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Paul Wake
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UK academic researching games and the environment. Writing book on Blood Bowl. Co-director of the Manchester Game Centre.
Speculative praxis
June 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@kierancutting.bsky.social giving the last talk of the day, ‘Rituals for building futures’
June 12, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Next panel starts with Drew Fleshman talking about Disco Elysium.
June 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Yames has transformed into an owl.
June 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Chris Bisette rounds out the panel…
June 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yames, presenting online, maker of creepy video games…
June 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
June 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Strange Horticulture, ‘a weird game about identifying plants’
June 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The first session of the afternoon is a Creative Round Table, with @robdonkin.bsky.social, @stanwixbuster.co.uk and @loottheroom.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Last paper of the panel from Zoheb Mashiur, Annalise Furlong-Muir and Holly Molander, ‘Tarot as a Resolution Mechanism’
June 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Our next talk is from @rosgakori.bsky.social - ‘Laughter of the Thirsting Gods: Faith as a form of control in Warhammer 40,000’
June 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Ingmar Vogelsand, ‘Retelling Hannover’s History with CthulhunMythos’
June 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Next up, Rachael Gittins. And we get to play…
June 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It’s only a game. Isn’t it? Great talk from @gamemagicarcana.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I now want an Enochian Chess set…
June 12, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Multiplatform 2025: Rituals of Play opens with a keynote from Dr Jeff Howard.
June 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
If I call this an acquisition for the #BloodBowl collection it feels a bit less like I’ve just bought a plastic bag...
February 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Here’s my attempt. The stripes nearly drove me mad!
January 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
After almost two years of being half painted my #BloodBowl Dwarf team is finally done. Not much deviation from the box art but I’m pleased with how they came out.
December 28, 2024 at 11:21 PM
Research in pictures #3. Today’s delivery is this appropriately Christmassy Games Workshop mail order flier from December 1996. #BloodBowl
December 16, 2024 at 11:26 AM
It’s been a great day for #BloodBowl. A fun tournament in Lancaster (gnomes went 1/1/1) followed by an evening
painting this gnarly looking Minotaur for the my league team.
December 7, 2024 at 10:55 PM
Research in pictures #2. Sometimes you have to work on the weekends. And sometimes it looks like this. #BloodBowl
November 30, 2024 at 9:56 AM
And that gave me all the excuse I needed to buy a copy of his book Heroes for Wargames 😀
November 30, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Research in pictures…#BloodBowl
November 29, 2024 at 10:12 AM
I’m yet to hear back! Here’s how Nikk looks in the current rule book.
November 25, 2024 at 12:47 PM