James Wallis
@jameswallis.bsky.social
Game designer, publisher, teacher, critic, writer, evangelist, FRSA. Wrote Everybody Wins, runs http://www.gamedesignmasterclass.com, co-host of RPG podcast http://www.ludonarrativedissidents.com, & setting up www.bigtable.games, a trade body for the UK&I.
I'll pick one up.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I'll pick one up.
Seize these moments of glory, never explain. (I used to say my writing has been printed in Rolling Stone. It has: a book review of mine was quoted in a full-page advert in the magazine.)
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Seize these moments of glory, never explain. (I used to say my writing has been printed in Rolling Stone. It has: a book review of mine was quoted in a full-page advert in the magazine.)
It's when you start listening to Test Match Special at 2.30am that you know you've got a problem
November 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
It's when you start listening to Test Match Special at 2.30am that you know you've got a problem
Came out earlier this year. Tom was one of the founders of the SdJ and this is based on his (recent) PhD thesis. Looks great so far.
November 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Came out earlier this year. Tom was one of the founders of the SdJ and this is based on his (recent) PhD thesis. Looks great so far.
'Paintball' clearly has the same root as 'Paignton', the coastal town in Devon (recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Peintone'), meaning 'the people of'; 'ball' means a farm or homestead but is usually Scots, so 'Skirmish Paintball' is likely 'that farm with those Scots who like a fight'.
November 18, 2025 at 2:36 AM
'Paintball' clearly has the same root as 'Paignton', the coastal town in Devon (recorded in the Domesday Book as 'Peintone'), meaning 'the people of'; 'ball' means a farm or homestead but is usually Scots, so 'Skirmish Paintball' is likely 'that farm with those Scots who like a fight'.
Hair and make-up?
November 17, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hair and make-up?