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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I need to post out my KS copies of Risk It For A Biscuit!

Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’ve been thinking about such a game. Never actually got beyond the thoughts. I used to work for Quakers on disarmament. I do have one game about breaking into a military base to smash up the planes.

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theoldlibrarian.bsky.social @theoldlibrarian.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Kickstarter post arrival day! New boardgame featuring terrors from books escaping into a library, and librarians having to wrangle them under control. Seems my sort of thing. Thanks @dissentgames.bsky.social (More info on their website: dissentgames.com/litl/ )

Picture of the outer box for the board game "loose in the library" from Dissent games

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Also, one of the key starting ideas for Risk It For A Biscuit came from you responding to a FB post of mine! I think you suggested a big pile of cards, and that really appealed to the kids!

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Luke 🦆 @aethercorp.games · 27/12/2025

Strong start in the 'must play more games' game with Gingerbread Towers by @dissentgames.bsky.social

A tower of folded playing cards with pictures of sweets on them balancing on the back of a board game box on a carpeted floor

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Packing up copies of The Smugglers’ Secret. It’s a story-based, text-heavy, cold case adventure puzzle in an envelope. Basically, imagine a whodunit and an escape room had a baby. So much fun to design! 🎲✂️

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Rule 101 of small print run game design: do not design things which take FOREVER to assemble. On the plus side, it looks fabulous. 🎲✂️

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S-Curve Economics @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

As policymakers meet at #COP30 in Brazil, #cleansteel must move up the agenda. We propose a new approach: diplomacy focused on market creation. Report: Making Clean Steel Competitive in International Trade 🔗 www.scurveeconomics.org/publications... @iges-en.bsky.social, @regassistproj.bsky.social

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Making Clean Steel Competitive in International Trade: A Positive-Sum Agenda for Policy and Diplomacy | S-Curve Economics

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S-Curve Economics @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We are thrilled to have been selected as a partner of the EEIST Project to have our video shown at the UK Pavilion throughout COP! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqHg... #cop30 #climate

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EESIT | Showcased at the UK Pavilion, COP30

YouTube video by UK COP Pavilion

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

New game design 🎲✂️ just gone on Kickstarter! This is my super quick no-frills Christmas KS. I have a puzzle treasure hunt kit for kids, and a story-based cold case puzzle for teenagers/adults. The puzzle hunt can also come as PDFs only! Delivered in the UK by 1 December. Yes, really.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Here’s what the packed up ones look like!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I’ve finally got my puzzle packs online! (I’m also putting them all together today. Much stuffing of envelopes.)

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

I’m sure the Sea Serpent Inn would supply all the necessary provisions for a jolly good High Tea!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

No, but I think a South Downs mystery could be called for, and that would have more furze/gorse than you can shake a stick at.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I have this glorious map of (fictional) Raspel! It’s all a bit Famous Five round here right now.

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S-Curve Economics @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The energy transition can seem like a daunting challenge: how can we transform the polluting machines in so many parts of our economy in such short order? Today we’re launching our report "First build, then break: a policy framework for accelerating zero-carbon transitions".

Cover of our report: First build, then break.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Unsurprisingly, it was an interesting experience. A week later and I’m not sure my eardrums have fully recovered. (Another reason why I am not a teacher.)

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I got to make it AND test it in 30 minutes!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It’s all about the spare 30 minutes!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

This is my “I have 10 minutes and some paper” prototype. 🎲✂️

Some very rough green and blue bits of paper with crosses and wiggles on them. One says “most iced”.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today I’ve been mainly writing a front page for a fictional local newspaper. This is part of my escape room style puzzle!

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Scott - Minerva 🦉 @minervatabletop.co.uk · 10/10/2025

“Winning is getting to a point where Daybreak feels possible” We were honoured to have Matteo Menapace as our special guest at Playfest London this year, giving a talk on co-designing Daybreak and answering questions on his experiences. 1/3 #BoardGameDesign 🎲✂️ #BoardGames #BoardGameSky

A photo of Matteo Menapace speaking into a microphone at Playfest London. A copy of his board game Daybreak is on a table beside him.

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S-Curve Economics @scurveeconomics.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

We're here on BlueSky to bring you a clearer view of the #cleanenergy transition. Follow us for analysis that informs action on that low-carbon transition, using economic concepts and tools consistent with the context of rapid innovation and deep structural change. #climatechange

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Chris - Unfringed @unfringedthings.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

🦚 It's live!! 🦚 Grab both a copy of Fetching Feathers & D.O.T for only £25 (save £4) and the option to pick up for free from UKGE26! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unf...

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Fetching Feathers & D.O.T

Attract fancy flocks to your seasonal sanctuaries in Fetching Feathers & Duel with a Difference in D.O.T.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This is one of my all time favourite stories. It’s absolutely brilliant.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

More like “How Can I Use This Object Which Is Not A Hat”…

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This week in 🎲✂️ I’ve been making a very large board. Tomorrow I’ll be using this board with 60 children. It’s going to be an interesting experience…

A white bed sheet (flat, not fitted) with different colour squares hand painted. Very messy and rough.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Excellent! That is a good start! To be fair, I want sure what the actual puzzle bit was going to be until I drew it…

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Puzzle adventure game (for ages 9-12) is in the final stages of design. Big playtest on Sunday. Actually, this will be the first playtest of all the pieces together.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Puzzles! Here’s two parts of the puzzle I’m creating.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

New game thoughts! Rising like the tide.

A road going into a pebble beach at high tide. Steel fence.

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Chris - Unfringed @unfringedthings.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Our good friends from @dissentgames.bsky.social have launched and already funded the excellent Loose in the Library on Kickstarter! Literary terrors in a cursed library, what's not to love! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dis...

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Loose In The Library

Build a team of inspirational women from history and fiction to capture literary terrors in a cursed library.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I think you’re right. It can be tricky recognising privilege, and even when it’s named, moving on to using it effectively. We’ve done a lot work on this within UK Quaker circles, and it’s such a long process. Organising is hard, and I’m sure you’re doing fabulous work. Good luck!

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We also talk about “arrestables” quite a lot in protest circles. Who can be arrested? Who can’t — because of their jobs or responsibilities, or because being arrested would put them at risk. I don’t know how much that’s understood by others. Maybe not at all?

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I don’t know specifically which protests you’re referring to — I’m in the UK, and we have lots too, some like this. I hope most people get that these sorts of protests are explicitly opportunities for those of us who have privileges to use them in a good way. It’s not possible for everyone.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Wooohooo, we’re at 100 backers on the Loose In The Library Kickstarter!

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Andrew Brassleay @brass2000.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This week's newsletter: Loose in the Library We spoke with co-creator Jessica Metheringham of @dissentgames.bsky.social on pitting historically significant women against literary terrors, and dissenting through playing tabletop games. thegenerationsgames.substack.com/p/loose-in-t...

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Loose in the Library: The card game pitting robots from Mars against Ada Lovelace

Co-creator Jessica Metheringham on pitting historically significant women against literary terrors, and dissenting through playing tabletop games

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Tabletop Games Blog - board game reviews and discussions @tabletopgamesblog.com · 17/09/2025

Yay! Well deserved! Check out my review and then head over to the crowdfunding campaign to get yourself a copy, if you think this game. 😀👍 tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/09/06/l...

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It’s on Kickstarter! Loose In The Library is finally live! Please do go check it out. We only need four more games backed to fund… www.kickstarter.com/projects/dis...

Advert showing a girl playing Loose In The Library, a card game. Text says: 4 ways to play, 10-30 minutes, 1-5 players, age 8+.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

This photo is called: Where Is The Cumin? It’s brought to you by gram masala. But not by cumin.

A box of many, many, many spices in mixed up bags and unlabelled jars. A complete mess.

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Possibly between the plimsols and the drill bits?

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Jess at Dissent Games @dissentgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Bad move to be in Lidl just when the downpour started. Now I’m stuck.

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