Harriet Cooper
@hmflowerpot.bsky.social
French/German to English translator:
Board games, literature, international development.
Written reviews, playtesting, rules editing.
(She/her)
Board games, literature, international development.
Written reviews, playtesting, rules editing.
(She/her)
Darnit... I only popped on to the KS website to check something, but then I slipped and Wonderland's War Duel fell into my pledge basket. I really should be more careful.
October 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Darnit... I only popped on to the KS website to check something, but then I slipped and Wonderland's War Duel fell into my pledge basket. I really should be more careful.
Started badly 😬
I can see us losing this game of Sub Terra...
I can see us losing this game of Sub Terra...
October 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Started badly 😬
I can see us losing this game of Sub Terra...
I can see us losing this game of Sub Terra...
Really interesting article about the historical events that inspired The Handmaid's Tale:
www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
www.penguin.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Really interesting article about the historical events that inspired The Handmaid's Tale:
www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...
Europe Economics has 'compared' the energy usage of AI translation and human translation. The numbers are a nonsense – AI is not some green saviour who vastly outbids us wasteful, gluttonous human translators (how dare we need feeding?!). Here's the take-down: www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
The Great Greenwashing Hoax: The UK Government Says You Are the Problem, and AI Is the Climate Savior – Loekalization Blog
www.loekalization.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Europe Economics has 'compared' the energy usage of AI translation and human translation. The numbers are a nonsense – AI is not some green saviour who vastly outbids us wasteful, gluttonous human translators (how dare we need feeding?!). Here's the take-down: www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...
Exploding Kittens board game. This is literally called the "chaos" side of the board. I lost both times. Story of my life. 🤦 (facepalm emoji)
September 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Exploding Kittens board game. This is literally called the "chaos" side of the board. I lost both times. Story of my life. 🤦 (facepalm emoji)
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh - staying alive, staying alive...
Second playthrough and the scores were 16-16-15-15
GG everybody 🕺
Second playthrough and the scores were 16-16-15-15
GG everybody 🕺
September 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh - staying alive, staying alive...
Second playthrough and the scores were 16-16-15-15
GG everybody 🕺
Second playthrough and the scores were 16-16-15-15
GG everybody 🕺
Tonight's gaming: K2. First playthrough. Enjoying it so far, but then no-one has fallen from the mountain and plummeted to their death yet.
Totally different from yesterday's Happy Little Dinosaurs.
Totally different from yesterday's Happy Little Dinosaurs.
September 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Tonight's gaming: K2. First playthrough. Enjoying it so far, but then no-one has fallen from the mountain and plummeted to their death yet.
Totally different from yesterday's Happy Little Dinosaurs.
Totally different from yesterday's Happy Little Dinosaurs.
Reposted by Harriet Cooper
Excellent piece by Danny Hahn on why we literary translators won’t be replaced just yet!
#translation #literarytranslation #booksky
#translation #literarytranslation #booksky
AI won’t replace us human literary translators just yet
Yes, it can turn French words into English ones, but true translation is so much more than that
observer.co.uk
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Excellent piece by Danny Hahn on why we literary translators won’t be replaced just yet!
#translation #literarytranslation #booksky
#translation #literarytranslation #booksky
First time playing Railroad Tiles this evening. Came 4th with 44 points. GG though
July 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
First time playing Railroad Tiles this evening. Came 4th with 44 points. GG though
Reposted by Harriet Cooper
Whole book “translated” for $100? You get what you pay for, and if you don’t understand what makes human translators valuable, maybe you don’t value the creative work that goes into the writing process either.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
AI translation service launched for fiction writers and publishers prompts dismay among translators
UK-based GlobeScribe is charging $100 per book, per language for use of its services, but translators say that nuanced work can only be produced by humans
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Whole book “translated” for $100? You get what you pay for, and if you don’t understand what makes human translators valuable, maybe you don’t value the creative work that goes into the writing process either.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Playing Azul Duel for the first time. Think it's now my fave Azul.
I'd probably order them as:
1. Duel
2. Summer Pavilion
3. OG
4. Sintra
I'd probably order them as:
1. Duel
2. Summer Pavilion
3. OG
4. Sintra
July 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Playing Azul Duel for the first time. Think it's now my fave Azul.
I'd probably order them as:
1. Duel
2. Summer Pavilion
3. OG
4. Sintra
I'd probably order them as:
1. Duel
2. Summer Pavilion
3. OG
4. Sintra
Yey! Victorious again! My blue sheep got the most grass. (Battle Sheep.)
May 22, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yey! Victorious again! My blue sheep got the most grass. (Battle Sheep.)
Just won at Rattus Cartus because the other two players went bust with too many rats at the end. I knew it would be low so only had 3 rats. Hahahahaha
Yeah I'm a bad winner ... but I don't often get the opportunity to gloat. So I'm making the most of it 🙃
Yeah I'm a bad winner ... but I don't often get the opportunity to gloat. So I'm making the most of it 🙃
May 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just won at Rattus Cartus because the other two players went bust with too many rats at the end. I knew it would be low so only had 3 rats. Hahahahaha
Yeah I'm a bad winner ... but I don't often get the opportunity to gloat. So I'm making the most of it 🙃
Yeah I'm a bad winner ... but I don't often get the opportunity to gloat. So I'm making the most of it 🙃
We have hundreds of games. A well -stocked shelf of opportunity. Happy to plough days into a complex game with lots of minis. We know our way around BGA if we ever needed something new to play.
So what did we play last night?
Llama. For the hundredeth time.
So what did we play last night?
Llama. For the hundredeth time.
April 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We have hundreds of games. A well -stocked shelf of opportunity. Happy to plough days into a complex game with lots of minis. We know our way around BGA if we ever needed something new to play.
So what did we play last night?
Llama. For the hundredeth time.
So what did we play last night?
Llama. For the hundredeth time.
Someone asked "what's the most boring subject for a game?" and I commented "a telephone hotline game". Then I had an idea for a luck-based dice game for it. Technically that makes me a game designer. I think I'd best stick to the day job, generally. Enjoy ;) hcoopertranslations.co.uk/free-print-a...
Free Print and Play
Insure-A-Lot: A Print and Play game for one or more players. Welcome to the Insure-A-Lot helpline. Your call is important to us. Choose from the
hcoopertranslations.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Someone asked "what's the most boring subject for a game?" and I commented "a telephone hotline game". Then I had an idea for a luck-based dice game for it. Technically that makes me a game designer. I think I'd best stick to the day job, generally. Enjoy ;) hcoopertranslations.co.uk/free-print-a...
[1830] Harrie's railway empire is going okay, so far. Trains are getting a bit pricey now. My corporations are Erie, and Chesapeake & Ohio. It's only our 4th game I think. Does anyone recommend playing near New York etc, or have any tips there? Everyone seems to struggle with that area of the board.
April 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
[1830] Harrie's railway empire is going okay, so far. Trains are getting a bit pricey now. My corporations are Erie, and Chesapeake & Ohio. It's only our 4th game I think. Does anyone recommend playing near New York etc, or have any tips there? Everyone seems to struggle with that area of the board.
If you need a pick-me-up, there's loads of cool art at the hashtag #portfolioday
April 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If you need a pick-me-up, there's loads of cool art at the hashtag #portfolioday
Poor, neglected robins...
March 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Poor, neglected robins...
Watching a bit of Sort your Life Out over lunch (= hoarders-lite).
Voiceover: "This family has *87 board games*!"
Voiceover: "This family has *87 board games*!"
a stuffed monkey with the word umm written on the bottom
Alt: A stuffed monkey with the word umm written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
March 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Watching a bit of Sort your Life Out over lunch (= hoarders-lite).
Voiceover: "This family has *87 board games*!"
Voiceover: "This family has *87 board games*!"
Joyride plus snacks...
March 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Joyride plus snacks...
Hey, there are more like me! I've been describing myself as an omni-gamer for a while, so it's nice to see a BGG thread about it: boardgamegeek.com/thread/34676...
Confessions of an Omni-gamer | BGG
Some people are euro gamers. Some prefer Ameri-style, thematic dice-chuckers. Then there are your con-sim grognards and your RPG or miniatures aficionados. They pick a groove and they're content with ...
boardgamegeek.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hey, there are more like me! I've been describing myself as an omni-gamer for a while, so it's nice to see a BGG thread about it: boardgamegeek.com/thread/34676...
Work-life balance ;-)
February 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Work-life balance ;-)
Arkham Horror. I probably shouldn't have picked a character that requires me to roll 6s each time.
February 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Arkham Horror. I probably shouldn't have picked a character that requires me to roll 6s each time.
Gamifying life. Genius 😂
youtube.com/shorts/_8MKl...
youtube.com/shorts/_8MKl...
Here’s to the passive aggressive roommates.
YouTube video by Max Kolo
youtube.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Gamifying life. Genius 😂
youtube.com/shorts/_8MKl...
youtube.com/shorts/_8MKl...
The Last of Us, this evening. Good so far
February 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Last of Us, this evening. Good so far