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Ryan Sweet
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Researcher and lecturer of Victorian literature, culture, and disability. Co-creator of the new role-and-move strategy board game Legless in London (www.leglessinlondon.com). All views my own.
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💙🎲 So proud that Legless in London has won Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact at the 2025 Games for Change Awards! Many thanks to the AHRC, Swansea Uni, Focus Games, G4C, Rhianedd Collins, Lewys Tectonic, Claire Ryan, Rachel Stelmach & everyone who supported the project. leglessinlondon.com
A corner of the board of Legless in London the board game with the title of the game and the text “Winner / Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact / Games for Change Awards 2025”. Also features the Focus Games Ltd and Swansea Uni logos.
June 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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To celebrate Legless in London being a finalist in the Best Board or Tabletop Game for Impact category at the 2025 @G4C Awards, it is now available for just £29.99 (plus VAT) at www.leglessinlondon.com. The game is also available for £35.99 on Amazon: amzn.eu/d/37mK8WC
A corner of the board of the game Legless in London, showing various location squares and a map of Victorian London. To the left of the board is the title of the game and the text “FINALIST” and “BEST BOARD OR TABLETOP GAME FOR IMPACT / GAMES FOR CHANGE AWARDS 2025”.
June 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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💙🎲 Legless in London, the roll-and-move strategy board game that allows you to experience life as a lower-limb amputee in Victorian London, is now on Amazon! 🦵🚚 Check it out: amzn.eu/d/7UTcUo5
Two people playing the board game Legless in London. A young woman with glasses points at a location on the board while a second person to her right looks on.
April 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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Guess who’s back??? Today was my first day back working at the University of Plymouth after almost 5 years away. I am so delighted and excited to have returned!
The University of Plymouth sign on a plot of grass with grey historical buildings in the background.
April 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Yesterday was my final day at @SwanseaUni. Many, many thanks to my amazing colleagues and brilliant students for a fun, enriching, and very fulfilling 5 years. The send off I was given was spectacular! I am so grateful for everyone’s generosity.
A Swansea University staff card being loosely held in a white person’s left hand.
April 12, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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💙🎲 What a fantastic night!!! Many thanks to Twist Board Game Cafe Plymouth and all who joined. Check out Legless in London 🦵 at boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/44... and www.leglessinlondon.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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💙🎲 It’s buzzing here at Twist Board Game Cafe Bar for the Plymouth launch of Legless in London, the board game. Thanks for coming out, folks! www.leglessinlondon.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Just doing a bit of number crunching using the data collected at our various Legless in London launch events: 79 out of 79 players said they enjoyed the game and would recommend it to others. 🔥 Find out more at www.leglessinlondon.com @FocusGames
Several people gathered around a table playing the board game Legless in London. Several players are smiling and one is taking a sip from a beer.
April 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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💙🎲 It’s the Legless in London Plymouth launch this Thursday 10 April! Join us from 18:30 at Twist Board Game Cafe Bar to play the board game for FREE, enjoy a welcome drink on us & be in with a chance of winning a FREE copy! Book here: bookings.designmynight.com/book?venue_i...
A group of people playing the board game Legless in London. Several are smiling and laughing.
April 8, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Had an awesome time at this evening’s Bristol launch of Legless in London! 💙🎲 Many thanks to Replay for hosting! And huge thanks to everyone who came out! Great vibes!
A man and a woman playing Legless in London, the board game. The man reads from the risk booklet as the woman sat opposite him laughs. On the table in front of them is the board with cards and money around it.
April 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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We’re underway at Replay Bristol for our Legless in London launch! 💙🎲 Thanks for having us! Feel free to join us for free. Will be here until 9-ish
People playing Legless In London.
April 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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📢There are just a handful of spots left for this evening's Legless in London board game launch at Replay Bristol. 💙🎲Come join for FREE to play, enjoy a welcome drink & be in with a chance of winning a FREE copy! Dets and booking here: www.meetup.com/board-game-s...
4 men smiling and enjoying the board game Legless in London. On the table is the board, mapping Victorian London, and several cards, including character cards, street event cards, and artificial leg cards.
April 1, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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💙🎲 Here are the sealed copies of Legless in London, the board game, that we’ll be giving away for FREE at tomorrow’s Bristol launch at Replay (1 to the cafe and 1 to the attendee that wins our raffle!). To be in with a chance of winning, book (also for FREE) here: www.meetup.com/board-game-s...
2 copies of the board game Legless in London on a kitchen worktop. In the background are some tulips. On the front of the box are three Victorian figures (2 women and a man), the title of the game, the Victorian London skyline, and various prosthetics.
March 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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📢 Legless in London is coming to #Plymouth #boardgame community! 💙 🎲 🦵 Join us at Twist (twistbgc.co.uk) from 6:30pm on Thurs 10 April to: play the game for free, enjoy a welcome drink, and have a chance to win a copy! Book your spot here: bit.ly/twistlegless...
Legless in London the board game.
March 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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💙🎲 More exciting news coming soon about Legless in London launch events, so expect more action shots like this one! 👇 🎲 🦵 In the meantime, don’t forget to check out www.leglessinlondon.com
Two people playing the board game Legless in London. Both are white with short hair. One has dark hair and the other is fair. The one with blonder hair is wearing glasses. Both are smiling. One player reaches to the board where there is a dice and various tokens. Around the board are location cards, character cards, artificial limb cards, and street event cards.
March 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Friday board game anyone? www.leglessinlondon.com
The Legless in London board game board with the box in the background. On the board there are lots of squares and locations including a country estate and veterans’ home. The corresponding cards for these two locations appear in the foreground.
March 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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If you’re enjoying A Thousand Blows & you fancy experiencing Victorian London from another perspective, check out Legless in London, the board game, where you can experience the surprises that await in the gritty streets as a lower-limb amputee. www.leglessinlondon.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Legless in London in action 💙🎲 www.leglessinlondon.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Great vibes at last night’s Legless in London launch! I may have spotted a bit of cheating, though! 😂 www.leglessinlondon.com #BoardGameSky 💙🎲 ✂️🎲
February 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Great turnout here at Common Meeple Swansea for the Legless in London launch! Thanks for coming out, folks! 🙏🏻 www.leglessinlondon.com
Lots of people in a board game cafe playing the board game Legless in London.
February 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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Another action shot from yesterday’s Legless in London event at Swansea Uni. Now about to set up at Common Meeple! Swing by and join us from 7pm to play the game for free and enjoy some refreshments! calendar.boomte.ch/single/jA8hU...
A group of young people playing the board game Legless in London.
February 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Lively table debate about whether or not blocking of Victory Tokens should be allowed at yesterday’s Legless in London launch! To have a go yourself, join us tonight from 7pm at Common Meeple: calendar.boomte.ch/single/jA8hU.... Learn more about the game at www.leglessinlondon.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Fun times were had at yesterday afternoon’s internal launch for the #boardgame Legless in London at Swansea University. This was not such a lucky roll though! Join us tonight 7pm at Common Meeple, #Swansea for the public launch: calendar.boomte.ch/single/jA8hU...
February 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Have a look inside the box of Legless in London, where you’ll find lots of goodies and info on the game’s accessibility features. Fancy having a go? Join us from 7pm next Wednesday (26 Feb) at Common Meeple board game cafe, Swansea: calendar.boomte.ch/single/rA8U1...
Inside the box of the board game Legless in London. There are two booklets, and one has the text “Rules Booklet” on it. On show are also decks of cards that say “Characters” and “Street Events”. There are also square tokens, pawns, and paper money in small plastic bags. The inside of the box provides details of accessibility features, including information about the game app.
February 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Copies of our #boardgame Legless in London are arriving at folk's doorsteps! Here's one very happy camper, Matthias, who provided us with some great feedback during playtesting. Thanks, Matthias! Enjoy! www.leglessinlondon.com
A white male with dark hair and a short beard holding a copy of the board game Legless in London. He is wearing a white t-shirt. On the box of the game are three figures wearing nineteenth-century clothing and several images of Victorian prostheses.
February 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM