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James M Hewitt

@jamesmakesgames.bsky.social

Institutionalised twitterer, slowly adjusting. Tabletop game designer, larper, shaggy dog story connoisseur. He/him.

281 Followers  |  97 Following  |  136 Posts  |  Joined: 17.10.2023  |  1.9274

Latest posts by jamesmakesgames.bsky.social on Bluesky

He cant keep getting away with it!?
YouTube video by Juggz the Podcast He cant keep getting away with it!?

Rare footage of me being entirely honest on a podcast. (Vodcast?)

youtu.be/APKzKEmedqQ?...

04.12.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We didn't make it in the end! Absolutely gutted. Hope it went well, and best of luck with the rest of the tour.

04.12.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Jay! I have a ten year old daughter who obsesses over your videos. I'm thinking of bringing her on Wednesday, do you get many kids at these? I don't wanna bring her if it's an adults only affair.

30.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm so sorry, I hope you can overcome this setback.

20.11.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Dance Yrself Clean
YouTube video by LCD Soundsystem - Topic Dance Yrself Clean

What's your favourite build up / drop in a non EDM song?

youtu.be/9ZNkPA_zUd4?...

12.11.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tbf my dice rolls always fudge me

08.11.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cartoon of a chocolate bar stubbing its toe.

Caption reads, "Careless Wispa".

02.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in the same boat! If you find an alternative, I'd love a recommendation. (And I'll let you know if I find one.)

29.10.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This explains so much. Ffs.

28.10.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm 100% talking about joycon drift, btw

14.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is a half formed thought but we need to remain aware of the fact that the culture of "left vs right" ignores "up vs down". Especially because it feels like a lot of people conflate "left" with "lower left" and "right" with "upper right". It muddies the water and makes actual engagement hard.

14.10.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A bowl of beef and mushroom stew. It's been cooking for about ten hours.

A bowl of beef and mushroom stew. It's been cooking for about ten hours.

We've officially entered slow cooker season. Nothing like coming home to a house that smells like stew!

13.10.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that's pleasing.

Wordle 1,575 3/6

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Skill 79/99
Luck 78/99

12.10.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pleased with that one.

12.10.2025 08:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Or any other charity shop, of course.)

12.10.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a common myth that if you touch an Xbox controller in the wild, the console won't sync with it any more. As you can see, this poor little guy has sustained damage which might have been avoided if someone had picked it up sooner and taken it to a Shelter.

12.10.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Hot Chip - I Feel Better (Official Video) (HD)
YouTube video by HotChipVEVO Hot Chip - I Feel Better (Official Video) (HD)

Somehow I had forgotten all about this song, and its GLORIOUSLY WEIRD music video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvSj...

08.10.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The cover artwork of the upcoming tabletop game Warhammer Quest Darkwater, but the protagonists have been digitally replaced with the cast of the 90s animated series Pirates of Dark Water.

The cover artwork of the upcoming tabletop game Warhammer Quest Darkwater, but the protagonists have been digitally replaced with the cast of the 90s animated series Pirates of Dark Water.

...I mean, you'd play it, right?

08.10.2025 11:41 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

...oh, and yeah: it also goes the other way. Be comfortable paying more for indie stuff!

04.10.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh, I'm so sorry to hear that.

04.10.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, I'm really enjoying it, it does a lot of things I wanna see in a wargame. Nice chunky decision space, without too much complexity. Definitely a lot more approachable and faster to play than the previous edition!

But I'm lead designer on the new edition, so I'm maybe a bit biased... πŸ˜†

04.10.2025 11:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Played some Dystopian Wars this week! It's been nice to get back into the swing of painting an army and playing games. It's been too long!

04.10.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you're an indie creator, I expect the price of your ttrpgs, zines and comics to be higher than what I'd pay a bigger publisher for something similar. This will never stop me buying your cool stuff.

Charge proper prices for your hard work!

04.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
The mounted police conduct a charge against the dense crowd to clear the way to Cable Street.

The mounted police conduct a charge against the dense crowd to clear the way to Cable Street.

89 years ago, on the 4th of October 1936, antifascist counter protesters stopped a British Union of Fascists march through London’s East End. The Metropolitan Police tried to clear the way for the fascists resulting in violent clashes known as the Battle of Cable Street. #otd #history πŸ—ƒοΈ

04.10.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 132    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 19

My personal rules to make Wordle fun:

* You must aim for a unique first word, that no one else playing that puzzle has used. (I've only managed it a handful of times!)
* All guesses must be valid options based on the letter info you have.

Anyone else got their own house rules?

04.10.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

as i understand it facebook is now a website for when you want to read the first half of a reddit post

08.09.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Jesus. Sorry to hear it! Take it easy, yeah?

08.09.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great call. It's already on my list!

(I'm also biased, I helped out with core development for the game πŸ˜…)

08.09.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(...you OK??)

08.09.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Weird. Who'd have thought?

08.09.2025 10:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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