RPGs… Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 3: David Lynch and Narrative Ambiguity 24 Jul 202615 Jul 2026 It's Friday! Usually, we'd be jumping into 5 on Friday, but as I'm travelling just now, and those posts are a pain to format on the phone, here's something a…
Miniature Games On the Passing of John Blance (October 1948 – June 2026) 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026 To lose John Blanche is to lose the hand that drew the map to our darkest, most wondrous dreams. He taught us that there is beauty in the decay, majesty…
Card Games… Magic Monday: Why Magic’s Latest Art Scandal Feels Different 4 May 20264 May 2026 Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to art controversy, but the recent firestorm surrounding the new version of The One Ring for The Hobbit expansion has left a particularly sour…
Tabletop Games Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 2: The Photography of Gregory Crewsdon 26 Apr 202619 Apr 2026 Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether that might be aesthetics, moods, creative instincts… whatever. We should…
Pop Culture… Where Culture Meets the Tabletop, Part 1: The Music and Artistry of Sofia Isella 14 Apr 2026 Tabletop gaming does not and should not sit in a vacuum. It absorbs whatever the wider culture is generating, whether that might be aesthetics, moods, creative instincts... whatever. We should…
Card Games… Magic Monday: What Randy Asplund’s Copyright Move Really Means 30 Mar 202631 Mar 2026 Randy Asplund has made an interesting statement on social media and on his website regarding the copyright to his artwork that adorns some of the earlier Magic: the Gathering cards.…
RPGs The Voyager’s Workshop’s 2025 Reel 5 Jan 2026 I featured The Voyager's Workshop in a Creator Spotlight post back in January 2025. Since then, it has continued to jump from strength to strength and take on a whole…
Creator Spotlight… Creator Spotlight: The Voyager’s Workshop 8 Jan 20252 Feb 2025 Art and maps play a crucial role in creating immersive and engaging experiences in tabletop roleplaying. Maps provide a visual representation of the game world, helping players navigate through dungeons,…
Blogging Glasgow Murals; A New Blog 18 Oct 20248 Jul 2026 Just popping up to share an interesting link. My wife's little cousin has launched, as part of a marketing course, a blog on Glasgow Murals. Glasgow is a fantastic city…
Blogging… Throwback Thursday: The White Wood Gala 3 Nov 202223 Oct 2022 Back in 2016, I attended an event in Huntly in Aberdeenshire. The event, The White Wood Gala, was the culmination of a project involving my sister (an artist and curator)…
Hobby Update… Rollers, Troggs, AI Art: This Week’s Hobby 27/02/22 27 Feb 2022 It's not been a hugely busy week, but I've done some stuff. Most of it was covered in my review of the Green Stuff World textured rollers, but some wasn't.…
Board Games Judging a Game by Its Cover 8 Feb 201728 Oct 2023 Just a short pictorial post today. Having recently spent some time looking through the work of the late Wayne England, I’m struck by how much artistic talent exists within our…
