Andrew D. Devenney
@adevenney.bsky.social
historian, associate director: CMich Center for Learning through Games & Simulations (class.cmich.edu/clgs & cmichpress.com), publisher: Superhero Necromancer Press (superheronecromancer.com), 💖💜💙
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how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
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ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
November 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
ever since I learned about three-cueing I've developed infinitely more patience for replies on social media. mfers literally do not know how to read. people are walking around conjuring random meanings into words they don't know, and they don't know a lot of words. it's crazy
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planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
planning a zine quest project? does it have words and sentences? is it a game, an adventure, or both? i'm available in 2026 for new editing projects, so hire me to make you sound good! feel free to get in touch here or elsewhere to chat about what i can do for your project.
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Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
First time in the pool since, hmm, August? Early September? Can’t remember…
November 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
First time in the pool since, hmm, August? Early September? Can’t remember…
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Only TWO DAYS LEFT to make your pledge for Art & System: Games for Expanded Play! Back it for your hardcover copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG
October 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Only TWO DAYS LEFT to make your pledge for Art & System: Games for Expanded Play! Back it for your hardcover copy of Dog Eat Dog, Princess with a Cursed Sword, and The Mountain Witch: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG
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Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
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Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
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Talk went well for @archleblanc.bsky.social and her colleagues and students at UNC Greensboro Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology Dept and I had fun restricting most of my examples to ancient history games!
(Lit and Lang and other educators, please keep reading) 🧵 1/
(Lit and Lang and other educators, please keep reading) 🧵 1/
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Talk went well for @archleblanc.bsky.social and her colleagues and students at UNC Greensboro Ancient Mediterranean Studies & Archaeology Dept and I had fun restricting most of my examples to ancient history games!
(Lit and Lang and other educators, please keep reading) 🧵 1/
(Lit and Lang and other educators, please keep reading) 🧵 1/
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Today we highlight @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's art for Princess with a Cursed Sword. Evlyn is an illustrator and game designer who has illustrated many roleplaying games and publishes zines of her own. Pledge here for your copy of Princess with a Cursed Sword to see her art: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Today we highlight @evlynmoreau.bsky.social's art for Princess with a Cursed Sword. Evlyn is an illustrator and game designer who has illustrated many roleplaying games and publishes zines of her own. Pledge here for your copy of Princess with a Cursed Sword to see her art: https://bit.ly/4mIpcbG
@benjaminterry.com You might know of some folks, yeah? Because of Street Fighter?
Okay, this worked really well last time! I need someone from Brazil who knows about the RPG scene (specifically Vampire/White Wolf) in the early 2000s. Anybody here who could answer a couple quick questions?
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
@benjaminterry.com You might know of some folks, yeah? Because of Street Fighter?
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An interview with Anna Anthropy about Princess with a Cursed Sword, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/A3oMrq4U4Ww
Anna Anthropy on Princess with a Cursed Sword
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October 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An interview with Anna Anthropy about Princess with a Cursed Sword, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/A3oMrq4U4Ww
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An interview with Tim Kleinert about The Mountain Witch, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/-nVicypq-uI
Timothy Kleinert on The Mountain Witch
YouTube video by Beyond Solitaire
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October 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
An interview with Tim Kleinert about The Mountain Witch, on Backerkit now through @cmichpress.bsky.social youtu.be/-nVicypq-uI
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To celebrate our sparkling crowdfunding campaign and the upcoming release of Taylor Swift's newest album tomorrow, here's our homage, featuring a new piece of art by the talented @evlynmoreau.bsky.social!
Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs
Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
To celebrate our sparkling crowdfunding campaign and the upcoming release of Taylor Swift's newest album tomorrow, here's our homage, featuring a new piece of art by the talented @evlynmoreau.bsky.social!
Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs
Keep our show rolling by pledging to the Art & System campaign here: https://bit.ly/3KvlTHs
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A trio of RPG crafted with love.
Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual.
If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️
Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual.
If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️
LAUNCH! Our BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for the Art & System series is LIVE! Go to https://bit.ly/4gMqNvA to pledge NOW!
October 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
A trio of RPG crafted with love.
Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual.
If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️
Including one written by @cyborgurl.bsky.social and illustrated by my humble self. I did full page illustrations for each chapters. Full of small details as usual.
If you are in the US and collect what I illustrate grab a copy of The Princess With A Cursed Sword.🗡️
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also, if you missed it, cover reveal! illustrated by the amazing @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
It's the perfect time to catch up on @cyborgurl.bsky.social's actual play of Thaumaturge, the new RPG debuting with Princess with a Cursed Sword (bound edition). Read the latest entry: https://bit.ly/4pTKmqe
Crowdfunding starts October 1st: https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn
Art by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
Crowdfunding starts October 1st: https://bit.ly/4mE1Ncn
Art by @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
also, if you missed it, cover reveal! illustrated by the amazing @evlynmoreau.bsky.social
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HAPPY BISEXUAL VISIBILITY DAY
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
HAPPY BISEXUAL VISIBILITY DAY
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I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
September 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I stand with PBS.
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
I stand with NPR.
I stand with Stephen Colbert.
I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.
I stand with the First Amendment.
PERIOD.*
*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
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This is going to kill babies and toddlers who would’ve otherwise survived and their blood is going to be directly on RFK and his plaguelusting posse’s hands
JUST IN: Vaccine advisers to the CDC have voted to recommended against using the combined measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox vaccine for children under 4. https://cnn.it/3K73pNn
September 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
This is going to kill babies and toddlers who would’ve otherwise survived and their blood is going to be directly on RFK and his plaguelusting posse’s hands
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Step by step, they're ending vaccination for everyone. Anti-vaxxers were never for freedom
BREAKING: CDC's ACIP just voted 8-3 to change vaccine recomendation and stop recommending MMRV to children as their first dose.
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Step by step, they're ending vaccination for everyone. Anti-vaxxers were never for freedom
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Any games contract that does not have a clear mechanism to return the game rights to the designer, and that does not give the designer meaningful input (and in some cases veto power) over art & development decisions, is an act of gross malfeasance. These should be standard.
September 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Any games contract that does not have a clear mechanism to return the game rights to the designer, and that does not give the designer meaningful input (and in some cases veto power) over art & development decisions, is an act of gross malfeasance. These should be standard.
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this is a really amazing and necessary series on the loss of jobs in some fields, to AI
Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.
Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI
Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
this is a really amazing and necessary series on the loss of jobs in some fields, to AI
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Announcing the next contributor to the new bound edition of Princess with a Cursed Sword: Jack de Quidt! I first fell in love with Jack's work as a listener of Friends at the Table, which really shaped how I think about role-play and about actual play especially.
Princess with a Cursed Sword (bound edition) will include a written vignette by Jack de Quidt (@notquitereal.bsky.social), writer and composer on the actual play podcast Friends at the Table! @friends-table.bsky.social
Art & System BackerKit page, crowdfunding Oct. 1st: https://bit.ly/46aMWyP
Art & System BackerKit page, crowdfunding Oct. 1st: https://bit.ly/46aMWyP
September 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Announcing the next contributor to the new bound edition of Princess with a Cursed Sword: Jack de Quidt! I first fell in love with Jack's work as a listener of Friends at the Table, which really shaped how I think about role-play and about actual play especially.
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Fun fact for Canadian TTRPG creators: you don't need to pay $100 to get an ISBN like folks in the US.
Library and Archives Canada allows you to get free ISBNs for your projects. Takes around 4-6 weeks for your account to be created but then you are good to go.
Library and Archives Canada allows you to get free ISBNs for your projects. Takes around 4-6 weeks for your account to be created but then you are good to go.
September 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Fun fact for Canadian TTRPG creators: you don't need to pay $100 to get an ISBN like folks in the US.
Library and Archives Canada allows you to get free ISBNs for your projects. Takes around 4-6 weeks for your account to be created but then you are good to go.
Library and Archives Canada allows you to get free ISBNs for your projects. Takes around 4-6 weeks for your account to be created but then you are good to go.
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Our first Break Our Games event of the fall semester was a huge success! We were lucky enough to play some student games in development, as well as test some submitted to CMich Press for publication. Thank you everyone -- and we'll see you October 10th for more!
September 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our first Break Our Games event of the fall semester was a huge success! We were lucky enough to play some student games in development, as well as test some submitted to CMich Press for publication. Thank you everyone -- and we'll see you October 10th for more!