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Tim Linward

@tjohnlinward.bsky.social

He/him. Staff writer with Wargamer.com, non-fiction forthcoming via Strange Attractor. Lover of everything tabletop. Left-wing; black lives matter, trans lives are human lives. Got Wargaming news? Contact me on tim.linward@wargamer.com

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Latest posts by tjohnlinward.bsky.social on Bluesky

HERES THE REEVEEAALL!!

Warhammer and Polly-Pocket (or i guess in this case Mighty Max) Are together at last!

This is a project i've had in the back of my mind for YEARS so im super pleased to finally have it done, and i gotta say it's been the most fun to play with lol

#warhammer #warhammer40k

24.12.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 617    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 5
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It's now possible to get a PhD in Warhammer studies (and get paid for it) The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education just awarded one student $30k to fund her doctoral research into Warhammer's worldbuilding.

The Finnish Foundation for Economic Education just awarded one student $30k to fund her doctoral research into Warhammer’s worldbuilding ⬇️

#Warhammer #Warhammer40k #TabletopGaming
www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40...

17.12.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how I knew this would be the first response, but I did, and that troubles me.

28.11.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The number of minis I have anointed in my blood...

26.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It really is :D

26.11.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey no worries! Best of luck with it, it looks amazing.

23.11.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Newly revealed MTG Avatar bonus sheet cards are powerful, collectible, and so, so ugly Using animation cells from a Universes Beyond partner to boost the collectibility of Magic The Gathering might be about to backfire.

www.wargamer.com/magic-the-ga...
Made that the whole angle for this piece...

28.10.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A big horse. Friesland or Shire horse. Or a mean horse, like a Shetland pony.

24.10.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm already onto it :D I bought a five pack of Audible credits as soon as I'd finished Rhesus Chart, that pretty much decided for me that I was listening to the whole series.

02.10.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just listened to The Rhesus Chart by @cstross.bsky.social more than a decade late, and /what/ an ending. Intensely cool.

02.10.2025 08:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ll Laugh As You Bury Me: New Zealand, America and Cultural Hegemony All science fiction has its basis in the real world. This is the real world I base mine in. It has jokes and cups of tea and big smiles. Sometimes I’m in awe of the power of fiction to unite us. I …

The world has changed so much since I wrote this, but at the end of the day it's still an essay I had a breakdown writing, an essay that took days because I couldn't stop crying long enough to write

strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

26.08.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 239    πŸ” 110    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 21

Just visited the Newark Bookshop in the English town of the same name. It has a small but /immaculately/ chosen SF and graphic novel selection. #books #bookshop.

19.08.2025 10:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"It isn't possible to not age; I never thought I would remain the same. That's what would be weird, in fact: to endure raw time and the obvious, profound insincerities of existence and be recognizable at the end. It's psycho shit; I don't honor it."

16.08.2025 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Undertaken - Penny Arcade Videogaming-related online strip by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins. Includes news and commentary.

Man, always read the notes on Penny Arcade comics. Jerry Holkins cooks www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2025/0...

16.08.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I assume this is a tabletop, but if you've taken up making wargames terrain, excellent sandbar, that'll look a beaut with a bunch of space elves smashing people across it.

02.08.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Premeditated Mordheim

30.07.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This gnarly new tank kit is ideal for grimdark miniature wargame Trench Crusade As if WW2 tanks weren’t grimdark enough already, Grim Prints has created a new miniature wargame tank kit straight out of Trench Crusade.

While we wait for official Trench Crusade tank minis, check out this incredible grimdark Crusader tank...
www.wargamer.com/trench-crusa...
#trenchcrusade #miniaturewargame #3dprinting

15.07.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Genuinely quite excited to see a version of Standard that isn't all Izzet and Mono Red. Also @tjohnlinward.bsky.social has done a great job on the writeup here.

30.06.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That six inch square does so much work.

25.06.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Diabolus Ex Machina This Is Not An Essay

amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

04.06.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Horror and the Weird West
YouTube video by KBash Horror and the Weird West

One of my favourite things on YouTube is seeing creators getting older, calmer, and more humanist:
youtu.be/L9_dKfB30Gc?...

29.05.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Of all Star Wars' many licensed board games, here are the worst We’ve covered the best, now here’s the rest - the cheesier the branding and the worse the application of the Star Wars theme, the better.

Rubbish Star Wars board games - we love 'em. Well, all right, 'love' isn't the right word, but roasting them is a rare delight.
www.wargamer.com/bad-star-war...
#starwars #boardgames

27.05.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Digga!

27.05.2025 06:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The best Warhammer 40k games Warhammer 40,000 games on PC and console keep improving - from Space Marine 2 and Darktide to Dawn of War, these are the best 40k games.

What kind of games do you like? Here's the guide from the site I write for:
www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40...

24.05.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

That's some damn good display organisation. She's been taking notes.

19.05.2025 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decided to read some TS Elliot, found The Hollow Men on a poetry blog, saw it had comments turned on, discovered this rollercoaster of a comment. Holy shit.

19.05.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ulysses It little profits that an idle king,

Unexpected side effect of 40k fandom (and reading Dan Abnett in particular) - being (re)introduced to some fabulous poetry. Ulysses by Lord Tennyson is a fucking jam.
poets.org/poem/ulysses

18.05.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The family cat, Nick, died yesterday. It's not clear how - we just found him dead in the back garden, not a mark on him. He was a wonderful beast. Born in a hedge, we never expected to domesticate him, but he grew into the most sociable, human centred cat I've ever known. We're all very sad.

15.05.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your CV?

Me, a games journalist: I've got something to fill it, but it's under embargo.

13.05.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Players boycott the World Championships of Warhammer because of Trump Deportation is for everyone.

Great feature by @caelyn.bsky.social about the #Warhammer World Championship boycotts, and the tension between the claim that 'Warhammer is for everyone' and the reality of traveling to America under its current administration: www.rascal.news/players-boyc...
#nerdlings

09.05.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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