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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
It’d be great to see you there!
June 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Hi Gareth, if you drop me an email (p.wake@mmu.ac.uk) I’ll see what I can send over.
January 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
About half way in I was wishing I’d gone with the Reavers!
January 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Here’s my attempt. The stripes nearly drove me mad!
January 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Well remembered 👍
January 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There’s a striking similarity between Jim and the pic of Jervis in the third ed rulebook which might underscore the dark elf link (wasn’t Jervis a DE coach?) but I also think that Jim’s forehead looks to have a bat shaped wrinkles!
January 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Third edition is the first time I can find an image of Jim and Bob. They feature from 1st ed but I can’t think of any earlier fluff that describes them. Though now I want to check…
January 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM