The Troubles

The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998 from Compass Games – Multifaction Treatment of the Northern Ireland Conflict – Event Card Spoilers – #12 1966 UVF Declared Illegal In late 2019, we hosted a 3-part series on an upcoming game called The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998. Through that process I came to appreciate the designer Hugh O’Donnell…

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers for the upcoming The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland from Compass Games in today’s entry we take a look at #12 1966 UVF Declared Illegal. theplayersaid.com/2025/10/09/t...

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The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998 from Compass Games – Multifaction Treatment of the Northern Ireland Conflict – Event Card Spoilers – #9 1966 UVF Formed and Declare War In late 2019, we hosted a 3-part series on an upcoming game called The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland 1964-1998. Through that process I came to appreciate the designer Hugh O’Donnell…

In a continuing series of Event Card spoilers for the upcoming The Troubles: Shadow War in Northern Ireland from Compass Games in today’s entry we take a look at #9 1966 UVF Formed and Declare War. theplayersaid.com/2025/08/28/t...

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The Troubles

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We just finished recording the first two episodes of our @empirepoduk.bsky.social miniseries on The Troubles with the brilliant @praddenkeefe.bsky.social. If you haven't read Say Nothing, do: it is my generation's In Cold Blood. Both episodes are absolutely crackers and Patrick is ON FIRE 🔥

Gamifying Sensitive Conflicts: the Troubles of Northern Ireland This paper discusses the design of the the table-top narrative-based simulation, The Troubles, which is forthcoming with Compass Games LLC

Honoured to be invited by Edinburgh University's @HandGLab and to be joined by @MIH_Edin to speak about simulating the Troubles.
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Battle of the Atlantic U-Boat museum building work to start - BBC News A German U-Boat sunk by the RAF in World War Two will be at the heart of a new attraction in Wirral.

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I would very much appreciate anyone willing to assist in the collection of data relating to future doctoral studies:
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State papers reveal late Queen spoke of 'silly marching' in NI Irish state papers reveal a private conversation between the late Queen and an ex-Irish ambassador.

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I spoke to you a couple of years ago about Pendragon, and I wanted to share this piece of research with you. I still love the aesthetics of Pendragon and found specific mechanics interesting.

Rethinking History Publishes works that challenge accepted ways of interpreting history, rethinking traditional paradigms and expanding the boundaries of the field.

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The design of The Troubles: simulating terror in Northern Ireland Analogue and digital simulations have been used in conjunction with other pedagogical approaches and practices for decades now as research continues to evince the positive influence that they have ...

Grateful to have had the first article published as part of my intended 'PhD by Publication' route with University of West of Scotland. And it all began at the University of Edinburgh.

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How Gen Z reclaimed the IRA – from Kneecap to Say Nothing Republican rappers selling balaclavas to fans, Gerry Adams as TV anti-hero and TikTok meme… Why a new generation is toying with the Troubles

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Teaching about the Recent Past and Citizenship Education during Democratic Transitions The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss the most effective conceptual approaches and pedagogical guidelines for teaching about the recent past in societies that have experienced serious i...

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@feargalc.bsky.social Delighted to have had my paper on the design of The Troubles simulation accepted by Rethinking History #conflictstudies #history #seriousgames #politics #northernireland