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he/him ttrpg designer/editor/project lead @FarHorizonsCoOp.bsky.social community manager obsessed with the pastoral trans rights matter 🏳️‍⚧️ pfp: @duamn.bsky.social

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Marx S—@phophos· 26d

the next bunch of games are from @farhorizonscoop.bsky.social, of which Duamn is a long-standing and respected member. Duamn made our logo (and is now in the process of updating it), but he's also contributed a lot of games, layout, illustrations, wisdom, and really dry wit over the years.

Marx S—@phophos· Jul 3

defective hot dog rolls! a thing i didn't know could exist but apparently do.

three joined hot dog rolls, but they've been sliced widthways instead of lengthways.

Marx S—@phophos· Jun 3

aldi weren't fucking about when they put "mixed sized" on these eggs huh

a box of fifteen eggs. thirteen are medium or large orange-beige eggs. two are teeny tiny brown eggs, about ten times smaller.

Marx S—@phophos· Jun 2

I'm pulling up my lounge carpet in strips as we may have a carpet moth problem (and it needs doing anyway). uncovered something strange, any ideas?

half of a brick surrounded by wooden formwork, within a concrete floor. to its left is a hearth and behind it is the skirting board, about 100mm away.

Marx S—@phophos· May 26

tag yourself i'm Hovera

a clock whose numbers are annotated with the traditional Cumbrian livestock counting cardinals: yan, tyan, tethera, methera, pimp, sethera, lethera, hovera, dovera, dick, yanadick, tanadick.

Marx S—@phophos· May 19

the unhallowed altar

the end of a wooden shelf. a decorative bookend with a tree pattern supports a row of books in front of four small resin ghosts: on either end, black and orange bottling, and in the middle, one red and white like blood on a wedding dress, and one of green veins on white like mouldering stone. the books in view are "Fiction in the Space Between" by Pidj Sorensen and "The Drover Roads of the Middle Marches" by Wayne Smith.

Marx S—@phophos· May 17

new bestiary format just dropped

extract from Flip Flap Farm by Axel Scheffler, featuring an illustration of half a rabbit and half a goat called a "ROAT". a poem on the left says:
My ears are long and silky-soft.
My twitchy nose is sweet.
My teeth are sharper than you'd think –
they're useful when I eat!
I'm very proud of my four hooves,
below my nice white socks.
I love to climb up mountain tracks,
and jump among the rocks.

Marx S—@phophos· May 9

There are six quail in these two photos. The one I have to name is one of the two stripy ones in the second photo. Any ideas?

Marx S—@phophos· May 7

Marx S—@phophos· May 6

a black and white photograph of Anthony Bourdain seated half-smiling at the camera, with a quote below, which has been jovially modified to read: "Once you've been [original text removed, replaced with "shopping for pc parts"], you'll never stop wanting to beat [original text removed, replaced with "Sam Altman"] to death with your bare hands."

Marx S—@phophos· Apr 15

*sweats slightly*

Bluesky screenshot of a "like" notification.
"Steve Jackson Games liked your post: for legal reasons this is parody"

Marx S—@phophos· Apr 14

months too late

Distracted Boyfriend Meme. A man in a cheque shirt, labelled "indie gamers", is visibly checking out the arse of a woman in a red dress, labelled "Over/Under". The man's girlfriend, a woman in a blue top and jeans and distinguished thus by virtue of holding his hand, is labelled "MUSH servers".

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 28

forget a carefully crafted blurb or a beautifully designed cover, what's the terrible hallmark-esque rhyming couplet that describes your game?

box for Chess & Draughts, featuring the text: "Set the pieces, get ready to play. Hold your nerve, don't give the game away."

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 16

more than anything else it's kinda pathetic

big dog small dog meme
Big hench dog: US military at the start of the conflict
Small baby dog: US military three weeks in

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 15

'bout that time eh chaps

add muted words and tags page of Bluesky, with "Oscars" typed in and the 24 hrs, Text & Tags options highlighted.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

27. @darkestadam.bsky.social (this is the last one because I've run out of ideas) the last copy in my house of my own game, which has been signed and dedicated for my partner & our kids. I lated saved it from the bin because it got caught up with stuff she was getting rid of ahead of our house move.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

26. @solsroles.bsky.social Sent as part-thanks, part-payment for proofreading work done on English translations of German-language TTRPG zines (I was also paid in money as it happens, this was just a nice bonus). These are great games from @plotbunnygames.bsky.social!

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

25. @armadajosh.bsky.social Another comp copy for doing UK fulfillment. This zine is really pretty, and the game itself is really interesting too.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

24. @rvnwings.bsky.social tiny tiny tiny weird book from @james-chip.bsky.social, ordered from the author. Probably the weirdest TTRPG I own in print. Also one of my faves.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

23. @hardyroachgames.bsky.social Prototype printing of Outliers, which is cheating really as I was heavily involved in its production, but it was such a thrill to work with this. About forty were made in this style (one frosted cover not two) and sold at various UK cons in Summer 2022.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

22. @squishymage42.bsky.social Comp copy after I did UK fulfillment for this zine many, many years ago. What I like about it is the actual zine-y feel - it's black and white and fairly flimsy.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

21. @yorkshiremao.bsky.social Bought from Leisure Games, but because it represents @sandypuggames.bsky.social and the huge debt of thanks I owe to Nem for introducing me to a world of amazing indie ttrpg designers (and basically changing my life).

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

20. @kobanya.bsky.social Ordered directly from the author when I was a nascent game collector & player back in 2008. These are hand splattered, hand bound books and they're really lovely. @paulczege.bsky.social sent me an email warning me that it was incomplete and that I might not want it (I did).

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

19. @whodo.bsky.social Comp copy of the first ever zine I edited. Lost this for YEARS (it's very small) but finally found it when I moved house.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

18. @thedicemechanic.bsky.social Kept this after selling a bunch of zines at Leeds Zine Fair in 2024. Really fun little game from @armadajosh.bsky.social.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

17. @dicebob.bsky.social Last remaining copies of the defunct in*die zine, which I """ran""" for about two years. There are very few copies anywhere in the world!

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

16. @impworks.bsky.social One of a limited few copies of Regicide that went into circulation at the last jubilee for Queen Liz.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

15. @lariassmuth.bsky.social My hand printed copy of a zine I did proofreading for. This is the version with my proofreading notes in the margins.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

14. @jameswords.bsky.social Technically not an rpg, but it does contain one or two. Given to me as thanks for running a stall at Leeds Zine Fair. This zine was made in a single afternoon as part of the fair, with contributions from all the stall owners including me and @bonemade.bsky.social.

Marx S—@phophos· Mar 10

13. @galerie-roliste.bsky.social Purchased at Traveling Man in Leeds when @oneshotrpg.bsky.social came to do a book signing. I got so excited (and flustered) to talk to James D'Amato that I completely forgot to get it signed.