Matt Thrower
@mattthr.bsky.social
Board game writer. Words on IGN, GamesRadar, Senet and many others. There will be puns.
It's a great shame you can't edit the ribbon in google docs
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
It's a great shame you can't edit the ribbon in google docs
Every night while I'm cooking the dog waits patiently in the kitchen door with a toy, so we can play when I've finished
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Every night while I'm cooking the dog waits patiently in the kitchen door with a toy, so we can play when I've finished
None ever has so far, but I'm really dreading David Attenborough
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 AM
None ever has so far, but I'm really dreading David Attenborough
I don't think I've ever seen a film that has a bigger discrepency in audience ratings between different movie sites
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I don't think I've ever seen a film that has a bigger discrepency in audience ratings between different movie sites
It also annoys me that they stack shipping costs, rather than just going with the most expensive
November 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It also annoys me that they stack shipping costs, rather than just going with the most expensive
... although it seems I have prevariated too long for either 😢
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
... although it seems I have prevariated too long for either 😢
I have made bread. I feel like a medievalist
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I have made bread. I feel like a medievalist
It's rare that I'm making lunch just for myself, but I always treat myself to the same thing
November 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
It's rare that I'm making lunch just for myself, but I always treat myself to the same thing
If there are any Werewolves in Victoria Park, I've stopped briefly to take a photo
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
If there are any Werewolves in Victoria Park, I've stopped briefly to take a photo
Unexpected Party is Unexpectedly excellent
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Unexpected Party is Unexpectedly excellent
Dutch is the gift that keeps on giving
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Dutch is the gift that keeps on giving
I paid for next day delivery you useless fuckwits. Now to enter a protracted, multi-month complaints process with countless dead ends in order to secure a £2 delivery fee refund.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I paid for next day delivery you useless fuckwits. Now to enter a protracted, multi-month complaints process with countless dead ends in order to secure a £2 delivery fee refund.
I got almost all the answers to the book titles on the Big Potato jigsaw puzzle quiz. There were four that defeated me and I just gave in and checked the answers. Three of them were reasonable: this one wanted me to throw the puzzle out of the window in outrage.
November 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I got almost all the answers to the book titles on the Big Potato jigsaw puzzle quiz. There were four that defeated me and I just gave in and checked the answers. Three of them were reasonable: this one wanted me to throw the puzzle out of the window in outrage.
Absolutely would. Sadly all the chip shops around me are run by snivelling cowards
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Absolutely would. Sadly all the chip shops around me are run by snivelling cowards
"And isn't it ironic, don't you think?"
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
"And isn't it ironic, don't you think?"
/r/ukmonarchs are currently running a daily thread on the worst thing done by every British monarch, and I'm losing it at their summary pictures
November 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
/r/ukmonarchs are currently running a daily thread on the worst thing done by every British monarch, and I'm losing it at their summary pictures
I repurposed Jerusalem as a Dredd-obsessed teen and I had completely forgotten until it just popped into my head again just now for no apparent reason
November 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I repurposed Jerusalem as a Dredd-obsessed teen and I had completely forgotten until it just popped into my head again just now for no apparent reason
Had to buy There And Back Again after someone commissioned me to cover it, as it's out of stock at wholesale. Good excuse to buy an older game I've long wanted to play that no-one is going to commission me to write about for the free shipping threshold
November 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Had to buy There And Back Again after someone commissioned me to cover it, as it's out of stock at wholesale. Good excuse to buy an older game I've long wanted to play that no-one is going to commission me to write about for the free shipping threshold
TIL that Tyranids are birds
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 AM
TIL that Tyranids are birds
According to the GW paint app this flesh tone and that backpack shade are the same.
I don't remotely believe this is the case.
Anyone have any experience painting this kind of inflamed skin tone?
I don't remotely believe this is the case.
Anyone have any experience painting this kind of inflamed skin tone?
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
According to the GW paint app this flesh tone and that backpack shade are the same.
I don't remotely believe this is the case.
Anyone have any experience painting this kind of inflamed skin tone?
I don't remotely believe this is the case.
Anyone have any experience painting this kind of inflamed skin tone?
Okay so this is crazy. Reddit thread where people are collecting similar but not identical marking systems from British pubs. No one seems to know what they're for and now I absolutely need to know. There's a potential PhD thesis in this, surely
November 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Okay so this is crazy. Reddit thread where people are collecting similar but not identical marking systems from British pubs. No one seems to know what they're for and now I absolutely need to know. There's a potential PhD thesis in this, surely
I think I need a break from horror films
November 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I think I need a break from horror films