Mollie Russell
@spookysyntax.bsky.social
Scream Queen at Wargamer. Autistic. South Wales poet and facilitator. Nerd for gaming, horror, music, and literature. She/Her.
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Mollie Russell
@spookysyntax.bsky.social
· Sep 26
Molly House is the most important board game you'll play this year
Molly House is a perfect marriage of theme and mechanics, where the challenges you face are complex, frightening, and very, very real.
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Finally played Molly House. Had a breakdown. Bon appetit. www.wargamer.com/molly-house/...
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Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Remember your favorite creator possibly might be struggling with imposter syndrome and doubt and this timeline sucks.. so if you find yourself thinking “wow I really relate to this persons work” or that persons work gives you joy, you should probably tell them. It’s a hard time to be a creative.
When you and your fiance both die in Phasmaphobia, but it's still date night so you've gotta be romantic about it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When you and your fiance both die in Phasmaphobia, but it's still date night so you've gotta be romantic about it.
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I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...
Unnameable
After the first day of SDHistCon, where I played three games about opium peddling, I figured the second would be easier on my stomach. I could not have been more wrong. It has no name. Its designer…
spacebiff.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I don't know how to introduce this one. After three titles about opium peddling, I figured the rest of SDHistCon would be breezy by comparison. I was wrong. The next day, I experienced one of the toughest board games I've ever played. Perhaps *the* toughest. spacebiff.com/2025/11/24/u...
Here's Part Two of my recent interview with the ever-thoughtful @colewehrle.bsky.social . Expect rich ruminations on historical board games, the violation of player agency, and games that are meant to feel bad on the first playthrough: www.wargamer.com/molly-house/...
Board game auteur Cole Wehrle says "Molly House is the most controversial game I've worked on"
"A lot of the core board game audience is playing to master a system or demonstrate some kind of skill - that's not how I play games."
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November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Here's Part Two of my recent interview with the ever-thoughtful @colewehrle.bsky.social . Expect rich ruminations on historical board games, the violation of player agency, and games that are meant to feel bad on the first playthrough: www.wargamer.com/molly-house/...
I love watching my Fitbit try to figure out what the hell is going on when I'm at a metal gig.
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I love watching my Fitbit try to figure out what the hell is going on when I'm at a metal gig.
I've never been one to turn down two concerts back to back so VOLBEAT. Consistently great every time I see them.
...every muscle in my body hurts.
...every muscle in my body hurts.
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I've never been one to turn down two concerts back to back so VOLBEAT. Consistently great every time I see them.
...every muscle in my body hurts.
...every muscle in my body hurts.
Can't wait for Castle Rat to inevitably blow up because man, is this a metal band that deserves it. Bristol show was an absolute sweat fest.
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Can't wait for Castle Rat to inevitably blow up because man, is this a metal band that deserves it. Bristol show was an absolute sweat fest.
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'Melted cockerel' by @betarish.bsky.social badlilies.uk/rishi-dastidar
November 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
'Melted cockerel' by @betarish.bsky.social badlilies.uk/rishi-dastidar
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it hasn't helped sell any mags but it appears our nonsense on here has just pushed our account over 5K 'followers', so let's embrace that as some kind of achievement!
Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*
Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
it hasn't helped sell any mags but it appears our nonsense on here has just pushed our account over 5K 'followers', so let's embrace that as some kind of achievement!
Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*
Like & repost this to be in with a chance to win every in-print issue of Wyrd Science & a t-shirt of your choice*
Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
Modern board game maestro Cole Wehrle on getting mad, metaphor in game design, and future projects that are "Big with a capital B"
For Cole Wehrle, the designer behind Arcs, Root, and John Company, "games are not just their pieces" - they are an ongoing conversation.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Had a delightful chat with @colewehrle.bsky.social recently about the practical and artistic aspects of board game design, and the meaning it creates.
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
There were so many thoughtful threads of conversation to follow that I had to split the interview into two parts. www.wargamer.com/board-games/...
I know that 'I love my friends' is a near universal experience at the RPG table but seeing my Strahd group all dress as their characters for a Halloween session really reminded me how much love and trust and passion they've poured into this silly little game we've shared together for almost 3 years
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I know that 'I love my friends' is a near universal experience at the RPG table but seeing my Strahd group all dress as their characters for a Halloween session really reminded me how much love and trust and passion they've poured into this silly little game we've shared together for almost 3 years
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my pumkin
he is everything
he is everything
October 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
my pumkin
he is everything
he is everything
God I LOVE seeing Battle Beast live. One of the most underrated voices in metal. Noora Louhimo just kills it every time.
October 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
God I LOVE seeing Battle Beast live. One of the most underrated voices in metal. Noora Louhimo just kills it every time.
As a lover of movies that most people would call "utter crap", I genuinely can't overstate how excited I was to talk to Whitney Moore about Birdemic. Oh, and Tyranny from Critical Role, too. www.wargamer.com/dnd/whitney-...
How star D&D player Whitney Moore went from being cast in the worst movie ever made to a lead seat at Critical Role
I chat Whitney Moore about her Dungeons and Dragons character Tyranny, as well as the lessons she learned from Critical Role and infamous B-movie, Birdemic.
www.wargamer.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
As a lover of movies that most people would call "utter crap", I genuinely can't overstate how excited I was to talk to Whitney Moore about Birdemic. Oh, and Tyranny from Critical Role, too. www.wargamer.com/dnd/whitney-...
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I just want to praise all the impressive work that our art director Daria is doing. Without her it wouldn’t be possible
Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
"Typefaces carry meaning": Why rebellious tabletop RPG MÖRK BORG ditched Russian fonts for its Ukrainian edition
I spoke to Ukrainian publisher M87 Games about the deeply political, personal, and innovative process of translating punk TTRPG MÖRK BORG.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I just want to praise all the impressive work that our art director Daria is doing. Without her it wouldn’t be possible
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Excellent feature! 👏👏👏
Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
"Typefaces carry meaning": Why rebellious tabletop RPG MÖRK BORG ditched Russian fonts for its Ukrainian edition
I spoke to Ukrainian publisher M87 Games about the deeply political, personal, and innovative process of translating punk TTRPG MÖRK BORG.
www.wargamer.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Excellent feature! 👏👏👏
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"No fonts? We'll make them. Other publishers said it's too much trouble? We'll still do it. … No electricity because of airstrikes? Our designers plug into generators and keep going. That's the spirit of the game, defiant. And that's the spirit of Ukraine right now. So… perfect match.”
Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
"Typefaces carry meaning": Why rebellious tabletop RPG MÖRK BORG ditched Russian fonts for its Ukrainian edition
I spoke to Ukrainian publisher M87 Games about the deeply political, personal, and innovative process of translating punk TTRPG MÖRK BORG.
www.wargamer.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"No fonts? We'll make them. Other publishers said it's too much trouble? We'll still do it. … No electricity because of airstrikes? Our designers plug into generators and keep going. That's the spirit of the game, defiant. And that's the spirit of Ukraine right now. So… perfect match.”
Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
"Typefaces carry meaning": Why rebellious tabletop RPG MÖRK BORG ditched Russian fonts for its Ukrainian edition
I spoke to Ukrainian publisher M87 Games about the deeply political, personal, and innovative process of translating punk TTRPG MÖRK BORG.
www.wargamer.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Deeply appreciate M87 Games taking the time to talk me through the practical, political, and deeply personal decisions behind creating fonts for a Ukrainian edition of @morkborg.com www.wargamer.com/mork-borg/uk...
I'm so fucking stoked to dive into this
October 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I'm so fucking stoked to dive into this
Wrote a deeply personal piece about my first tabletop RPG. GrailQuest was the less famous rival to Fighting Fantasy, and its art gave primary school me literal fucking nightmares. So, for Halloween, I decided to ask the artist all about those traumatic drawings. www.wargamer.com/grailquest-t...
The most terrifying tabletop RPG I ever played was a comedy game for children
I tracked down the artist behind my first TTRPG to talk about horror, anatomy, censorship, and the art that thoroughly traumatized me.
www.wargamer.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Wrote a deeply personal piece about my first tabletop RPG. GrailQuest was the less famous rival to Fighting Fantasy, and its art gave primary school me literal fucking nightmares. So, for Halloween, I decided to ask the artist all about those traumatic drawings. www.wargamer.com/grailquest-t...
Me when my D&D players are on their phones
October 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Me when my D&D players are on their phones
Since it's October 1, I'm going to be on the hunt for spooky tabletop games to write about.
Please shout at me about the spooky games that you love! I have a whole month to check out recommendations.
Please shout at me about the spooky games that you love! I have a whole month to check out recommendations.
October 1, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Since it's October 1, I'm going to be on the hunt for spooky tabletop games to write about.
Please shout at me about the spooky games that you love! I have a whole month to check out recommendations.
Please shout at me about the spooky games that you love! I have a whole month to check out recommendations.
It's HALLOWEEN! Every October I watch 31 horror movies I haven't seen before. Best time of the year.
DAY 1/31 was I Saw The TV Glow.
A really touching movie that only seems to be called a horror because it defies genre categories. Not always executed perfectly, but original and often beautiful.
DAY 1/31 was I Saw The TV Glow.
A really touching movie that only seems to be called a horror because it defies genre categories. Not always executed perfectly, but original and often beautiful.
October 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It's HALLOWEEN! Every October I watch 31 horror movies I haven't seen before. Best time of the year.
DAY 1/31 was I Saw The TV Glow.
A really touching movie that only seems to be called a horror because it defies genre categories. Not always executed perfectly, but original and often beautiful.
DAY 1/31 was I Saw The TV Glow.
A really touching movie that only seems to be called a horror because it defies genre categories. Not always executed perfectly, but original and often beautiful.
Interviewing Critical Role is like being asked to eat lunch with the coolest people in school and finding out that all the rumours about their coolness were absolutely true: www.wargamer.com/critical-rol...
Also, there's a YouTube version hidden in the article!
Also, there's a YouTube version hidden in the article!
We asked Critical Role campaign 4's cast to introduce us to Aramán
Ahead of Critical Role campaign 4's debut, we asked the cast about themes, characters, and bringing Brennan Lee Mulligan to the table.
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September 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Interviewing Critical Role is like being asked to eat lunch with the coolest people in school and finding out that all the rumours about their coolness were absolutely true: www.wargamer.com/critical-rol...
Also, there's a YouTube version hidden in the article!
Also, there's a YouTube version hidden in the article!
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Just realised it’s #negroniweek so sharing again. #livesofthefemalepoets is now out! Cheers!
A poem about a Negroni from my forthcoming collection #LivesoftheFemalePoets ♥️♥️♥️
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
@bloodaxebooks.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Just realised it’s #negroniweek so sharing again. #livesofthefemalepoets is now out! Cheers!