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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 22h

I'm 100% talking about joycon drift, btw

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 22h

This is a half formed thought but we need to remain aware of the fact that the culture of "left vs right" ignores "up vs down". Especially because it feels like a lot of people conflate "left" with "lower left" and "right" with "upper right". It muddies the water and makes actual engagement hard.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 1d

We've officially entered slow cooker season. Nothing like coming home to a house that smells like stew!

A bowl of beef and mushroom stew. It's been cooking for about ten hours.

James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 2d

Well that's pleasing.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 3d

Pleased with that one.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 3d

(Or any other charity shop, of course.)

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 3d

It's a common myth that if you touch an Xbox controller in the wild, the console won't sync with it any more. As you can see, this poor little guy has sustained damage which might have been avoided if someone had picked it up sooner and taken it to a Shelter.

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 6d

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

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James M Hewitt @jamesmakesgames.bsky.social · 6d

...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 · 10d

...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 · 10d

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

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

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 · 10d

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 · 10d

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 · 11d

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 · 11d

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 · 10d

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 @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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