sea Serpent Inn would supply all the necessary provisions for a jolly good High Tea!

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 14h

No, but I think a South Downs mystery could be called for, and that would have more furze/gorse than you can shake a stick at.

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 1d

I have this glorious map of (fictional) Raspel! It’s all a bit Famous Five round here right now.

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S-Curve Economics CIC @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 3d

The energy transition can seem like a daunting challenge: how can we transform the polluting machines in so many parts of our economy in such short order?

Today we’re launching our report "First build, then break: a policy framework for accelerating zero-carbon transitions".

Cover of our report: First build, then break.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 4d

Unsurprisingly, it was an interesting experience. A week later and I’m not sure my eardrums have fully recovered. (Another reason why I am not a teacher.)

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 16d

This week in 🎲✂️ I’ve been making a very large board.

Tomorrow I’ll be using this board with 60 children. It’s going to be an interesting experience…

A white bed sheet (flat, not fitted) with different colour squares hand painted. Very messy and rough.

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 4d

I got to make it AND test it in 30 minutes!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 4d

It’s all about the spare 30 minutes!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 4d

This is my “I have 10 minutes and some paper” prototype. 🎲✂️

Some very rough green and blue bits of paper with crosses and wiggles on them. One says “most iced”.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 6d

Today I’ve been mainly writing a front page for a fictional local newspaper. This is part of my escape room style puzzle!

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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 6d

“Winning is getting to a point where Daybreak feels possible”

We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3

#BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky

A photo of Matteo Menapace speaking into a microphone at Playfest London. A copy of his board game Daybreak is on a table beside him.

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S-Curve Economics CIC @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 6d

We're here on BlueSky to bring you a clearer view of the #cleanenergy transition.

Follow us for analysis that informs action on that low-carbon transition, using economic concepts and tools consistent with the context of rapid innovation and deep structural change.

#climatechange

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Chris - Unfringed @unfringedthings.bsky.social · 7d

🦚 It's live!! 🦚

Grab both a copy of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T for only £25 (save £4) and the option to pick up for free from UKGE26!

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Fetching Feathers & D.O.T

Attract fancy flocks to your seasonal sanctuaries in Fetching Feathers & Duel with a Difference in D.O.T.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 7d

This is one of my all time favourite stories. It’s absolutely brilliant.

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 16d

More like “How Can I Use This Object Which Is Not A Hat”…

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 16d

This week in 🎲✂️ I’ve been making a very large board.

Tomorrow I’ll be using this board with 60 children. It’s going to be an interesting experience…

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 21d

Excellent! That is a good start!

To be fair, I want sure what the actual puzzle bit was going to be until I drew it…

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 21d

Puzzle adventure game (for ages 9-12) is in the final stages of design. Big playtest on Sunday. Actually, this will be the first playtest of all the pieces together.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 22d

It’s coming! Slowly, but still…

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 22d

Puzzles! Here’s two parts of the puzzle I’m creating.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 26d

New game thoughts! Rising like the tide.

A road going into a pebble beach at high tide. Steel fence.

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Chris - Unfringed @unfringedthings.bsky.social · 27d

Our good friends from @dissentgames.bsky.social have launched and already funded the excellent Loose in the Library on Kickstarter!

Literary terrors in a cursed library, what's not to love!

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Loose In The Library

Build a team of inspirational women from history and fiction to capture literary terrors in a cursed library.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 28d

I think you’re right. It can be tricky recognising privilege, and even when it’s named, moving on to using it effectively. We’ve done a lot work on this within UK Quaker circles, and it’s such a long process. Organising is hard, and I’m sure you’re doing fabulous work. Good luck!

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 28d

We also talk about “arrestables” quite a lot in protest circles. Who can be arrested? Who can’t — because of their jobs or responsibilities, or because being arrested would put them at risk. I don’t know how much that’s understood by others. Maybe not at all?

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 28d

I don’t know specifically which protests you’re referring to — I’m in the UK, and we have lots too, some like this. I hope most people get that these sorts of protests are explicitly opportunities for those of us who have privileges to use them in a good way. It’s not possible for everyone.

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 29d

Wooohooo, we’re at 100 backers on the Loose In The Library Kickstarter!