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@garethhh.bsky.social

I love board games, philosophy, political theory and reading. Once did a PhD about Levinas & Derrida on sovereignty.

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Wondered how close thst came)

23.10.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thought is how much gurgi as the secret finder has fed into the game... partly as thst gets mentioned at the end... im hoping i get triggers to remember things when plsying oath...have you got any other books that fed into the design/vibes of oath...or arcs (ive watch the no pun included and...

23.10.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ive just finished them all, and what a joy... now i have so many questiond and want to go and look at everything Oath. My niece also recently.finished her dissertation in her degree with a piece of costume design around the mabinogian which i had recently read... so mich good stuff... my main...

23.10.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great... i have a few friwnds in mind for it as it seems an intriguing prospect that thwu would love. Thanks for making it!

21.10.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@amabel.bsky.social can i jist check is city of six moons a game where if ive kept all the components etc in the box, when ive finished with it i can pass it on to another and they will be equally able to play it? Ie not a legacy game where once its been through once the playing takes its toll?

21.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thanks for the great review... its got me wondering if it'd be good for my 5 and 8 yr old (the 5yr old is more adept at board games... absolutely drinks them in)... seems to remember you gave kids so might be a good judge...?

14.10.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#jealous!

13.10.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thought provoking stuff, I enjoyed this analysis

05.10.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahh brilliant... i was hoping youd say something like that... i just shifted from your superheroes episode (that's where I am up to on my pod timeline) into the abundance pod (this one felt like it needed to be bumped to front of the queue) this morning!

02.10.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Some literally money too! Any thoughts? Also be good to hear from @kaiheron.bsky.social @bertrussell.bsky.social @jemgilbert.bsky.social with any thoughts on this... or if you know of/plan to do any podcasts on this sort of question...?

02.10.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Traditional leadership based party offer more traction to take the current version of the UK forward? Even if that is towards a your party type approach in the end? I wonder your thoughts on this, and how we navigate through the current times. I am trying to work out where to put my energy, and...

02.10.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Really ends) game but I wonder (and maybe ive been burned by being so involved with labour corbyn) about whether the UK is too reactionary. Are the Greens a better staging point? I feel like some of what Zak has said takes on interests in a way we wished Corbyn had. Does the notion of a more...

02.10.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell on Radical Abundance | Future Histories Podcast Kai Heron, Keir Milburn and Bertie Russell discuss Radical Abundance, transition and public-commons partnerships.

@kmilb.bsky.social just listening to this www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blo... and great it is... making me certain ill buy your book. It's also speaking to me on my quandary of whether to throw my support behind greens or your party. I feel like your party is some sort of end (tho it never...

02.10.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That storyfold looks interesting...

29.09.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just played my first act of Arcs Blighted Reach.... what a joy, magnifique! Thanks @leder.games @colewehrle.bsky.social @d20plusmodifier.bsky.social etal. Excited for act 2. I'm sticking with the founder, the admiral failed and became the pathfinder, and the caretaker has turned to the blight!

26.09.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Attention Bristol. On Wednesday 24th September we'll be discussing our book Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future at Bookhaus.

Get your tickets from the link below.

www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e136...

10.09.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Starmer Disaster A free online seminar with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Mark Perryman and Jeremy Gilbert, discussing the politics of the Starmer government.

The Starmer Disaster - free online seminar with @yasminalibhaibrown.bsky.social, Mark Perryman and me. Discussing the recent edited collection, The Starmer Symptom, edited by Mark, published by @plutopress.bsky.social.
October 8th, 18:30-20:30, free.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-starme...

10.09.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks!

01.09.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved this... new way to do a chronicle for sure!

30.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hakuna matata!

30.08.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mattthr.bsky.social not sure how you message directly on this app... but ive got signal if you live anywhere near Manchester you could borrow/could play together

30.08.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@colewehrle.bsky.social when you mentioned the new diplomacy in this months leder studio chat did you mean the 2023 renegade studios one?

30.08.2025 06:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks...this is really informative!

29.08.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can I ask what POD is?

29.08.2025 04:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

The step back of actually looking at us play games... and the relationship with designing games... which can then be folded into sovereignty and used to reflect on our agency within the political

29.08.2025 04:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reading your work i was like "yeh like that, that's what I wanna do"... just got to play them some more and fit the time around two young kids to be able to actually get something down... i fe like there's a lot to be said about personal agency and the political as seen in games but also from...

29.08.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I loved your writing on foucault and root... ive done a PhD on sovereignty and taught a lot of foucault in the process and even before I read your work I harboured an intent to write about sovereignty as seen through Cole's games (particularly Arcs, root and oath).

29.08.2025 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

07.08.2025 07:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Playmat!

04.08.2025 21:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@leder.games is your arcs playmate gonna distributed from somewhere in the UK...or just from your online store? I might get a few other bits if the latter...

04.08.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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